Good 49º cloudy drizzly morning.
Yesterday I was in my bathroom and look who was on the fence watching
me....
Recently the Nevada Legislature paid tribute to the Veterans groups in their state. My "son", Jim Forbus, former LASD, and retired from Washoe Co Sheriff's Dept and his bride Dawn work tirelessly for the Honor Flight. That is Jim second from left..
There is a recipe called Spotted Dog, an Irish Soda Bread with raisins. There is also a British Pudding with a kinda similar name... Spotted Dick. Really!
Pal Edda and I were chatting about that on the phone and I
recalled we have a store up here called Dick's Sporting Goods. Well I saw this
sign and cracked up...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh............. And that brings me to Jerry's nickname, along a
similar line....
Here is his retirement poster...
You who worked with Jerry probably already know this.. Jerry was part
Cherokee.... And there is a story about an American Indian boy who asked his
father, "How did we get our names?" The father said, "Well, when a child is
born, the father goes into the teepee, picks up the child and goes outside and
the first thing he sees becomes the child's name... like your sister Fleeting
Deer and your brother Running Bear. Why do you ask Two Dogs F-cking?"
Jerry's name tag at the BC Range said "Two Dogs".... and now you know the
rest of the story!
Historically this date.............
1968 – Gold standard: The U.S.
Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US
currency.
1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 12
paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston,
Massachusetts.
How sad the case has not been solved
nor the art recovered!
2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation
Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11
allied troop fatalities.
And births this date
include....
1837 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd
and 24th President of
the United States (d. 1908)
1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German
inventor (d. 1913)
.. Thanks to
him we have those horribly noisy smelly trucks that most men
love!
1886 – Edward Everett
Horton, American actor (d. 1970)
.... Do you
think he ever heard a Who?
1926 – Peter Graves,
American actor (d. 2010)
My sister,
Marion, knew Peter. He had a house at Tahoe and her real estate office rented it
out for him. He told Marion lots of Hollywood stories, especially ones about Liz
Taylor and Richard Burton, with whom Peter socialized. The stories were always
whoppers!
1938 – Charley Pride, American
musician
.... love his voice!
Here are two of my favorite Charlie
Pride songs:
1970 – Queen Latifah, American
singer and actress
Yesterday I met Jennifer, Nancy, and Karen, at Taprock for lunch and to
celebrate Nancy's birthday.
Chase, mgr, posed for me...
Jennifer and Nancy shared a crab salad ....
Karen had a bowl of soup and I had a chicken wrap...
Out on Caveman Bridge the pigeons were grouping...
The bridge is scheduled for repairs and a good pressure washing. Will look
so much better. The bridge built in 1931 as the gateway to the Redwood Empire of
southwest Oregon and northern California.
Jennifer brought me a gift....
LOL!!!
Then later it was the other half of my lunch and more green wine, chair,
news,Chicago Med and Blue Bloods.
There is a show called Cheaters.... pretty disgusting and crazy as these
"detectives" follow unfaithful people at the wishes of the one being cheated on
and get video footage. Violent in some cases. Do not like it!
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
March 18th
National Corn Dog Day
Fans
of basketball, corndogs and tater tots are eagerly counting the days to March
18, the 25th annual celebration of basketball and meat-on-a-stick known as
National Corndog Day.
With
the 2017 holiday just two weeks away, Corndog fans are eagerly visiting the National Corndog
Day website(http://www.corndogday.com) to download free party packs, get
Foster Farms coupons, register their local parties, and order corndog swag such
as commemorative t-shirts and posters.
Held
on the first Saturday of the men's college basketball tournament, National
Corndog Day was established in 1992 by two college students in Corvallis, Ore.
Since its founding, National Corndog Day has grown to include thousands upon
thousands of loyal, some might say rabid, fans across the United States and
around the globe.
"National
Corndog Day was founded on a simple premise: Watch basketball from morning 'til
night, eat corndogs and tater tots with friends and have fun," said Jeff
Bernius, who joined the corndog movement in 2000. "When National Corndog Day was
created, no one thought it would become so popular. But we should have known.
After all, who doesn't enjoy indulging in the ultimate comfort food, watching
hours upon hours of basketball and enjoying time with friends and family."
Dedicated
National Corndog Day fans set their sights on achieving the infamous NCD Triple
Double -- consuming 10 Foster Farms corndogs, 99 tater tots and 10 cans or
bottles of their favorite beverage while watching the day's games. The National
Corndog Day website offers afree
downloadable score sheet to help
fans track their progress toward the lofty goal.
About
National Corndog Day
Founded by Brady Sahnow and Henry Otley in 1992, National Corndog Day is the ultimate celebration of basketball, corndogs and tater tots. National Corndog Day LLC is the corporate entity governing National Corndog Day, and is dedicated to continually making the holiday better and more enjoyable for its legions of dedicated fans.
Founded by Brady Sahnow and Henry Otley in 1992, National Corndog Day is the ultimate celebration of basketball, corndogs and tater tots. National Corndog Day LLC is the corporate entity governing National Corndog Day, and is dedicated to continually making the holiday better and more enjoyable for its legions of dedicated fans.
