Good 12.5º FROZEN morning!!! Holy Cow. Record temps up this
way. Not good for driving... frozen icy roads. Stayin' in and building a big
roaring fire in the wood stove. Last year on this date it was 48º.
PICTURE of the day.........
How about these changes...
McCauley Caulkin.... what a druggie jerk!
Zachery Ty Bryan...
I got some gifts ordered yesterday and finally got most of my Christmas
decorations up...
Since we don't do Christmas here, putting up a tree is a waste... so a
wreath on the door and a lighted one inside is perfect. Now to find my stocking
and get that up.
I went out to take pictures yesterday and Bruiser wanted out... then gave
me "that look".... Mom, do I have to stay out here? Everything is frozen... He
came right back in!
Looks like snow, but not.. just frozen..
Historically this date....
1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message
before the U.S.
Congress, US President James
K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered
in California.
1952 – Great
Smog of 1952: A cold fog
descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000
in the weeks and months that follow.
And
births this date include....
Married 41 years, til his death,
to Lillian, 2 children, Republican, Congregationalist, 7 Emmys, 22 Oscars!
Dinner
last night was a rerun of that yummy turkey/lettuce/cranberry sandwich on
sourdough. The MAIN reason to cook a turkey! Tonight I may make a turkey Alfredo
something.... Need to stack wood on the porch for a roaring fire in the wood
stove. Will kill the back, but need to get it done...when it warms up a bit
outside, of course!
I have
Christmas prep to do.... gifts to make....cards to address.... Happy Thursday.
Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
December
5th.
Repeal Day is today. It commemorates the repeal of
the 18th Amendment. Once more, Americans were free to buy, sell, and consume
alcoholic beverages. I'll drink to that!
In the early 1900's, many of the good people of America
believed that alcohol was the root cause of many social ills in the country.
Prohibition on a national scale, was promoted in part by the American Christian
Women's Temperance Union. This movement grew in popularity. Ultimately, the
United States Congress passed the 18th amendment on January 16, 1919. The 16th
Amendment prohibited the manufacture, transportation, sale and consumption of
alcohol.
The ban on alcohol did little to improve the social
conditions of the country, or to reduce crime. Rather, crime increased as
racketeers got into the the business of making and selling alcohol. The
popularity of the 18th Amendment waned. More and more people and groups sought
it's repeal.
Congress passed the 21st Amendment, effectively repealing
the 18th Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the State of Utah voted it's approval
of the 21st Amendment, achieving the 3/4 of states need to approve this
amendment. Thus on this day, the 18th Amendment was formally repealed.
