Good 30ยบ everything is frozen AGAIN morning!
The little bit of snow on my mountain yesterday..
My friend Erika down in La Crescenta took this... two rainbows, the one on
the right is hard to see... Neat shot Erika!!!
Ok, see who can spot the blonde in this picture....
Today two special birthdays.... friend Mark Moran (former
Jackson Co Fire). Husband of the famous Julie (Mgr at Ace in RR) and father of
my go to hair girl, Leah.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!
Also celebrating today is Robyn Mullen, wife of the infamous Moon (LASD
ret)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN!
Historically this date...........
1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an
act of the U.S.
Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States
National Park (see Grand Canyon
National Park).
1987 – Iran-Contra affair:
The Tower
Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national
security staff.
1993 – World Trade
Center bombing: In New York City, a truck
bomb parked below theNorth Tower of the World Trade
Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
And births this date
include...
1829 – Levi Strauss, German-born
clothing designer (d. 1902)
1846 – William F. "Buffalo Bill"
Cody, American frontiersman (d. 1917)
1852 – John Harvey Kellogg,
American surgeon and advocate (d. 1943)
1887 – William Frawley,
American actor (d. 1966)
1916 – Jackie Gleason, American
actor, writer, composer and comedian (d. 1987)
1920 – Tony Randall, American
actor (d. 2004)
1928 – Fats Domino, American
musician
This brings back so many fun
memories!.....
1953 – Michael Bolton, American
singer
1958 – Susan J. Helms, American
astronaut
Were you right about the blonde???
Yesterday I finished my taxes! Yeah! Now to mail them off.
Later dinner was reruns. Chair, wine, and Blue Bloods (natch) and an
interesting 30 minutes show about Porsches ... from their inception to
today...Barry Perrou (LASD ret) told me about the show so I found it and
recorded it.
This car amazed everyone. Was phenomenal on the race track! Boy did I love
driving mine on winding roads.
Ok, stand by, today is one of California's 4 seasons....
1. Fires
2. Floods
3. Riots
4. Oscars
I don't give a ---- so won't be watching! They all remind me of that song
from West Side Story... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7PIyIcCro
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
February 26th
National Pistachio Day
National Pistachio Day is a nutty day. (How apropos today would be the
Hollyweird Oscars!!!) You can celebrate National Pistachio Day by eating them,
and learning more about them. We're going to help with the learning part........
read on.
Nutty Pistachio Facts:
Pistachios grow on trees. They are native to the Middle East.
Its a long wait to get the first nut. A pistachio tree takes 7-10 years to
mature.
California is the major producer in the U.S.
Pistachios are harvested in September by machines that shake the trees. It
less than a minute.
Its open hull is unique. The nut is ripe when the hull splits open.
People in the Middle East call it the "smiling nut" and in China its called
the "happy nut".
Pistachios are nutritious, so eat them up!
Celebrate today by eating Pistachios. They are great plain as a snack, in
ice cream, and in a wide range of desserts.
