Good 26º dark cloudy morning.
Time change is always something to get used to. I really don't like getting up in the dark! I do, however, like the longer light evenings!
Yesterday the sun and blue sky was awesome!
We had a heat wave and warmed to 56º! Then the clouds came back in. :0(
A couple of the geese were sitting out on the grass...
The turkeys were munching whatever it is they munch on the grass...
And a doe and her fawn were out too, enjoying the nice weather...
Picture of the Day.....
Interesting about Liz Taylor.......
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well known public figure for the rest of her life. The American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend in 1999.
Born in London to wealthy, socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1939, and she soon was given a film contract by Universal Pictures. Her screen debut was in a minor role in There's One Born Every Minute (1942), but Universal terminated her contract after a year. Taylor was then signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and had her breakthrough role in National Velvet (1944), becoming one of the studio's most popular teenaged stars.
Elizabeth Taylor was awarded a record-setting contract of $1 million to play the title role in the historical epic Cleopatra (1963). Taylor became very ill during the early filming and was rushed to hospital, where a tracheotomy had to be performed to save her life. The resulting scar can be seen in some shots.
Taylor's husbands.........
Conrad Hilton Jr.
(m. 1950 div. 1951)
(m. 1950 div. 1951)
Michael Wilding
(m. 1952 div. 1957)
Mike Todd
(m. 1957 div. 1958)
Eddie Fisher
(m. 1959 div. 1964)
Richard Burton
(m. 1964 div. 1974)
(m. 1975 div. 1976)
John Warner
(m. 1976 div. 1982)
Larry Fortensky
(m. 1991 div. 1996)
Taylor's acting career began to decline in the late 1960s, although she continued starring in films until the mid-1970s, after which she focused on supporting the career of her sixth husband, Senator John Warner. In the 1980s, she acted in her first substantial stage roles and in several television films and series, and became the first celebrity to launch a perfume brand. Taylor was also one of the first celebrities to take part in HIV/AIDS activism. She co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991. From the early 1990s until her death, she dedicated her time to philanthropy, for which she received several accolades, including the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Throughout her career, Taylor's personal life was the subject of constant media attention. She was married eight times to seven men, endured several serious illnesses, and led a jet set lifestyle, including assembling one of the most expensive private collections of jewelry in the world. After many years of ill health, Taylor died from congestive heart failure in 2011, at the age of 79.
^Liz 1981
From Mr. Food... Egg Roll In A Bowl.....
Are you someone who always adds egg rolls to your Chinese takeout order? If so, then you're going to love this novel twist on regular pork egg rolls. Our Egg Roll in a Bowl has everything you love about egg rolls, but without all the work. It's a delicious side dish turned into a dinner favorite
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons peanut oil
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 (16-ounce) package coleslaw mix
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 1/4 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
- Fried wontons (see Note)
- In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic powder, and pepper; mix well and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot; cook pork 5 to 7 minutes or until no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Add coleslaw, scallions, chili sauce, and soy sauce mixture to skillet. Mix well and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or just until cabbage begins to soften. Serve with fried wontons.
Notes
- To make fried wontons, cut wontons in quarters on the diagonal. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat 1 cup vegetable oil until hot, then add wontons to skillet. Fry 15 to 20 seconds on each side, or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
Historically this date......
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1933 – An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million dollars in damage.
1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus. your anus? :o()
And births this date include...
1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
1940 – Dean Torrence, American singer (Jan and Dean)
1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress
This was shared by Jon Austin (LASD ret) for you LASD guys/gals who didn't see this..
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (FOX 11) - Fire investigators are working to determine what caused a Los Angeles Sheriff's semitrailer to catch on fire Friday evening.
L.A. County firefighters were called out to the 13900 block of Fiji Way in Marina Del Rey after flames began shooting from a semitrailer that the Sheriff's Office says is a "mobile shooting range."
A small round of ammunition was inside the trailer at the time of the fire.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Daylight Savings Time Sunday! Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
Daylight Saving Time is currently put to use on the second Sunday in March in the USA. The practice is designed to give people an extra hour of sunlight in the evening hours. This is done by setting the clock ahead one hour at a predetermined date each year.
HISTORY
George Vernon Hudson from New Zealand proposed the modern version of daylight saving in 1895. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to use it starting on 30 April 1916.
The energy crisis on the 1970s accelerated the growth of Daylight Saving Time. It has been argued that more natural light in the evening hours uses less electricity due to less artificial lighting requirements. Many retail shops and tourist attractions also enjoy more business.
