Good 31ยบ foggy morning.
Looks like it will be a sunny day for a couple!
YES!!!
And clear weather for the Ball Drop in New York as well as for the Rose
Parade in Pasadena!
Can you believe it... the last day of 2015!
I took this picture 4 years ago this date...
At one point the rain
started coming down really hard and I saw the feral kitty run like mad towards
the barn and the opening under one stall to get out of the rain. Then a little
later the rain subsided and out came kitty .... on the
hunt...
That was one of the first times I saw Bruiser. Took a bit until he came
close, food helped. Then suddenly one day he walked up to me, laid on his back,
and wanted his tummy rubbed! Now he "owns" me! LOL
PICTURE OF THE DAY (Thanks Dave Clark ... LASD ret):
"Marilyn hasn't aged well"
It's amazing the number of "minor" earthquakes that have been hitting all
over the world, a lot of them in Chile and bunches in Californa. Seems like
every other day there is news of a 4.o or smaller or slightly larger quake.
Yesterday morning it was a 2.8 in San Bernardino County and then just before 6pm
it was a 4.4 near Devore. Pals in Diamond Bar felt it. The 23rd it was a 2.9 by
Newport Beach. San Ramon a 3.6 in November. 4.0 in Big Bear in September. 4.0 in
Piedmont in August. 4.2 in Fontana in July. 4.2 in Springfield Oregon in
July. 3.2 in Gardena in June.
Yesterday I took a drive out to Jennifer's house. I had promised her some
of my turkey soup. She and Mike and I chatted, played with the dogs, and had
wine...
Sugar Fox loving on Keeper...
Heaven just being sweet.....
Bridey napping.....
Jennifer's Christmas Tree....
Historically this date....
1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act
that admits West
Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in
two.
1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the
public for the first time, in Menlo Park, NJ.
1907 – The first New Year's Eve celebration is
held in Times
Square (then known as Longacre Square)
in New
York City, New
York.
1909 – Manhattan Bridge opens.
1960 – The farthing coin ceases to
be legal
tender in the United Kingdom.
................OMG, I first thought this said "farting"
coin!
1983 – The AT&T Bell
System is broken up by the United States
Government.
1999 – Boris Yeltsin, the first
president of Russia, resigns as President of Russia,
leaving Prime MinisterVladimir Putin as the acting
President.
And births
this date include...
1930
– Jaime Escalante, American
teacher (d. 2010)
1943 – John
Denver, American singer and songwriter (d.
1997)
1943 –
Sir Ben
Kingsley, English actor
1947
– Tim
Matheson, American
actor
1958 – Bebe
Neuwirth, American
actress
1959
– Val
Kilmer, American actor, had a weight
problem, but has lost pounds but still doesn't even look like himself
anymore!
1965
– Nicholas Sparks, American
author
1974
– Tony
Kanaan, Brazilian racing
driver
I received this information from Ron Wisberger (LASD ret) and to verify did
some looking on my own. Found this article from the NY Daily News about a Muslim
Judge in Brooklyn sworn in using the Koran instead of swearing in with a Bible!
What next?
Yep. Un huh!
The sky on the drive home from Jennifer's was really pretty with patches of
blue and colorful clouds..
Dinner was the rest of the leftover mashed yams/potatoes/and artichoke
hearts made into patties and sauteรฉd in olive oil along with some
broccoli/carrots/cauliflower....
DELISH!!!!
Then chair, snuggy warm blanket, wine, the news, and Blue Bloods.
Tonight the ball will drop in NY at 9pm our time. I'll stay awake that
long!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
December 31st
National Champagne Day
(As my Darling would pronounce it... "Sham - Pag - Nee"!)
The
rule of thumb: If it’s
imported from France and it says Champagne, it’s Champagne. Otherwise, it’s
another type of sparkling wine. Champagne can only be made in Champagne region of France.
Champagne
varies in sweetness. The sweetness of the dosage that is added before corking creates
the level of sweetness (or dryness) of a Champagne. The wordbrut on the label means dry. Brut, Extra Brut and Brut Nature (little or no dosage) are the driest styles.
Sweet Champagnes are hard to find, but they can be identified by the words Extra Sec (Extra Dry) Sec, Demi Sec and Doux. They go well not just with
dessert, but with courses like foie gras that are traditionally paired with
sweeter wines. By the same token, a very dry Champagne is not a good match for a
sweet dessert. It would pair with anything a dry white wine would go
with.
Champagne house styles vary. One house’s Brut can be another house’s
Extra Dry. Each has its own blending recipes, so the best way to discover a style you like is to taste various
brands.
I have some in the fridge... will break it out at 9pm!!!
