Good 54º cloudy foggy gloomy morning.
Happy Throw Back Thursday
1986.... Paul Harper and me...... (already put this on my FB
page a few days ago.)
Paul was an actor and a Sheriff's Reserve. Was in the movie
The Wild Bunch. Here he is with the cast... he is bottom row,
center.
For the film he had all of his teeth pulled. The studio paid
him $20,000 to do this! He was also in a Pace commercial where he said, "New
York City? Get a rope!"
HEY you know what day this
is???? It's :
Cinco de Mayo... the
REAL story...
(Spanish for
"fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in
the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla,
where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The
Day of the Battle of Puebla).The date is observed in the United States as a
celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of
freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.In the
state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely
victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the
leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo
is not Mexico's Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday
in Mexico—which is actually celebrated on September 16, or as we used to say,
the day the new Chevy's came out!
So make some
Margaritas, have some rice and beans, guacamole, pick up some tamales...
traditional Mexican dishes. Celebrate with our Mexican friends a special
day.
I posted this a few years back... thought you ought to get a laugh again...
girl with harry chest.... The men's expressions are hilarious!
Yesterday the rain started about 7:30am. Then it stopped and started again
in an hour. That was it. Nothing to measure.
I went into Grants Pass to do some shopping at Safeway. Got a ton of stuff.
The worst part is unloading the car, carrying it in, and putting it away. One
of the checkers, Lisa, is a former prison guard from NY. She is so nice. I told
her I was thinking about shopping today and thought of her. Looked at the clock
and it was 10:15!!! That made me laugh because 10-15 is our department code for
"prisoner in custody" !!!
On the way home I stopped at Taqueria de Guacamaya,
our new local Mexican restaurant. I got some mini tacos and tamales to go
so today I can celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
Today there are 3 birthdays.... Bernie Kammer (LASD ret). Happy Birthday
Bernie! (With his wife Sharon)
Also, Bud Hansen (LASD ret.), aka Uncle Bud! Happy Birthday Bud!!! Jerry
and Bud at the department's chili cook off about 1984....
Bud was our Captain at Temple and I believe he retired as a Chief or
Inspector.
And today is also the birthday of Dawn Forbus...
(wife of one of "our son's" Jimmy ... former LASD and retired from Washoe
Co Sheriff's Dept)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!!
Historically this date...
1865 –
In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes
place.
1866 – Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy
Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era ofbaseball.
2010 – Mass
protests in Greece erupt
in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of
the Greek debt
crisis.
And births this date
include....
1830 – John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d.
1906)
I bought Jerry a 10X
Stetson felt hat and paid $10 per X... now they are selling for from $550-$1000!
Holy cow!
1914 – Tyrone Power,
American actor (d. 1958)
1919 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (d. 1999)
1932 – Will Hutchins, American actor
1942
– Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
1959
– Brian Williams, American news anchor
About 4:45pm the thunder started. Then it got louder, lightening strikes
closer, house was rattling from the thunder and then the rain came. It POURED
and in less than 30 minutes we got 1/2" !!! Then it passed onto the north. Wow!
Holy Moly! Haven't been in a storm like that in a LONG time. Poor Dude, he was
so scared. Bruiser on the other hand... slept through it! This was my mountain
and the sunset about 7pm...
Dinner last night was easy peasy.... I heated up some risotto and topped it
with 'fake crabmeat' and cut up a tomato...
PERFECT!!!
Then it was chair, TV, wine, Chicago Med..... and a nap!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBE & Cinco de Mayo. Ciao.
....... or should I say Adios!
xo Sue Mom Bobo
May 5th
Cinco de Mayo recipes:
