Snow ~ Picture of the Day ~ Origin of Basketball ~ Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes ~ Picture on News ~ National Dress Up Your Pet Day

   

Good 35º raining morning. 

Yesterday when it was 36º it started snowing, but it wasn't sticking. You can see it coming down.....

 Then............. it cooled down a few degrees and ......

Picture of the Day  ... so true here! Bruiser knows exactly the time we should get up every morning and he makes it known!

Interesting about origin of basketball...

James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator. He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Naismith was born in 1861 in Almonte (now part of Mississippi Mills), Ontario, Canada. Although described as a slight figure, standing 5 foot 10 ½ and listed at 178 pounds, he was a talented and versatile athlete, representing McGill University in North American football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer and gymnastics. Naismith earned a BA in Physical Education (1888) and a Diploma at the Presbyterian College in Montreal (1890). He taught physical education and became the first McGill director of athletics, but then left Montreal to become a physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The first game of "Basket Ball" was played in December 1891. In a handwritten report, Naismith described the circumstances of the inaugural match; in contrast to modern basketball, the players played nine versus nine, handled a soccer ball, not a basketball, and instead of shooting at two hoops, the goals were a pair of peach baskets.

From Mr. Food...

Wanna raise some eyebrows? Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes combine everybody's favorites into a cheesecake-filled chocolate cake. There's nothing better!

 

• 1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 6 ounces chocolate chips

 

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Line muffin pans with paper baking cups. 
    
2. Make cake mix according to package directions. Spoon batter into muffin pans, filling each cup about 2/3  full. 
    
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg then stir in the chips. 
    
4. Drop 1 teaspoon cheese mixture onto each cupcake. Bake as cake mix package directs.

Historically this date.......

1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.

1967 – Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

And births this date include...

1741 – Benedict Arnold, American/British general (d. 1801)

1906 – William Bendix, American actor (d. 1964)

1919 – Andy Rooney, American journalist (d. 2011)

 

1924 – Guy Williams, American actor (d. 1989)

Zorro!

1926 – Tom Tryon, American actor (d. 1991)

1938 – Jack Jones, American singer

Wow, 6 wives!!!!

1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress

1944 – Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist

Delivered a package to him when I was working for UPS. OMGOSH, what a weirdo!!!! SOOOO in love with himself!

1968 – LL Cool J, American rapper and actor

Last night on the 6 o'clock news Jack Church put on my snow picture....

And then he used it as a background when he put up the snow predictions....

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Dress Up Your Pet Day on January 14th provides a special day to celebrate with your pet and show of their fashion style. Pets do become part of one’s family. Whether you take a visit to the groomer or take it a step further and dress up in matching outfits, be sure your pet companion is safe and comfortable. 

Please remember to keep your pets safe and comfortable in the pet clothing and costumes that you choose.

Tips for dressing up your pet:

• If your pet just doesn’t like dressing up, let them sit this holiday out.
• Be sure it fits. Restricting movement or ability to breathe can cause injury or illness.
• Many pets like to chew. Avoid loose or dangling pieces which can cause choking hazards.

HOW TO OBSERVE

The name of the day tells you how to celebrate it; dress your pets up! Keep your pet’s comfort first and foremost. A visit to the groomer for a bit of polish and trim always improves our pet companion’s appearance. Get a snazzy bandana, bow, or collar to show off the fresh do. How about a sweater for chilly, long walks? If the tutu is too, too much, your pooch will let you know. 

NATIONAL DRESS UP YOUR PET DAY HISTORY

 National Dress Up Your Pet Day was founded in 2009 by Celebrity Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Behaviorist, Colleen Paige.

Here is Brian's dog Dash in his Hawaiian shirt..