Good 36ยบ clear ice on barn roof
morning.
Yesterday stayed clear and beautiful! No clouds!
But, it was frozen out there and when I went out
the sun was melting the ice and the steam was rising....
Here are a couple pictures from the Super Bowl
party... Sami has a bunch of stickers so she shared one with
Bobo....
This is hilarious... sent to me by Florida
'Gator'......
Pal Dan Patz (LASD ret) is celebrating a birthday
today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!
Historically this date..
1964 – The
Beatles make their
first appearance on The Ed
Sullivan Show, performing
before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million
viewers.
1965 – Vietnam
War: The first United
States combat
troops are sent to South
Vietnam.
1969 – First test flight of the Boeing
747.
1971 – The Sylmar
earthquake hits
the San Fernando
Valley area of California.
.....my baby,
Brian, was due on the 22nd... but I think this earthquake shook me up so much he
showed up early, on the 14th!
2001 – The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and
sinks theEhime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima
Fishery High School.
And births
this date include...
1773 – William Henry
Harrison, 9th President of
the United States (d. 1841)
1901 – Brian
Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
- Lied about
his age when he was 14 so he could serve in the army. He saw action in both WWI
and American skirmishes with Pancho Villa.
- From here he went into the U.S. Naval Academy but gave it up after 2 years to pursue a career on the stage.
- After collecting a bit of stage experience he went to Hollywood and started getting cast in small film roles in the mid-1920s. His big break didn't come until around 1935 though.
- Often cast in tough guy roles and in film noirs.
- His hobbies were gold-mining and writing poetry.
- Did a lot of television work in the 1950s and 60s as he got older.
- Played Quatermass twice in the 1950s for Hammer Films in Britain.
- Retired from acting in 1969.
- Continued to earn money from a mine he owned in California, and from writing short stories.
- Died of throat cancer in 1972.
- From here he went into the U.S. Naval Academy but gave it up after 2 years to pursue a career on the stage.
- After collecting a bit of stage experience he went to Hollywood and started getting cast in small film roles in the mid-1920s. His big break didn't come until around 1935 though.
- Often cast in tough guy roles and in film noirs.
- His hobbies were gold-mining and writing poetry.
- Did a lot of television work in the 1950s and 60s as he got older.
- Played Quatermass twice in the 1950s for Hammer Films in Britain.
- Retired from acting in 1969.
- Continued to earn money from a mine he owned in California, and from writing short stories.
- Died of throat cancer in 1972.
1909
– Carmen
Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
1943
– Joe
Pesci, American actor
1945 – Mia
Farrow, American actress
Lose the red cheeks, girl!
Dinner was a big cup of hot soup. Chair, wine, and TV.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Tuesday.
Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
February 9th
Pizza Pie Day
Pizza is a baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow
bread-like crust covered with seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, and often other
toppings such as sausage or olive. The word pizza is believed to be from an Old Italian word
meaning "a point," which in turn became the Italian word "pizzicare," which
means "to pinch" or "pluck."
The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks,
Romans, or anyone who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating
it on a hot stone.
In one of its many forms, pizza has been a
basic part of the Italian diet since the Stone Age. This earliest form of pizza
was a crude bread that was baked beneath the stones of the fire. After cooking,
it was seasoned with a variety of different toppings and used instead of plates
and utensils to sop up broth or gravies. It is said that the idea of using bread
as a plate came from the Greeks who ate flat round bread (plankuntos) baked with
an assortment of toppings. It was eaten by the working man and his family
because it was a thrifty and convenient
food