Clear/Sunny ~ Cloudy ~ Weather Predictions ~ Grants Pass Boatnik ~ F-15 Flyovers ~ Picture of the Day ~ Phoenix Arizona ~ Crispy Prosciutto (or bacon) Wrapped Asparagus Fries ~ Suzanne Santisteven ~ National Wine Day!!!!!!

Good 45º sparsely cloudy morning.

 

 

Yesterday when I got up it was clear and sunny. Then the clouds moved in............

 

 

Then by early afternoon the clouds dissipated and it warmed to 78º.

 

... and of course Dude was a happy lay in the grass guy~

 

 

Here are the weather predictions ....

 

 

This is not only a high travel weekend, Memorial Day Weekend, it's also the Boatnik in Grants Pass with boat races on the Rogue River,

 

food and games in Riverside Park, and the parade today from 10am-noon. Fireworks last night and Sunday at dusk. Here is a site with pictures and information:  https://www.boatnik.com/

My grandson Tucker and the Grants Pass High School Band will be in the parade.

 

 

 

On Monday there will be F-15 flyovers. Here is the schedule:

• 11:00 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, Klamath Falls, Ore.
• 11:15 a.m. Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Ore.
• 11:30 a.m. Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
• 11:45 a.m. Memory Gardens, Medford, Ore.
• 11:53 a.m. Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford, Ore.
• 12:00 p.m. Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford, Ore.
• 12:15 p.m. Riverside Park, Grants Pass, Ore.
• 12:30 p.m. Brookings Harbor Port, Brookings, Ore.
• 12:40 p.m. Curry County Veterans Memorial, Gold Beach, Ore.

 

 

Picture of the Day .... perfect timing!

 

 

 

Interesting about Phoenix!

Although Arizona is not one of the most populous states in the U.S., it has by far the highest state capital population in the country with close to 1.7 million people living in Phoenix. Austin, Texas is a distant second with around 900,000 residents, and Columbus, Ohio comes in third with approximately 860,000 residents. The vast majority of state capitals have fewer than 200,000 residents. For example, Florida is one of the most highly populated states, but its capital, Tallahassee, has a population of just 191,000. New York City is the largest city in the US, but New York state capital Albany has fewer than 100,000 residents.

 

 

 

Crispy Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus Fries

 

• 1 1/2 pounds asparagus, trimmed
• 4 ounces prosciutto
•  

1. Wrap the asparagus with the prosciutto and either bake in a preheated 450º oven, grill or fry in a pan over medium-high heat until the asparagus is tender and the prosciutto is crispy on all sides, about 6-10 minutes, flipping half way through.

 

    Option:

  Use bacon instead of prosciutto and bake in a preheated 450F oven, grill or fry in a pan over medium-high heat

   until the asparagus is tender and the prosciutto is crispy on all sides, about 15-20 minutes. (Pre-cooked bacon will only 6-10 minutes.)

  Serve with hollandaise sauce.

 

 

 

 

Special birthday today.... Suzanne Santisteven (LASD ret and wife of the infamous Phil)  is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZ!!

 

 

 

Historically this date......

1935 – Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1961 – Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.

1977 – Star Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday.

... .this was Jerry's all time favorite movie. We went to the El Monte Drive-in at least 7 times to see it!

1979 – Six-year-old Etan Patz disappears from the street just two blocks away from his New York City home, prompting an international search for the child, and causing U.S. President Ronald Reagan to designate May 25th as National Missing Children's Day (in 1983).

the first missing child to be on a milk carton.........

2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.  

Who cares!!!

 

And births this date.....

1925 – Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)

(A Republican, 57 years married, 7 children with the same man! All Hollyweird oddities!)

 

1939 – Dixie Carter, American actress (d. 2010)

 

1947 – Karen Valentine, American actress

 

1963 – Mike Myers, Canadian actor and comedian

 

1969 – Anne Heche, American actress

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

Pour a glass of your favorite wine on May 25 to participate in National Wine Day. (Like we need an excuse!) Celebrated each year, it has a sister holiday in February, National Drink Wine Day.

Made from fermented grapes or other fruits, wine is an alcoholic beverage.  During the fermentation processes, yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes converting it into alcohol.  Different grapes produce different wines.  Winemakers will combine different wines to create more complex flavors.  Wines made from fruit or honey are often named according to the variety of fruit used.