Local Fires ~ Picture of the Day ~ Colorado ~ Bacon and Cheese Lover's Pie ~ 911-2001 ~ Liz O'Connor ~ Patriot Day

 

 

Good 47º SUPER smokey morning. 

 

 

Yesterday, because of the local fires we started off super smokey and stayed that way all day.... and it was windy. Not helpful to stopping the fires! 

Grants Pass was also very smokey.....

 

 Because of the smoke cover we topped at 89º.

 

 

Picture of the Day .. perfect timing....

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting about Colorado...

 

 

 

Colorado’s southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah the only place in America where the corners of four states meet.

 

Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.

 

 

The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.

 

 

The world’s largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.

 

Denver, lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger. The trademark for the name Cheeseburger was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast.

 

The highest paved road in North America is the Road to Mt. Evans off of I-70 from Idaho Springs. The Road climbs up to 14,258 Ft. above sea level.

 

The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado.

 

Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet.

 

Every year Denver host the worlds largest Rodeo, the Western Stock show.

 

 

 

The highest suspension bridge in the world is over the Royal Gorge near Canon City. The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,053 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Do you love bacon? How about cheese? If you nodded enthusiastically to either of those, then you're about to experience something wonderful...a Bacon and Cheese Lover's Pie. It's a quiche-style dish that's absolutely loaded with cheese, bacon, and some chopped spinach. You'll be smiling from your first forkful to your last.

 

• 1 refrigerated pie crust (from a 17-ounce package)
• 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup real bacon bits
• 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Place pie crust in a 9-inch deep dish pie plate and flute edges.
    
2. In a medium bowl, combine cheddar and Swiss cheeses; sprinkle half the mixture into bottom of pie crust. Sprinkle bacon bits over cheese, top with spinach, then remaining cheese.
    
3. In the same bowl, combine eggs, half-and-half, onion powder, and pepper; beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour into pie crust; sprinkle with nutmeg. 
    
4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
    
5. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today is a tough reminder of what happened in NY on this date in 2001. God Bless all the first responders and the families of all those who died.

 

 

 

 

Special birthday today, my dental hygienist Liz O'Connor is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZ! xo

 

These are the ladies from Bright Now Dental and Liz is second from left ,front row....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historically this date....

1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

 

1941 – Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.

 

1985 – Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit

2001 – The September 11 attacks take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings result in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crashing of a passenger airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

 

And births this date include....

1923 – Betsy Drake, French born actress (d.2015)

.....once married to Cary Grant!

1928 – Earl Holliman, American actor

1937 – Robert Crippen, American astronaut

 

1962 – Kristy McNichol, American actress

 

 

1967 – Harry Connick, Jr., American singer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

Patriot Day on September 11th honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year, in the United States the day is dedicated to remembering those who died as well as those who risked their own lives to save others.

HOW TO OBSERVE

• Attend Patriot Day ceremonies. 
• Observe moments of silence:
  • 8:46 AM EDT – American Airlines Flight #11 collides into the World Trade Center
  • 9:03 AM EDT – United Airlines Flight #175 collides into the World Trade Center South Tower
  • 9:37 AM EDT – American Airlines Flight #77 crashes into the Pentagon
  • 9:59 AM EDT – World Trade Center South Tower Collapses
  • 10:03 AM EDT – United Airlines Flight #93 crashes in Shanksville, PA
  • 10:28 AM EDT – World Trade Center North Tower Collapses
• Volunteer – Help an organization that has meaning to you. Improve the lives of others and the world around you. Spread kindness. Offer the hope and skills you have to others who need it most.
• Remember – Remember those killed in the attacks. Remember to stand united as a nation. Join others in prayer vigils or memorial events.

PATRIOT DAY HISTORY

• September 13, 2001, in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush, proclaimed Friday, September 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.
• August 31, 2002, President George W. Bush proclaimed Friday, September 6, through Sunday, September 8, 2002, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
• September 4, 2002, President Bush proclaimed September 11, 2002, as the first Patriot Day.
• September 9, 2016, President Barack Obama proclaimed September 11th as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance,

In 2017 and 2018, President Donald Trump declared September 8–10 as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance and proclaimed September 11 as Patriot Day. “During the National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pause to honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent people who were murdered by radical Islamist terrorists in the brutal attacks of September 11, 2001. We come together to pray for those whose lives were forever changed by the loss of a loved one. We strengthen our resolve to stand together as one Nation.”