Good 53º raining morning. At 5am thunder, lightening, and rain started. The thunder and lightening lasted an hour and now it's just raining.
Yesterday we started foggy and then stayed dark and cloudy all day. We topped at 66º.
10-30 is a radio code for 'transmission does not conform to regulations'.
LOL, that is what Jerry called his bff/radio car partner, Steve Voors. His nickname was 10-30 Dude!!!
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Interesting about Mississippi....
Borden’s Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty.
In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world’s first human lung transplant and, on January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world’s first heart transplant surgery.
In 1902 while on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear. This act resulted in the creation of the world-famous teddy bear.
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, on January 8, 1935.
In 1884 the concept of selling shoes in boxes in pairs (right foot and left foot) occurred in Vicksburg at Phil Gilbert’s Shoe Parlor on Washington Street.
The first female rural mail carrier in the United States was Mrs. Mamie Thomas. She delivered mail by buggy to the area southeast of Vicksburg in 1914.
The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi.
The rarest of North American cranes lives in Mississippi in the grassy savannas of Jackson County. The Mississippi Sandhill Crane stands about 44 inches tall and has an eight-foot wingspan.
The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the second largest national cemetery in the country. Arlington National Cemetery is the largest.
Root beer was invented in Biloxi in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr.
The Mississippi River is the largest in the United States and is the nation’s chief waterway. Its nickname is Old Man River.
A store-bought cake mix baked in a Bundt pan is the trick to a spooky Ghoulish Halloween Cake. Get your creative juices flowing by decorating your very own edible pumpkin that'll be the hit of your monster bash.
- 1 (18-1/4-ounce) package devil's food or any flavor cake mix, prepared according to package directions
- 2 (16-ounce) containers white frosting
- Red, yellow, and green food colors
- 1 flat-bottom ice cream cone
- Candy corn for garnish
- Decorating gel for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350º. Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray; pour in prepared batter.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes; let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan and invert onto platter; let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir white frosting with a few drops of red and yellow food colors, until frosting reaches desired orange color. Set aside 1/4 cup orange frosting in a small bowl and add a drop of green food color to make desired brown color. Place ice cream cone upside down on waxed paper and frost with brown frosting then cover and refrigerate.
- Frost cooled cake with orange frosting. Create eyes, mouth, and nose with Halloween candy or decorating gel. Place frosted ice cream cone in center hole of cake at an angle for stem.
Use your favorite Halloween candy, licorice, or decorating gel to decorate.
Historically this date.....
1938 – Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
1965 – Vietnam War: Just miles from Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by wave after wave of Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. Among the dead, a sketch of Marine positions is found on the body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before.
1985 – Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
And births this date include...
1735 – John Adams, second President of the United States (d. 1826)
1893 – Charles Atlas, Italian-born bodybuilder (d. 1972)
Charles in his youth and at 79 years old.
1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor
1946 – Robert L. Gibson, American astronaut
1951 – Harry Hamlin, American actor
All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
On October 30th, the country celebrates its favorite vegetable with National Candy Corn Day.
In the late 1800s, George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company created candy corn. His sweet treat represented the bright colors of corn kernels. Originally, candy corn was yellow, orange and white. However, it wasn’t until 1889 that the Goelitz Candy Company made the candy popular. Later, other candy makers developed a variety of popular colors and flavors as well.
The original confection was made by hand using corn syrup, sugar, water, marshmallows, fondant and carnauba wax (a wax made from the leaves of a palm tree). However, modern candy makers produce the treat using machines while using the original ingredients.
These days, numerous recipes create the candy corn flavors in cakes, cookies, beverages, and more.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Candy corn inspires desserts, too. Add the candy to popcorn for a spooktacular treat. Another delicious way to celebrate the day would be to layer gelatin, pudding or cakes with white, yellow and orange colors and flavors. Salty and sweet always pair well together, too. Add pretzels, candy corn, and nuts to a snack mix.
