Light, Bright as the Dawn

This is blip 1968, the year that my third daughter was born.  Her name means, 'Light, bright as the dawn'.  So very appropriate that I saw a beautiful sunrise this morning.

I have had a busy day, as I had to have my car at the garage for a 'service'. After dropping the car off I walked home, which was just over 8.000 steps.  Yay.   I had m/tea or was it brunch with Piano Lady and The Tuner.  Nice to catch up with both of them.  In mid afternoon my car was ready, they dropped it off, so it saved me walking back to pick it up. 

NZ news 1968

The Waihine disaster.  Tragedy in the Wellington Harbour.  The sinking of the Lyttleton-Wellington ferry, was NZ's worst modern maritime disaster.  Would be rescuers stood helplessly on the beach at Seatoun as the Waihine succumbed to one of the worst storms record in New Zealand.
53 people drowned in the disaster.
Olympic Games.  NZ won 1 gold and 2 bronze in the games in Mexico City.  The gold medal was won in the rowing - Men's coxed four.  The bronze medals were for the Men's marathon and shooting, the mixed 50 metre rifle, prone.

Famous NZers born in 1968

Lucy Lawless, actress and singer  :  Roger Twose, cricketer,  Shane Howarth, rugby league  :  Lee Germon, cricketer  :  Matthew Ridge, rugby league player, rugby union player and TV presenter  :  Toni Jeffs, swimmer  :  Kirsa Jensen, missing person.

Pop songs 1968

Hey Jude, The Beatles  :  Mrs Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel  :  Harper Valley PTA, Jeannie C. Riley  :  Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf  :  

Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV.
Elvis Presley receives gold record for 'How Great Thou Art'.Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign
Senator Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Pierre Trudeau sworn in as Canada's 15th Prime Minister
Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship.
Opening of rebuilt Euston railway station in London.
Richard Nixon, beats vice president Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in US Presidential election.

Famous people born in 1968

Will Smith, (48), Movie Actor  :  Celine Dion (49), Pop Singer  :  Daniel Craig (49), Movie actor  :  Kylie Minogue, (49), Pop singer  :  Lisa Marie Presley, (49), Pop Singer  

Rain and snow in the forecast, glad that I have lots of dry firewood to burn during the next few days.