Good 36ยบ cloudy/foggy morning.
I-5 over the Siskiyou Summit looks good and clear..... down in the Weed area it looks icy...
December 21, 2016 is
Winter Solstice
Today is the Winter Solstice! Autumn has officially come to an end. The
winter solstice occurs when the sun's position in the sky is at its greatest
angular distance from the hemisphere, resulting in the shortest day and longest
night of the year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this usually occurs between
December 21 – 23 each year. In the Southern Hemisphere it takes place between
June 20 – 23.
Did you know that the word “solstice” means, “sun stands still”? This
seasonal milestone has been celebrated since ancient times. The Romans, for
example, honored Saturn, the god of time and harvest, with a weeklong feast
called Saturnalia.
While the traditions surrounding the winter solstice differ from culture
to culture, most recognize it as a symbol of rebirth. Various festivals,
gatherings, and rituals take place today worldwide. To celebrate the winter
solstice, attend a local festival or spend time with your friends and family
around a cozy fire.
Yesterday I had a late afternoon appointment in Medford with my doc for my yearly. 4:00 is too late!!! Driving home in the dark with the rain was not fun!The good news, she said I was a "healthy woman"! I just love Dr. Rachael Orozco.
The latest in the Leroy Baca mess with the LA Sheriff's
Dept...
Special birthday today... JoAnn Kirk (bride of Joe Kirk LASD ret). HAPPY
BIRTHDAY JOANN!!! Hope you have a super day!!!
xo
Historically this date....
1913 – Arthur Wynne's
"word-cross", the first crossword puzzle,
is published in the New York World.
1937 – Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at
the Carthay Circle Theater.
1968 – Apollo program: Apollo 8 launched from
the Kennedy Space
Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first
visit to another celestial body by humans.
1988 – A bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight
103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and
Galloway, Scotland, killing
270.
And
births this date include....
1922
– Paul Winchell, American
ventriloquist (d. 2005)
1935
– Phil Donahue, American talk
show host
1946
– Carl Wilson, American
musician (The Beach Boys) (d.
1998)
L-R
Mike Love, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (d. at 39), Carl Wilson (d.
at 51)
1954 – Chris Evert, American tennis
player
1957
– Ray Romano, Italian-American
comedian
1959 – Florence Griffith
Joyner, American sprinter (d. 1998)
1966
– Kiefer Sutherland,
British-born Canadian actor
He's got the longest name of anyone I ever heard of! Kiefer William
Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland!
Ok, let's make some cookies...
Chocolate Peppermint Cake Mix Cookies
1 box dark chocolate or chocolate fudge cake mix
1 cup peppermint candies, crushed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Chill dough for 1 hour. Scoop
heaping tablespoons of the cookie dough and form into balls. Place on baking
sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350ยบ 7-9 minutes. Enjoy!
LOL:
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
December 21st
Crossword Puzzle Day (Just for you Erika!)
Crossword Puzzle Day is
today. it is very puzzling to me, why this special day would be so close to
Christmas. While we love crosswords, who has time to do them right now!?
Well, it just so happens that crossword puzzles were created and published
on this day in 1913. It was published in the New York World newspaper. Arthur
Wynne is credited with creating the modern crossword puzzle. These puzzles
became so popular, that competitions were held, to see who was the fastest to
complete them correctly.
We sure hope you find some time this busy holiday season, to complete a
crossword puzzle today.
