Good 46ยบ raining morning. Started coming down just after 6am and so far
1/4" ! Supposed to continue for the next two days and we should get upwards of
2+ inches.
Happy Throw Back Thursday... This is a photo of John Wayne in 1976. Our
good friend Sid Hackle (LASD SR Range Co. Capt) was his fishing and hunting buddy. They got to know each
other through Sid's brother, who was John Wayne's photographer. Sid (and Jerry)
and The Duke smoked cigars. This is a photo of Mr. Wayne smoking one of Sid's
cigars.
Jerry was almost named John Wayne Maxwell, but his dad said, "No, you are
not going to do that to him, not fair."... so he was named Jerry Wayne
Maxwell!!! LOL.
Received this from John Anderson (LASD ret) OMGOSH... this parrot is
AMAZING!! (Cathy Norman, you will love this!)
Today is a special birthday of a friend. I was asked not to publish who.
Shy. Anyway, you know who you are and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Let's get together and
have a drink to celebrate!!!
Historically this date..
1887 – In a snowstorm at Fort
Keogh, Montana, the
world's largest snowflakes are reported, 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8
inches (20 cm) thick.
1915 – An act of the U.S.
Congress creates
the United States
Coast Guard.
1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first US
television appearance
1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego
bricks, still compatible with bricks produced
today.
1980 – USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while
leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crew
members.
1986 – Space Shuttle
program: STS-51-L mission – Space
Shuttle Challenger
breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.
breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.
And births this date include....
1981 – Elijah
Wood, American actor
Yesterday I was outside taking a photo of my mountain, Fielder Mtn, with
sun and blue sky....
The geese were honking on the barn roof and I heard a "bumping" sound
coming from my carport. After further investigation I saw two Tom turkeys
walking around inside the carport pecking on their reflections on the
car...
LOL, Dude came up behind me and scared the bejeebers out of them
and then
flew out, crashing into the walls as they did! One landed in a tree...
When I had a car with a chrome bumper they did the same thing to that!
By 5pm the clouds were coming in...
I received an email with a similar video from former Temple City neighbor,
Marie Vincent. This is some amazing stuff. I especially like the keyboard
missing leg fix and the iPhone holder! Thanks Marie! Some good ideas.
Yesterday was back therapy. Ahhhhh....... always feels so great. Stacy and
her magic hands! The sun was so bright I had to put on dark glasses! Nice!!
Dinner was reruns. Then it was chair, wine, and TV ... Chicago Med and
Chicago Fire.
Tonight I'm going to cook... have some scallops and a head of cauliflower I
am going to roast.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
January 28th
National Kazoo Day
People young and old love Kazoos. Kazoo Day celebrates the the joy of this
musical instrument.
Alabama Vest of Macon Georgia made the first Kazoo in the 1840's. Actually,
he conceived the Kazoo, and had Thaddeus Von Clegg, a German clockmaster make it
to his specifications.
Commercial production of the Kazoo didn't occur until many years later in
1912. Manufacturing was first started by Emil Sorg in Western New York. Sorg
joined up with Michael McIntyre, a Buffalo tool and die maker. Production moved
to Eden, NY where the factory museum remains today.
Kazoos are easy to play. Simply hum a tune into the kazoo, and you're an
expert. Kazoos can be played solo, or in groups. It plays a great tune both
ways.
What do you do on National Kazoo day? Why, play the kazoo, of course.
