Good 36º foggy/cloudy morning.
Yesterday about noon it started drizzling. By then it was a
whopping 39º. We got a magnitude 1/10" of the wet stuff!
I had gone outside to fill the bird feeders, and a young
turkey was in the yard. Dude scared the poop out of it and I had to call him
off, as he had it cornered and it was going nuts. I opened the gate, and backed
off so it could escape. He lost two feathers in the process of attempted
escape!
It kept trying to get through the fence. Cat can do that, but
the turkeys are too big. And dumb! Oh well, it's safe now.
This is interesting...
Hummingbirds fly backwards, and they are the only birds capable of doing
so. The hummingbird has a unique muscle and wing structure that gives them a
level of flight control unlike any other bird. Like a helicopter, the
hummingbird can hover, fly right to left, left to right, diagonal, forwards, and
even backwards. You may notice that their wings move so quickly that they are
just a blur. This blurred effect is a result of their wings flapping between 15
to 100 times per second to maintain the kind of agility to allow them to fly
backwards.
Sadly yesterday another famous Hollywood icon passed away.
The toll keeps rising for those who do drugs! George Michael also was heavy
into drugs in prior years and died too young also.
Today is a special birthday... "Uncle Bud" aka Captain Hansen
of Temple Station fame and later Chief Hansen.... This at Wayside Chili Cook
Off....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE BUD!!!! ox Miss you!
Historically this date....
1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
....
LOVE riding those!!!
1958 – "Greatest Game Ever Played" – Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.
.....
wow, Johnny Unitas vs Frank Gifford and Pat Summerall!
2000 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going
out of business after 128 years.
...........sad
sad sad day!! "Monkey Wards" a fav place to shop!
And
births this date include....
1856 – Woodrow Wilson, American politician,
28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1924)
My
High School named after him! Our school mascot was a Mule~! LOL.
1934
– Dame Maggie Smith, British
actress
1954
– Denzel Washington, American
actor
1972
– Adam Vinatieri, American football
player
...only
kicker to win 5 Super Bowl rings... 4 with Patriots and 1 with Colts. (Brian and
I shared!)
No kidding!!! TWICE electing Ovamit and an attempt to elect Hill-liary!!! Wednesday Thursday Friday!!!
Dinner was a super good concoction. I first put the rest of the rice/veggie
casserole I made on the 23rd (http://oregonsue.blogspot.com/2016/12/rain-housework-leak-algebra-jim-forbus.html )
into a pie plate. I cut up a yam and shredded a couple boneless skinless cooked
chicken thighs on top....
Then I smoothed a can of Cream of Chicken/Mushroom soup over the
top....
Next was grated cheddar/Jack cheese.....
Baked at 350º for an hour.....
OMGOOOD! Super tasty and creamy. Perfect!
Watched a rerun of Chicago Fire, tried watching the Kennedy Center Awards
(ICK!!!), played solitaire on my iPad and drank a wine.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
December 28, 2016 is
National Chocolate Candy Day
It's
National Chocolate Candy Day! Chocolate candy is one of the most popular sweets
in the world. It can be combined with everything from nuts and caramel to
raisins and pretzels to make some of our favorite chocolate treats!
Did
you know that during the Second World War, the U.S. Government commissioned
Milton Hershey to create a candy bar to include in the soldiers' rations? The
recipe his company created is now the famous Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar.
Today,
chocolate is still clearly an American favorite treat. Over 2.8 billion pounds
are consumed annually. On average that means each person consumes over eleven
pounds per year! To celebrate National Chocolate Candy Day, enjoy some of your
favorite types of chocolate
candy.
