Good 40º cloudy morning.
Happy Throw Back Thursday ...
The only time I was ever in jail.... 1955 in Idaho Springs, Colorado
....
Today is a special anniversary of pals John (LASD ret) and his
bride Trish Bowler. HAPPY 54th ANNIVERSARY kids! Spectacular!!!
Historically this date...
1653 – New Amsterdam (later
renamed The City of New York) is
incorporated.
1848 – California Gold
Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives
in San Francisco,
California.
1887 – In Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is
observed.
1976 – The Groundhog Day
gale hits the north-eastern United States and
south-eastern Canada.
1987 – After the 1986 People Power
Revolution, the Philippines enacts a newconstitution.
And births this date
include...
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, American
actress (d. 2009)
Here is a picture I took of her in
Acapulco when I was working for Fabergé and we represented her line of hair
products...
Speaking of Fabergé and Acapulco, a
bunch of were down at the swimming pool at the hotel, some were sitting on the
bar stools in the water
when
this woman steps out on a balcony up and across from the pool and yells, "I just
fu**ed Joe Namath!" LOL. The New York based Barry family owned the company and
were friends with Namath, and he traveled to the sales meeting with
them.
1948 – Ina Garten, American author
and TV personality
1954 – Christie Brinkley,
American model
.... still a rare beauty! She looks like a teenager! and she's 63!!!!!
.... still a rare beauty! She looks like a teenager! and she's 63!!!!!
I was hungry for spaghetti so dinner was..
fresh tomatoes, thin spaghetti, my own homemade spaghetti sauce, black
olives, artichoke bottoms, chicken thighs, Parmesan cheese....
Then I remembered the mushrooms in the fridge... so cut them in half and
sauteéd them in butter...
Shredded the chicken, cut up the tomatoes and artichoke bottoms....
After sauteing the mushrooms I added in the tomatoes, olive, artichoke
bottoms to cook for about 10 minutes and then scooped out the additional liquid
(tomatoes do that!) and added more butter and the chicken for another 15 minutes
on low. Then in went the cooked spaghetti....
Everything got mixed well and Parmesan was added on top, lid on, on low til
ready to eat....
PERFECT!!! So hit the spot!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
February 2nd
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is celebrated in the U.S. each year on February 2. On this
day in mid-winter, the groundhog awakens from a long winter's nap, and goes
outside of his den to see if he sees his shadow. This tradition is big, on an
otherwise cold and dreary mid-winter's day.
According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow (a sunny morning),
there will be six more weeks of winter. He then returns to his den and goes back
to sleep. If however, he does not see his shadow (cloudy days), he plays around
outside of his hole for a while. If he does not see his shadow, spring is just
around the corner.
The Groundhog's Day tradition traveled long ways. It comes from German
roots. In the early 1800's, German immigrants to America, brought the tradition
of predicting winter weather on February 2. In their native Germany, they used
Hedgehogs to predict weather. As they settled in the hills of Pennsylvania, they
began the tradition, using the Groundhog to predict the arrival of Spring. The
tradition is based upon Candlemas, the day that is the midpoint between Winter
and Spring. A famous Candlemas poems goes:
If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is the site of the annual Groundhog event.
Our little rodent friend (yes, Groundhogs are classified as rodents) is called
Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making this annual winter prediction since 1887.
There are a few other "predictors" around the country, but they all pale in
comparison to Phil's ability to predict the remainder of winter.
For the Record Phil sees
his shadow about 9 out of 10 times
UPDATE.... this morning he saw his
shadow!
