Alexandria ~ Sun ~ Salad

Good 31º morning.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful 15 year old granddaughter Alex!

Poor thing, she had to endure me singing 'Happy Birthday' to her first thing this morning!

Yesterday the blue sky actually poked through. Took this on my way to Grants Pass...

The trees at the top of the mountain are still frozen white.

The Law Enforcement/Fire lunch was good, except for I left my 'go away' box on the table! I had the Chef's Salad. Really good! Lots of ham! The "fellas" and I had an enjoyable time. There were only 4 of us LASD people. The rest were LAPD and from various departments in So and No Ca as well as Phoneix Az.  A newby showed up and joined our table. He was a Lt. at Simi Valley PD and had trained with an old high school buddy of mine who became a member of SEB (Special Enforcement Bureau), Gary (Duke) Rovarino! Duke and I used to hold hands in English Lit class! :o)

On the way home I got my truck washed. It had turned a gray from all the storms I went through going to and coming back from Ca. The sky was still somewhat clear and sunny....

Maggie went exploring in the creek out back...

And Patty called me to say "look at the sunset!"....

Awesome!

Historically this date...

1838 – Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.

1853 – President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.

1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.

1974 – In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

And births this date include....

1880 – Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)

1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)

Father of Marlo.

1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)

1925 – John DeLorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)

1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)

Husband of Jayne Mansfield - father of Mariska

1931 – Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)

 Sadly, committed suicide.

1960 – Howie Long, American football player and analyst

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and 1996 Alexandria Margaret! When she was little she couldn't say her name... it came out "Andy-sandi Mar-got". Too cute!

All I know. Off to GP again, this time to get the oil changed in my truck and have them fix the rear lift door that has ceased to work. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 6th

Epiphany or Three Kings Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)

... and it's

Pepe Le Pew's Birthday