Good 41º cloudy morning.
Boy, yesterday started off just gloomy with no rain predicted,
then about 9:45 it started in. It rained and the wind blew, HARD! All my south
facing windows were covered with rain. Temp stayed about 52º.
Rained on and off and wind was wild all day. We ended up with 1/10" of rain. More branches off trees on the ground now too.
That truck heading out is the Century Link guy,
Paul.
Paul came back to see why I had a droning sound on my phone.
There was a problem in "box" on the side of the house. He replaced something and
all working fine! Something to do with a ground wire. Thanks Paul!
I was outside taking a picture of my mountain and the rain and
Mr. and Mrs. Goose were resting atop my barn roof.... They stayed up there for a
long time!
Today is a special birthday... pal Dee Yellin (wife of the
infamous Dale) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEE!!!! Miss you, been a long
time!!!! ox
And also is former neighbor and friend of Kristen's, Laura
(Vincent) and her Conrad are celebrating 27 years of marriage!
CONGRATULATIONS KIDS!!
Historically this date...........
1932 – Ten weeks after his abduction Charles
Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh is
found dead in Hopewell, New
Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
.....such
heartbreak!
1935 – Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob
Smith (founders of Alcoholics
Anonymous) meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio, at the home of Henrietta
Siberling.
1942
– Holocaust: 1,500 Jews are sent to gas chambers in Auschwitz.
2002 – Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming the
first President of
the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since
Castro's 1959 revolution.
..............wow,
that accomplished a lot!
2003
– Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers
bring the Texas Legislature to a
standstill by going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan.
..yep,
another bunch of Democrats makin' history!
2008
– U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of
workplace and arrests nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and
document fraud.
...........duh.
But that's ok, give them Social Security!
And
births this date include.....
1820 – Florence
Nightingale, British nurse (d. 1910)
1907
– Katharine Hepburn,
American actress (d. 2003)
1925 – Yogi Berra, American baseball
player (d.2015)
1928 – Burt Bacharach, American
composer
??
1936
– Tom Snyder, American
television personality (d. 2007)
1937
– George Carlin, American
comedian (d. 2008)
1950 – Bruce Boxleitner,
American actor
When I got up this morning and raised the shade there were two elk in my pasture!
I haven't seen elk here in quite a while!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
May 12th
Limerick Day
Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of
Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems.
Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his Book of
Nonsense".
This day is a time to enjoy and get
your fill of Limerick poems. We are so glad that it came along to brighten up
our lives. Celebrate Limerick Day in style by writing a Limerick or two of your
own. Or, sit down and read a few humorous Limericks. They are guaranteed to make
you smile.
A Limerick is a humorous verse or poem.
It is five lines longs. It's name come from the city of Limerick, Ireland. The
first two lines rhyme with the fifth line rhyme. The third and fourth lines
rhyme.
Did you know? Limerick is the
third largest city in Ireland.
Ok, here's my
contributions:
This old lady that lives in Rogue
River
Summer is hot but the winter makes her
shiver
She loves to cook and dine
Her favorite drink is wine
Praying it won't kill her
liver!
If you've been given a nickname, that's
just ducky.
Some of them can be quite
plucky.
My nickname is Bobo,
Glad it wasn't Bozo!
And if you go to the Derby, you want to
be named Lucky!
My Darling called me Dew.
I guess it was a version of
Sue.
After a trip through Milpitas,
*
He started calling me
Millpudas!
It could have been worse,
PHEW!
*California city in Santa Clara
county.
If you have been lucky to
have great love,
Someone that fits you
just like a glove.
You've been given a gift
Heaven sent
Nothing can match such a
Blessed event.
Be thankful for what was
sent from
above!
