Good 55º cloudy morning.
Yesterday was the Memorial Day ceremony, Flag unfurling, the 21 gun salute,
and the flyover at Riverside Park for Boatnik. The Whitewater Hydroplane Race
started at 1pm. It is a 48 mile race in 12 mile increments and boats going 80
miles per hour! I picked up Jennifer and Mike at the Elk's and we headed to the
park early (to get a good seat/view on the VIP deck, plus I had VIP parking!
Thanks Bri.) Jeannie and Bill joined us. Saw a lot of people I know. Friend
Karen Baertschiger was there. Her son Herman is our Republican state senator. (
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/baertschiger )
Brian Jen and the kids stopped by between carnival rides and eating.
Nice day. GREAT weather.
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Special Birthday today... Andy Nantz, Jerry's pal from
the Marines. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!!! xoxox
My friend "GloW" (yes, capital W, as her last name is Whitley)
has her jewelry in a store on 6th St in Grants Pass called Lamp Light, across
the street from the Christian Book Store on at G Street...
Her jewelry will be listed as "Gloria Whitley" and it's on a
shelf that faces the front door.
Remember this?
Historically this date..
1907 – Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco, California.1927 – The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
1933 – The Walt Disney
Company releases the cartoon Three Little
Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big
Bad Wolf?"
1937 – In California, the Golden Gate
Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic,
creating a vital link between San
Francisco and Marin County,
California.
1967 – The U.S.
Navy aircraft
carrier USS John F.
Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline
Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
And births this date
include... (sorry no pics, click on the name to see their faces and read about
them....)
1837 – Wild Bill Hickok, American lawman (d. 1876)
1921 – Caryl Chessman, American criminal (d. 1960)
1923 – Henry Kissinger, American politician, 56th United States Secretary of State,Nobel Peace Prize laureate
1936 – Louis Gossett Jr., American actor
1975 – Jamie Oliver, English chef
All I know. Happy Tuesday. Nuff said. Ciao.
May 27th
Grape Popsicle Day
Instead of having a grape popsicle, why not a frozen grape margarita?
1 cup black seedless grapes
2 shots tequila
2 shots sweet/sour mix
2 cups ice
lime slices
salt for rimming (optional)
Place all ingredients (except salt & lime slices) in good blender or
food processor and purée until blended and slushy...about 2 minutes. Run lime
around rim of 2 glasses and dip in salt. Garnish with lime slice.
