I went to GP to Three Rivers for a fasting blood test first thing yesterday
morning.
I was soooooooooo hungry I wanted to eat Dude and Bruiser's food!! Then
after the test I got a kaluah latte from the vendor in the hospital. GOOOD!!!!
Gotta get some of that kahlua syrup!
Wednesday it rained most of the day and all night. We got 1". So now that's
over 3" total.
With my computer fritz I didn't get to post HAPPY ANNIVERSARY on the 8th
for Lydia and Gerry Plunk. Happy 42nd kids.
Today is a very special birthday.. United States Marine Corps
Today is
the 242nd birthday of the United Stated Marine Corps. Happy
Birthday to all Marines, that includes my Jerry (RIP Jar Head!), my son Brian,
my Italian son Alex, and our MCL.
The "birth"
of the Marines occurred in 1775 in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia
....
My
Marines:
my Jerry
....
my Brian
....
my Alex ....
my Italian son!
Friends Sid Heal and Rod Johnson (both LASD
ret)
And to my
friends... Jon Austin (ret LASD), Terry Bonyea (ret LASD), Sally Harwell (ret
LASD), Mel Nix, Lynn Crowell, and Rick & Wendy Harp's (Co Fire Capt on
Catalina) sons.... And to all the Rogue Valley Marine Corps League... Semper Fi
to all of you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Semper
Fi!
"The motto of the Marine Corps is Semper Fidelis,
Latin
for "always faithful". Until 1871 it was "First to Fight", a motto that still applies. Through the years, Marines have shortened it to Semper Fi, and "Semper Fi, Mac" is the universal Marine Greeting."  | ||
Historically this
date
1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun
Tavern in Philadelphia bySamuel
Nicholas.
1871 – Henry
Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary,
Dr. David
Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake
Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr.
Livingstone, I presume?".
1910 – The date of Thomas A.
Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, though the
official founding date is November
23, 1910.
1954 – U.S. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War
Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery.
1969 – National Educational Television (the predecessor
to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United
States debuts the children's television program Sesame
Street.
.... a big deal. Kristen
was two and LOVED this show.... almost as much as her mother
did!!!
2006 – The National Museum of the Marine Corps is opened and
dedicated by U.S. President George W.
Bush and announces that Marine Corporal Jason
Dunham will receive the Medal of
Honor in Quantico,
Virginia.
And births this date
include....
1895 – John
Knudsen Northrop, American airplane manufacturer (d.
1981)
1924 – Russell
Johnson, American actor (Gilligan's
Island)
"The
Professor" (d.2014)
1925 – Richard
Burton, Welsh actor (d. 1984)
1932 – Roy
Scheider, American actor (d. 2008)
1933 – Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990)
1959 – Mackenzie
Phillips, American actress
1969 – Ellen
Pompeo, American actress
Later I called Charter to see about their wifi but after a chat they said I
was too far away for them to hook me up. Next was Hughes Net. They will be out
this week to install a satellite dish and I will have faster and better wifi.
Yeah!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Ciao
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
November 10, 2017 is
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
Today is National Vanilla Cupcake Day! Vanilla cupcakes are a delightful
treat that can be found at children’s birthday parties, weddings, and everywhere
in between. Whether they are decorated with simple store-bought frosting or a
state-of-the-art design, vanilla cupcakes are a delicious dessert for people of
all ages to enjoy.
Did you know that cupcakes are called “fairy cakes” in England? The name is inspired by the idea that the miniature cakes are the perfect size for a party of fairies to enjoy. Celebrate National Vanilla Cupcake Day by baking cupcakes for your kids, friends, or coworkers!
Did you know that cupcakes are called “fairy cakes” in England? The name is inspired by the idea that the miniature cakes are the perfect size for a party of fairies to enjoy. Celebrate National Vanilla Cupcake Day by baking cupcakes for your kids, friends, or coworkers!
