Good 37º dark morning.
Today would have been my Dad's 112th birthday. Being Irish and born the day
before St. Pat's ..... Missed it by a few hours! Darn! Pictures: 1946 and 1976
... with me and on their 50th anniversary.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! xoxoxo
Today is also my pal, Nancy Perry's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND! I
hope you have a wonderful dinner and celebration! We'll 'do sushi' soon! (And
I'll get some pictures of you!!! LOL. I can't post Skeeter's photo every year on
your birthday!)
Yesterday I went into town, first to Safeway to see if I could retrieve my
$20. I spoke with a manager, Scott (HUGE tall big man with a scowl...) I showed him the receipt and the 4 $5's and
explained my story. He went into the other room and came back telling me that
B's, the checker, money drawer from the night before was only off by 15¢. In other words,
he was calling me a liar. I was pissed! I told him if that was the case then she
has a problem with money and can't count or......... my personal opinion, she
saw she was over and just took the $20! Not surprising in this day and age with
so many with financial problems. He opened a money drawer and handed me a $20. I
thanked him and told him I would spend it in the store anyway! You know, and he
doesn't, that I'm not hard up for $20. If someone needed it, like B, I'd
give it to her, but this just didn't sit right with me. I told him I had called
and called the store to tell someone on Thursday after I discovered the mistake,
but he said "we were short that day" ......... ???? So the phone doesn't get
answered???? And there is no way to leave a message???? Very
poor management.
Sigh.... that over I stopped in to see Brian at his office. Came out and a
Grants Pass cop was parked by my truck and was showing visual interest in my
license plate.
I pointed to it, laughed, and said,
"California penal code ... man with a gun." He laughed~! Then off to PetCo to
get Maggie some treats for her birthday.... she loves Pedigree Dentastix
and I got her some "bacon"
treats. Ran into our local RR police chief there, he was wearing a baseball cap
that said "BERETTA" ... LOL! Then to mail a letter at the post office and to
Ray's to get some chicken thighs to cook for the Maggs! Home to my birthday girl
and the crazy Bruiser! Everyone happy.
Historically this date....
1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry
regiments under John J. Pershing
crossed the US-Mexico border to
join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima
ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance
persisted.
1958 – The Ford Motor Company
produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging
almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.
And births this date include....
1926 – Jerry Lewis, American
comedian
1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor
Last night I made the Island Rice Pilaf that I posted from Beth's blog www.budgetbytes.blogspot.com One thing I did differently from her instructions was to cook it in my rice cooker. The coconut milk made it so creamy good, the red pepper flakes gave it just the right bite, and the pineapple just touched your tongue with a bit of sweetness. YUMMMMMMMM! I didn't have any cilantro, so used flat leaf parsley and I grated the garlic into the mix instead of slicing it ... also, I added some dried leeks I found yesterday at the market. Seared a steak in the frying pan and topped the rice with that. OMGOOD!
Tonight is the Elks Irish Feed.... corned beef/cabbage/and Guinness! I shall meet up with Dee, Dale, Kathy, & Tom. My outfit will be appropros to the occasion...
(... and old Irish saying..... :)
Yeah, someone else is cookin' and doin' the dishes!
Happy Saturday. All I know. Nuff said. Slán go fóill.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
March 16th
National Artichoke Hearts Day
1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor
Last night I made the Island Rice Pilaf that I posted from Beth's blog www.budgetbytes.blogspot.com One thing I did differently from her instructions was to cook it in my rice cooker. The coconut milk made it so creamy good, the red pepper flakes gave it just the right bite, and the pineapple just touched your tongue with a bit of sweetness. YUMMMMMMMM! I didn't have any cilantro, so used flat leaf parsley and I grated the garlic into the mix instead of slicing it ... also, I added some dried leeks I found yesterday at the market. Seared a steak in the frying pan and topped the rice with that. OMGOOD!
Tonight is the Elks Irish Feed.... corned beef/cabbage/and Guinness! I shall meet up with Dee, Dale, Kathy, & Tom. My outfit will be appropros to the occasion...
(... and old Irish saying..... :)
Yeah, someone else is cookin' and doin' the dishes!
Happy Saturday. All I know. Nuff said. Slán go fóill.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
March 16th
National Artichoke Hearts Day
There are two things in the food catagory I don't think I could live without.... one is artichokes the other is tomatoes ! Oh and asparagus! Sigh.......
The ancient Greeks called them 'kaktos.' And given the artichoke's thorny
exterior, the comparison to a cactus seems apt. But when you get down to the
heart of the matter--the artichoke heart, to be precise--you get a delicious
tender vegetable that goes great in dips, casseroles, salads, paella and more.
Have a heart, it's National Artichoke Heart Day!
