Good 51º clear sunny morning. I think we topped about 87º yesterday.
Yesterday breakfast and lunch were combined... using a Franz Cheesy Bagel
and lettuce, mayo, and a chicken thigh.... YUMMO!
Happy Throw Back Thursday..... thought these were interesting... then and now:
Tony Danza....
Mr. T....
Kelly McGillis.....
And Polly Perrette....
Very special birthday today...Aaron and Marie's little Madeline (aka Maddie) is 2 years old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY GIRL!!!
Historically this date.................
1903 – The Ford Motor
Company ships its first car.
1932 – In Washington, D.C.,
police fire tear gas on World War I veterans, part
of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force, who attempt to march to the White House.
1934
– 1934 West
Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, Washington, police
fire tear gas on and club 2,000
striking longshoremen. The governor of
Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
1940
– California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco
Parkway.
....with
stop signs at the end of the on-ramps!
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 successfully makes
the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility.
Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first
humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later. (US Time)
2012 – During a midnight showing
of The Dark Knight
Rises, a gunman opens fire at a
movie theater in Aurora, Colorado,
killing 12 people and injuring 58.
And
births this date include...
1925 – Lola Albright, American
actress and singer (d.2017)
1938
– Natalie Wood, American
actress (d. 1981)
1947
– Carlos Santana,
Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Santana)
1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
For you cat lovers....
Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Mussolini and Hitler,
all suffered from ailurophobia, the extreme fear of cats. Ailurophobes suffer
from abnormal fears about the risk of being physically harmed by a cat or the
superstitious idea that cats are evil. Like all fears and phobias, Ailurophobia
is a protective mechanism created by the unconscious mind. Although it’s
difficult for most cat lovers to understand why anyone would be afraid of cats,
Ailurophobia is very real, and can be a genuine problem for people who suffer
from it.
A couple photos shared by my friend Pat Tracy...
Dinner was reruns of the "popover". So
good!
Then it was chair, wine, and TV..... Animal Cops
Houston (some tears shed for animals found in such gross unclean infested
conditions... thankfully they were rescued!!!), Family Feud, Cops Reloaded.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
July 20th
Today is National Ice Cream Soda Day.
Some really interesting soda recipes:
Ice cream sodas are a real summertime treat. Enjoying
an ice cream soda is a great way to cool down during the Dog Days of Summer.
But, don't limit your consumption of this frothy drink to just summer months.
Ice cream sodas can and should be enjoyed every month of the year.
The ice cream soda was first made in 1874 by Robert
Green, a vendor at the the Philadelphia Jamboree celebrating the city's 150
anniversary. He ran out of ice, and began to put a couple scoops of vanilla ice
cream into the sodas he served. He later claimed the idea for ice cream sodas
came to him in a dream. Regardless of which story caused him to put ice cream
into a glass of soda, we are so glad he did!
Did You Know? There is only one person in the entire
world who has the following words engraved on his tombstone " Originator of Ice
Cream Sodas". And, you guessed it, he's Robert Green.
What does it take to enjoy and
celebrate this special day? All you need is a couple scoops of your favorite ice
cream, your favorite soda, and a
straw.
