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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Houston Texans NFL ~ Autumn Pumpkin Dump Cake ~ Sally Mosley ~  Terri Prim ~ 10-2 ~ National Name Your Car Day

  


Good 42º foggy morning. 
 
Yesterday we started dark and cloudy
 

 
Later the clouds left and it got sunny...

We topped at 84º.
 
 
Picture of the Day
 

 

Interesting about Houston Texans NFL football team....
 


 

When the Houston Oilers left town for Nashville in 1997, the city felt the void left from not having pro football for the first time in 36 years.

That same year Bob McNair and his business partner, Chuck Watson, were turned down for an NHL franchise. Not to be deterred, they turned their attention towards the NFL and a possible expansion franchise. First on the agenda was a plan with the Houston Livestock Rodeo to push for a retractable roof stadium which would be shared with the future NFL team.

At the time, the NFL was focused on returning to Los Angeles. But chaos among L.A. officials coupled with McNair’s aggressive attitude and plans placed Houston on the short list along with L.A. and Cleveland. In 1998, the NFL Stadium Committee made a visit to view the proposed stadium and came away impressed. The league had already given L.A. six months to work out a feasibility ownership plan and stadium deal.

When the Los Angeles effort failed, at the owner’s meeting in October of 1999 the NFL owners voted 29-0 to award an expansion franchise to McNair for $700 million.

Months of extensive focus groups brought forward five nicknames as finalists: Stallions, Bobcats, Texans, Wildcatters and Apollos. On September 6, 2000, before thousands of fans and a live ESPN2 audience, owner Bob McNair unveiled the logo, colors and nickname of the "Texans."



In the team’s first regular season game, the club hosted the Cowboys and came away happy with a 19-10 victory. It marked the first time an expansion team had won its opening game since 1961.



One note of interest: the single star located within the logo represents the Lone Star of Texas.

Origin Facts:

Established: 2002

Original Owner: Bob McNair

Original Colors: Red, white & blue

First Stadium: Reliant Stadium, seating 71,500


 
 
From Mr. Food
 


Satisfy your cravings for pumpkin cake with our recipe for Autumn Pumpkin Dump Cake. This pumpkin dump cake combines some of your favorite flavors of fall, so you can enjoy the flavors of the season any time you want! Plus, this is such a quick and easy dump cake recipe that you can make it any time you want. Just combine your ingredients and bake and you'll be enjoying a sweet pumpkin cake in no time!

 

  • 1 (15-ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
  • 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (15-1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup cinnamon baking chips (see Note.)

 

  1. Preheat oven to 350º. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt; mix well and pour into baking dish.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine cake mix and butter; stir until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle with pecans and cinnamon baking chips.
  4. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, then serve.
***Can't find cinnamon baking chips? No problem! You can substitute with chocolate chips or butterscotch chips.
 
 
Two special birthdays today... Sally Mosley (granddaughter of Sally Harwell...LASD ret) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY!! xo



 
Also celebrating a birthday today is Terri Prim (former station secretary/supervisor for LASD on Catalina Island). HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRI!! xo
 

Historically this date.....
1789 – George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.


1919 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.


2001 – NATO backs U.S. military strikes following 9/11.



And births this date include...
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
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1895 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)
.... and it seems he died broke and friendless. You can read a sad story written about him in 1960:
 
 
 
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1928 – George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
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10-2 radio code means 'receiving well'. (Yes, I understand!)

 
 
 
 
 
All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Name Your Car Day on October 2nd encourages a special commitment to your wheels. It’s time to give your trusty automobile what it really needs, a name.
Many of you most likely remember Herbie the Love Bug, Lightning McQueen from Cars, Kit from Knight Rider, General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bandit from Smokey and the Bandit. These are just some of the famous car names that are known by millions of people.
Make a day of it.  Take the ol’ jalopy out for a spin, a nice wash, and shine and then just maybe you will select a signature meant for one so reliable. After all, you spend all that time together and take such good care of each other, isn’t it time to give those four wheels a name?

My car is red and I have no idea what to name mine.... Strawberry, Tomato, Red Wine, since my license is "417" how about Red Pig ..... ?????