Rain ~ Snow ~ Picture of the Day ~ English Language ~ Easy Breakfast Casserole ~ Cathy Norman ~ National Popcorn Day

Good 44º pouring rain morning.

Yesterday with all the rain we're getting here, it's snowing like mad at higher elevations. Here is our Siskiyou Summit... 

We've gotten 1½" from this storm since yesterday. 2½" so far. More coming through the weekend. 

Nothing like rain, but the worst part is Dude going out to do his "thing" and coming back in soaking wet! UGH~~~

Picture of the Day .... cliff camping. OMGOSH, no way!!!!

 English is the hardest language to learn...this shared by my friend Karen Baertschiger.... aka Sugar Bear.....

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
 2. The farm was used to produce produce.

 3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.

 4. We must polish the Polish furniture.

 5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.

 6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

 7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to         present the present.

 8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

 9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10. I did not object to the object.

11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12. There was a row among the oarsman about how to row.

13. They were too close to the door to close it.

14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18. Upon seeing a tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Let's face it... English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger. Neither is there apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England nor fries in France. Explore paradoxes.... quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

Why doesn't Buick rhyme with quick? 

From Mr. Food....

This is the easiest breakfast casserole you'll ever make. No, really. Thanks to some shortcut frozen ingredients, this Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole can be put together in no time. And since it's a make-ahead casserole, you can make it an hour in advance or even a day in advance!

• 6 frozen waffles, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 (9.6-ounce) package frozen sausage crumbles, thawed
• 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• maple syrup (optional)

1. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Layer half of waffles on bottom of prepared dish. Top with half of sausage crumbles and 1/2 cup of cheese. Repeat layer.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and salt until well combined. Pour egg mixture evenly over waffle mixture.
3. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or overnight.
4. Before serving, preheat oven to 350º.
5. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until eggs are set in center. Drizzle with syrup and serve, or just put the syrup bottle on the table.

Special birthday today.... my friend, LASD Deputy retired, and SUPER animal lover mom... Cathy Norman is celebrating her birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY!!! xo

Historically this date......

1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.

1915 – Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.

1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first briefs.

1937 – Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.

1953 – 71.7% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.

1978 – The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.

1981 – Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.

1986 – The first IBM PC computer virus is released into the wild. A boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, it was created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly to deter piracy of the software they had written.

1991 – Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.

And births this date include...

1807 – Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. 1870) 

1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, American writer and poet (d. 1849) 

1839 – Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) 

... I really like his paintings...

1922 – Guy Madison, American actor (d. 1996) 

1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (d.2013)

1930 – Tippi Hedren, American actress 

1939 – Phil Everly, American musician (d. 2014)

"wake up little Susie, wake up" !!

1943 – Janis Joplin, American singer (Big Brother and the Holding Company) (d. 1970) 

1944 – Shelley Fabares, American actress

YIKES!

1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer and actress

1953 – Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor

.... sh*t... he looks like Perry Como! 

1958 – Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012) 

Later it was the usual, chair... cat on my lap ... wine ... and TV.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo 

 

This time-honored treat can be sweet or savory, caramelized, buttered or plain, molded into a candied ball or tossed with nuts and chocolate. However, it is enjoyed, enjoy it on National Popcorn Day, January 19th.

The word “corn” in Old English meant “grain” or more specifically the most prominent grain grown in a region. As maize was the most common grain in early America, the word “corn” was aptly applied.

As early as the 16th century, popcorn was used in headdresses worn during Aztec ceremonies honoring Tlaloc, their god of maize and fertility. Early Spanish explorers were fascinated by the corn that burst into what looked like a white flower.

Popcorn started becoming popular in the United States in the middle 1800s. It wasn’t until Charles Cretors, a candy-store owner, developed a machine for popping corn with steam that the tasty treat became more abundantly poppable. By 1900 he had horse-drawn popcorn wagons going through the streets of Chicago.

About the same time, Louise Ruckheim added peanuts and molasses to popcorn to bring Cracker Jack to the world.  The national anthem of baseball was born in 1908 when Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer wrote Take Me out to the Ballgame. From that point onward, popcorn, specifically Cracker Jack, became forever married to the game.

Popcorn has another romance that may have had a slow start but eventually took off. Today, who can image going to the movies without getting a box of buttered popcorn. While popcorn itself was an economical choice for a snack food, the expense of installing a machine and venting the building properly didn’t seem worth the effort.  If it weren’t for Glen W. Dickson, we would be purchasing our popcorn from a vendor on the street before taking in the show. Dickson put in the effort and expense of placing machines inside his theaters. After realizing how quickly he recouped his costs, other theater owners followed suit.

The next significant advancement for popcorn was the invention of the microwave. Magnetrons, a technology produced by Raytheon Manufacturing Corporation for the military during World War II, were later used to develop microwave ovens. Percy Spencer was the man who made it happen. Popcorn was one of his primary experiments during the microwave’s development.

Today, Americans consume 13 billion quarts of popcorn a year, more than any other country in the world. A majority of the popcorn produced in the world is grown in the United States. Nebraska leads the corn belt in popcorn production.