Good 42º dark gloomy foggy/cloudy morning.
Dude just started barking like crazy. I went out and there was Mr. Coyote,
very close to the yard. I kept saying "shooo" but he just stared at me. So I
started down off the porch and he was gone like shot out of a cannon!
Yesterday was cloudy/foggy and gloomy all day. Warmed to 51º.
1pm:
3pm:
5pm:
This is interesting. The question was "What is the fastest
living creature on earth?"
Answer: Did you say cheetah? You are wrong. The cheetah is
only the "fastest animal" if you restrict your search to land. It can't hold a
candle to the Peregrine Falcon, lord of the air.
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest moving species on planet
Earth. They can gain incredible top speeds of up to 242 mph while in a dive,
making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. Peregrine falcons are among
the world's most common birds of prey and live on all continents except
Antarctica.
And speaking of preditorial birds...
Here is a super AMAZING video of a hawk on the move for a squirrel. The
camera work blew my mind!
Yesterday I paid bills (yippee) and made a calendar. I was going to go to a
Christmas fair with pal Karen, but the mood squished me. Sorry Karen.
Today is a super special friend's birthday... my BFF Linda Nantz. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!!!
Linda and Andy a few years ago when they passed through here on a car
run.
Her hubby Andy was in the Marines with Jerry.
Historically this date....
1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
1918 – U.S.
President Woodrow
Wilson sails for the World
War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the
firstUS president to travel to Europe while in office.
.... and just think
how that is thrown in his face by the current President who had no travel or
expense bounds!!!!!
1954 – The first Burger
King is opened in Miami,
Florida, United
States
1991 – Journalist Terry
A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a
hostage in Beirut. He is the last and
longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
..........interesting
story.
2006 – An adult giant
squid is caught on video for the first time
by Tsunemi
Kubodera near the Ogasawara
Islands, 1,000 km (620 mi)
south of Tokyo.
Here is a site with
more information and a video..
And births this date
include....
1912 – Gregory
"Pappy" Boyington, American pilot (d.
1988)
1918 – Albert
Francis Capone, American crime boss
son (d. 2004)
1934 – Wink Martindale, American game show host
1944 – Dennis Wilson, American musician (d. 1983)
And what about this.... my White Bean Supper Soup. It's winter, so this is great!
1 thinly sliced onion
1 large minced garlic clove
1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
olive oil
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 19 oz can white kidney beans
pinch pepper
Spinach, torn and equal to at least half of a 10 oz bag, depending on
personal taste
Grated Parmesan cheese
Sauté onion, garlic, and sliced mushrooms in olive oil until fragrant. Add
broth. Stir in kidney beans and a generous pinch of pepper. (I also like to add
cooked cut up chicken thighs and some broccoli and baby peeled carrots sliced)
When hot add in spinach and stir in grated cheese. Serves 2-3.
Today's NFL games ... and Monday's game:
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
December 4th
December 4, 2016 is
National Cookie Day
It’s
National Cookie Day! Did you know that the English word "cookie" is derived from
the Dutch word "koekje," which means little cake? Dutch bakers used to test oven
temperatures on small amounts of batter so that they would not waste the entire
cake mix if the temperature wasn't right. It was not long before they discovered
that these tiny pieces of cooked batter were actually quite tasty!
Cookies
come in all different flavors, shapes, and sizes. To celebrate National Cookie
Day, bake a few batches of your favorite variety and invite your friends over
for a cookie
swap with a festive digital invitation! When you use digital invitations
instead of paper, you help the Earth by cutting back on excess paper
waste.
- December 4, 2016 is also National Dice Day
- December is National Fruit Cake Month | National Egg Nog Month
- This week is National Cookie Cutter Week
