Good 32º it snowed last night morning.
We had rain and then combined with snow yesterday afternoon, but nothing
stuck except up on my mountain....
Then in the night we got more, maybe 1/4-1/2" and it stuck.
Every hear this...'A
SHOT OF WHISKEY'
- In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12
cents
so did a glass of whiskey
If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a
cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of
whiskey.
Eight years ago my pal PJ was off house sitting/pet sitting
and called me from an off ramp on the freeway in Gold Hill. She said there was a
black lab there that had been waiting at the off ramp for the last 2 days and he
needed to be rescued. I drove over and picked him up. He was the MOST beautiful
black lab ever! I called him Mr. Big Stuff (like the song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ9oJhphEEI )
He stayed here for a week. I called every vet around to see if they knew
who he was. He had no chip. I really couldn't take on another dog, as my back
surgery was imminent. I ended up in touch with a couple, Tammy and Gary, down
in Modesto. They had recently lost one of their dogs and wanted to have Big
Stuff. We met half way on this date and they took Big Stuff.
Renamed him Sideways (because of the way he sits) and he's a love of theirs
ever since. Here he is with their other dog Jaco...
Historically this date......
1951 – The Twenty-second
Amendment to the United States Constitution, limitingPresidents to
two terms, is ratified. (THANK GOD!)
............now
if only that could be with Congressmen and Senators!!!
1964 – The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of
Pisa from toppling over.
2010 – An earthquake measuring
8.8 on the Richter scale strikes
central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and
thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly
after.
And
births this date include....
1930
– Joanne Woodward,
American actress
1932 – Elizabeth Taylor,
British-American actress (d.2011)
1934
– Van Williams, American
actor (d.2016)
"Williams,
the Green Hornet, said goodbye to Hollywood around 1970 and followed his
interests into a job in the actual world of law enforcement, spending 25 years
as a reserve officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and also
working at the San Diego Police Department and the Los Angeles Police
Department."
1940
– Howard Hesseman,
American actor
1980
– Chelsea Clinton,
daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
She's
just as butt ugly as her mother!
1981 – Josh Groban, American
singer
Later it was phone conversations with pals, chair, wine, and some TV. No
Hollyweird stuff!! Blue Bloods and Undercover Boss who was founded in Grants
Pass by Dane and Travis Boersma. Dane has since passed away. Travis went
undercover. They have 271 locations in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona,
and I think Colorado. The name came from the fact the two brothers were Dutch
and they were bros!
Anyway, it was interesting since they were dairy farmers here and started
this very successful business and have a very nice family.
COME ON SPRING! I am so tired of this cold cold weather. Stayed in the
30º's most of the morning yesterday. I could not get warm! Later we warmed to
41º and then it got colder again.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
February 27th
National Kahluá Day
Kahluá is a coffee-flavored liqueur from Mexico. The drink
contains rum, corn syrup, and vanilla bean. Pedro Domecq began producing Kahluá
in 1936. It was named Kahluá, meaning "House of the Acolhua people" in Veracruz
Nahuati language spoken before the Spanish conquest.
Really good in a Black Russian and in cakes and in frosting.....
