Good 63ºsunny clear morning.
Yesterday it was nice in the morning for awhile, with the doors and windows
open and a comfy 65º. Then by 9:45 it was 79º. Closed the house and turned on
the AC. By 11am it was 88º. And the weather people said it was going to be
cooler yesterday than Saturday! 1:pm 95º. 3:pm 99º! 3:30 100º!! That is NOT
cooler than Saturday! Predictions for 99º for today.
I decided before 9am I had best get the trash down to the road, as it would
be too hot for Dude to run later. If I take the golf cart anywhere, he HAS to go
too or ELSE! When we came back the clouds were forming again. Humid. ICK.
I had made a cup of coffee earlier but let it sit. When I came back from
the trash duty I put it in a glass with ice. Mmmmmmm........ perfect. Breakfast
was a bowl of baby spinach topped with tomato, microwave poached egg, and a
boneless skinless chicken thigh. Yummm!
Excitement was rampant, I sorted through mail, went through all the
stuff in the shelves next to my desk and either shredded or tossed out 2 large
trash bags of stuff!!!, washed dishes, did a load of laundry, and contemplated
dinner. Zowie.
You have got to see this 2 minute video of
a man with a great heart for two down and out kids. (Shared by Bernie Beck.
Thank Bernie!)
A special birthday today... Nan Chipolla, wife of the infamous Mike, cousin
to my travelin' pal Joan Petitclair ..... with their family. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NAN!!! Gonna have a martini in your honor!
Historically this date....
1833 – The U.S. President Andrew Jackson becomes the
first President to ride on
a train.
1882 – More than 100,000
inhabitants of Bombay are killed as
a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves
into the harbor.
1889 – The Great Seattle fire destroys
the entirety of downtown Seattle, Washington.
1918 – World
War I: Battle of Belleau Wood –
The U.S. Marine Corps suffers its
worst single day's casualties while attempting to recapture the wood at
Chateau-Thierry.
1944 – World War II:
the Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, code named Operation
Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches
ofNormandy in France. The allied soldiers
quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland
in the largest amphibious military operation in
history.
1981 – Bihar train disaster: a
passenger train traveling between Mansi and Saharsa,India, jumps the tracks at a
bridge crossing the Bagmati
river. The government places the official
death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed
that the actual figure is closer to 1,000
killed.
2005 – The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana, in Gonzales v. Raich.
(HA! Not in Washington, Colorado, or Oregon! Good grief! Pot heads
are just that.)
And births this date include...
1932 – David
Scott, American
astronaut
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis
player
1967
– Paul
Giamatti, American actor
My Yucca plant is finally blooming.... it's still very small. Don't know
where it came from, just was there and over the years has grown s-l-o-w-l-y ....
We had some tall ones in Temple City. Our neighbor, Virginia Cobar, the
awesome lady who taught me how to make tamales, used to come pick the blooms and
stuffed them to eat. I never got her recipe. Think I'll write her and see if she
will send it to me.
Dinner was reruns of that chicken soup I made, but strained out most of the
liquid and set it atop some broccoli slaw when I heated it, adding cheese and
the last corn on the cob.
Some fresh cool cucumber was good with that too.
I had recorded a Hallmark movie to watch, Wedding Bells. It was boring! I
scanned through it watching just highlights and the end. Next was Miss USA
beauty contest. (Just always so much gunk) Scanned through that too. Ah
well..... Of course the girls I would have picked out of the 5 finalists, either Miss Georgia or Miss Hawaii, didn't win. Lots of comments on the internet about the contest being rigged. Surprise? No. Everything is political. Irritating.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
June 6th
Yo-Yo Day
Yo-Yo day is here...hooray! Not that you need an excuse to play with your
Yo-Yo. Wherever you are today, get out your Yo-Yo and impress your friends,
family, and co-workers with your Yo-Yo skills. And, do it at work today! If you
don't think it's appropriate at work, consider the fact that three U.S.
presidents (Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon) showed off their Yo-Yo expertise while
in office!
It's origin is hard to factually prove. Many believe that the Yo-Yo
originated in China as early as 500-1000 B.C. However, their is some evidence
that it was first used in Greece even before this time. Over the centuries the
Yo-Yo has had it's ups and downs (tee,hee).
The classic Yo-Yo was made wildly popular in America by businessman Donald
F. Duncan Sr. He manufactured the "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900's.
Celebrate the Yo-Yo today by "walking the dog" or "shooting the moon", the
most popular
tricks.
