Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Ponderisms ~ Bacon Corn Bread ~ National Boy Scouts Day

Good 31º cloudy morning.

Predictions for snow tonight and tomorrow. 

Yesterday we started out at 23º and by 10:30 it finally warmed up to 32º. I could NOT get warm!!! Heaters on, sitting on an electric blanket, and with hand warmers. I am a cold weather wuss!!!! That's because I was born in Los Angeles, lived there for 50 years before moving to the Pacific Northwest! Burrrrr.........

Picture of the Day.... perfect timing

These are fun. Shared by my high school pal Carol Nasca......

Ponderisms..........

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 a piece on those little bottles of Evian water? 

Try spelling Evian backwards : NAIVE

Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?

OK ... so if the  Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the 'Jags' and the Tampa Bay  Buccaneers are known as the 'Bucs,'

what does that make the Tennessee Titans?

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea does that mean that one enjoys it?

If people from  Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland  called Holes?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a race car is not called a racist?

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted,

cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

From Mr. Food....

It doesn't matter when you get a craving for our Bacon Corn Bread, this fun twist on a Southern favorite is good anytime of the year! Serve it slathered in butter during the summer, or alongside steaming chili in the winter; start your day with a bacon-y breakfast bread, or end it with the perfect dinner side. This easy corn bread recipe is going to be a yummy part of any meal, anytime!

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup real bacon bits
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º . Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk sour cream, milk, egg, and butter. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until mixed. Pour batter into baking dish.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 15 minutes, then cut into squares and serve warm.

Historically this date.........

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

1952 – Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

1960 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor".

1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

click on the link here and it gives a ton of information.

1963 – Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cubaare made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

And births this date include...

1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)

1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)

1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)

1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor

    

1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress

1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Since 1910, boys across America have been doing good deeds, learning survival skills and developing moral foundations through the Boy Scout of America.  February 8th annually recognizes National Boys Scouts Day.  

The Boy Scouts of America has roots in the British Boy Scouts organization which was created in 1908 after the success of the book Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell.

On a foggy day in London an American newspaperman, William Dickson Boyce, became lost when a Boy Scout came to his assistance. With the boy’s guidance, Boyce arrived at his destination. When Boyce offered payment for the assistance, the Boy Scout refused explaining it was a good deed.

Boyce was inspired to organize similar youth groups into one organization. On February 8, 1910, Boyce filed papers of incorporation, and the Boy Scouts of America was born.

Boy Scouts have had a profound impact on the United States.  Many presidents and other dignitaries have been Boy Scouts.  A total of 181 Astronauts have also been a part of the Boy Scout program.

Key Dates

• Boy Scouts of America incorporated  1910
• First Boy Scout Handbook published  1911
• Boys’ Life premiered  1911
• First Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred  1912
• Scouting magazine premiered  1913
• Registration of Scouts began, 25¢ annual fee  1913
• Order of the Arrow began  1915
• Federal charter granted by Congress  1916
• First season at what would become Northern Tier High Adventure Base  1923
• Boy Scout membership tops 1 million  1925
• Cub Scout program began  1930
• Philmont donated to the BSA  1938
• First BSA Wood Badge course taught  1948
• First Pinewood Derby® held  1953
• Webelos program added to Cub Scouting  1954
• Exploring program began  1959
• Florida National High Adventure Sea Base officially opened  1980
• Tiger Cubs program added to Cub Scouting  1982
• 1 millionth Eagle Scout, Alexander M. Holsinger  1982
• Learning for Life program began  1991
• Venturing program began  1998
• 100 millionth member registered  2000
• 2 millionth Eagle Scout, Anthony Thomas  2009

Membership*

• Total Cub Scouts  62,226,396
• Total Boy Scouts/Venturers  52,077,933
• Total Youth Served  114,304,329
• Total Adult Volunteers  33,364,261

Awards

Total number of merit badges awarded  117,649,303

Top 5 merit badges awarded**

• First Aid  6,537,232
• Swimming  5,929,179
• Camping  4,364,027
• Cooking  4,122,629
• Citizenship in the Community  3,178,473

Eagle Scout Awards  2,043,375
William T. Hornaday Award (since 1914)  3,799
Honor Medal (since 1923)  2,234
Honor Medal With Crossed Palms (since 1924)  231
Silver Buffalo Award (since 1926)  686
Medal of Merit (since 1945)  5,927
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (since 1969)  1,840
Heroism Award (since 1977)  3,081
National Certificate of Merit (since 1989)  1,501

Statistics provided by National Boy Scouts of America – http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/100_years.aspx

HISTORY

February 8 recognizes the anniversary of the date William Dickson Boyce filed the letters of incorporation. February is also Boy Scout Month.