Good 38º now. (and has warmed to 45º by noon!)
Again the nutty Wild Texas Turkeys were outside when Dude and the Bruise
went out to do their "duty"...
Here is a 28 second video of the gobblers...
I finally got the old computer up and working good again. Went through it
and deleted anything with AOL on the title. Then ran a scan and re-installed the
AOL. Seems to be working fine now.
Whew........................................
2015 Rose Parade Grand Marshal Louis
Zamperini
Olympian
and World War II prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini, a true American hero who
survived excessive hardships will be the Grand Marshal for the 2015 Rose Parade,
themed "Inspiring Stories." Despite Mr. Zamperini's passing, the Tournament of
Roses is dedicated to honoring him as the Grand Marshal of the 2015 Rose
Parade.
Interesting
read... Italian immigrant parents, born in NY, went to Torrance High School in
So. Cal! He didn't even speak English! Whatta man he was his whole life! RIP
Louis!
Speaking of the Rose Parade... worked it for a number of years. Had to be
at Command Post at 3am and then "keep the peace" normally at Colorado and Orange
Grove along with a number of Deputies from out department as well as Pasadena
PD.
I had one funny experience ... I had to keep an intersection clear for
emergency vehicles over on Sierra Madre ... this man, he could have been Wilt
Chamberlain!, sat his chair down in the middle of this road opening. I, in my
best and most professional and sympathetic way tried to explain that he had to
move. He stood up. OMG, I was talking to his belt buckle!!! He was being
non-compliant. I was getting worried. Then all of a sudden he started to back
down, relax, picked up his chair.... I thought, "WOW, I'm really doing great!"
LOL, then looked behind me and there was a Sgt and 5 Deputies!!! Ahhhhhh...
nothing like back-up!
Doing some research on my Polydactyl cat,
Bruiser...
Normal cats have 18 toes... Bruiser has 24 toes.
Here he is playing with corks!
Historically
1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is first held.
1908 – For the first time, a ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight.
1954 – NBC makes the first coast-to-coast NTSC color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade
1962
– United States Navy Seals established.
1971 – Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
And
births on this first day of the year include....
1735 – Paul Revere, American patriot (d.
1818)
1752 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress (d. 1836)
1895 – J. Edgar Hoover, American FBI director
(d. 1972)
1930
– Ty Hardin, American film actor
Wow,
on his 8th wife!! The last one he married in 2007!
"Love to eat them mousies. Mousies what I love to eat.
Bite they little heads off and nibble on they tiny feet."
Good thing I recorded the Rose Parade. Next will be the Rose Bowl with our
Oregon Ducks vs Florida State playing!
and ..... today is my neighbor Frank's
birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANK!!!
Love this...taking Lucy for a ride on
the quad taking' the trash can to the road!
Last night I cooked a "Combo" dinner...
Canned sliced mushrooms, canned artichoke hearts, canned peas, canned
salmon, canned olives, cream of mushroom soup, Harry and David's Jalapeño Tomato
Dip, mushroom pasta, tomatoes, and veggies (celery, carrots, broccoli, snap
peas, and cauliflower).... (FYI Grocery Outlet has some GREAT pastas... check
them out. I like the mushroom and the spinach.)
I roasted the carrots (olive oil, sea salt, and pepper)..
Veggies into pan with some olive oil to sauté...
Took dried sliced garlic and added some hot water so it
reconstitutes...
In the pan went the garlic and roasted carrots...
Next the salmon, olives, tomatoes, and the mushroom soup and tomato dip....
Mix well and added in the cooked pasta... Heated through..
OMGOOOOOOOD!!!!!!! (leftovers for tonight!)
Ok, computer working good. Time for some football. Hope everyone's day is
going well. Jeannie hope that hand is feeling better!!! Thank you all for your
good wishes and notes and calls. Love you all! xoxoxo
Nuff said. Ciao...........
xo Sue Mom Bobo
January 1st
National Bloody Mary Day
4 comments:
Sue,
As luck would have it John and I saw Unbroken at the movies last night! WOW! I had never heard of Louie until then. What a fabulous story of a true hero! So sad that he passed before he got to be Grand Marshall but his family rode in that car for him. Also the USC horse, Traveler, was joined by a riderless horse in his honor. Then came the float from Torrance which was all about him! How absolutely wonderful! I will write you DD girls about my take on the movie later.
Right now I am making Hoppin John using Navy beans at John's request instead of black eyed peas.
HUGS and a Happy New Year!!
XOXOT
Happy New Year! Glad to see you up and running.
Happy New Year, Sue from SoCal! We're having the very cold weather as you are! Snow in Wildomar and Rancho Cucamonga and probably other cities also. Camping in San Diego Mission Bay not as cold as inland, but too cold for this warm weather loving girl. Here's to a blessed year ahead and to many more interesting blogs! Love them! =^.^= Janet
Thanks so much ladies!!! xoxoxo
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