Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ South Dakota ~ Parmesan Smashed Potatoes ~ John Bowler ~ National Siblings Day

 

 

Good 38º cloudy morning. 

Yesterday the sun came and went behind clouds and we topped at 63º.

 

 

Picture of the Day....business name 

 

 

Interesting about South Dakota...

 

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum

 began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it’s now deemed priceless.

The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world’s greatest mountain carving.

Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.

The site of a rich gold strike in 1875, Deadwood retains its mining town atmosphere. 

While Deadwood is one of the most highly publicized mining towns of the trans-Mississippi West, much of its fame rests on the famous or infamous characters that passed through.

 

Tom Brokaw of NBC graduated from Yankton High School and the University of South Dakota.

 

South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation.

 

Custer State Park is home to a herd of 1,500 free-roaming bison. Bison can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. Historically, the bison played an essential role in the lives of the Lakota (Sioux), who relied on the “tatanka” for food, clothing and shelter.

 

The Crazy Horse mountain carving now in progress will be the world’s largest sculpture (563′ high, 641′ long, carved in the round). It is the focal point of an educational and cultural memorial to and for the North American Indian.

 

Sage Creek Wilderness is the site of the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret, the most endangered land mammal in North America.

 

The name “Black Hills” comes from the Lakota words Paha Sapa, which mean “hills that are black”. Seen from a distance, these pine-covered hills, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie, appear black.

 

Sturgis is home of the annual Black Hills Classic Motorcycle Rally.

 

Sioux Falls exists as a city today because the land speculators who staked town site claims there in 1857 came in search of the cascades of the Big Sioux River.

 

Mato Paha “Sacred Mountain” is the origin of many Native American legends. Rising 1400 feet above the surrounding prairie near Sturgis, and standing all by itself, Bear Butte isn’t hard to find. It was used as a landmark by the plains Indians and even today it is considered sacred by the plains peoples.

 

Black Hills National Cemetery “The Arlington of the West” is a final resting place of our nation’s veterans.

 

The U.S.S. South Dakota was the most decorated battleship during World War II.

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Here's a side dish that's simply "smashing"! (No, really). Our Parmesan Smashed Potatoes are crispy on the outside, tender as can be on the inside, and full of flavor throughout. Plus, did we mention how much fun it is to smash these?!

 

• 2 1/2 pounds small potatoes (about 12)
• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

 

1. In a large saucepan over high heat, place potatoes in enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and simmer about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Drain and let cool slightly.
2. Preheat oven to 450º. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Place potatoes on baking sheet. Using a large spoon or the heel of your hand, gently press down on each potato to smash it, so it ends up about 1/2-inch thick. Make sure to keep each potato in one piece.
3. In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper; mix well. Brush mixture over potatoes, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until potatoes are crispy and golden.

 

 

Special birthday today, John Bowler (LASD ret Lt.) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!! With his bride Trisha.....

Here is a photo of John in 1961....

 

 

Historically this date.......

1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.

 

1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.

 

1887 – On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.

 

 

1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.

 

 

1916 – The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.

1963 – 129 people die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.

1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he leaves The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

1991 – Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.

2010 – Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board including President Lech Kaczyński.

And births this date include......

1796 – James "Jim" Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)

 

1921 – Chuck Connors, American actor (d. 1992)

1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (d.2020)

 

1932 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (d.2015)

 

1938 – Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster (d. 2010)

 

 

1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor and martial artist

Interesting read... click on his name.

 

1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said.Have a good Sunday. Ciao

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

National Siblings Day (also referred to as Sibling Day) on April 10th each year honors our brothers and sisters.

Siblings. They are sometimes our best friends or our worst enemies. At times, siblings will provide us with our biggest competition, strongest encouragement and remind us of our most embarrassing moments.

Fictional characters describe those siblings best who are both rivals and yet are best friends. In The Hunger Games, Katniss puts her life on the line to save her sister Prim. Both Bo and Luke Duke in The Dukes of Hazzardrisked their lives for each other. Author Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona’s longtime love-hate relationship between siblings depicted a normal childhood filled with angst.

Real-life royal siblings Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret had a different set of rules to follow making their relationship quite different from anything we would call normal. Being a queen will do that.

Queen Elizabeth’s grandsons, Princes William and Harry and William’s children, too have royal sibling relationships that engage the world.

Playing fictional characters who are siblings and being siblings in front of a television audience must have created a different lifestyle for Mary Kate and Ashley Olson. Their older sister is Elizabeth.

Another pair of sibling actors is Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty.

There have been plenty of presidents with siblings as well. George W. Bush has five siblings and William Jefferson Clinton has three.

How many siblings do you have? Are you rivals or do you support each other in all you do?

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Spend some time with your sibling(s). Enjoy looking at photos and videos of time spent with your sibling(s). Play a song or two from the 35 Best Sister Songs list. Use

NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY HISTORY

In 1995, native New Yorker, Claudia Evart, founded National Siblings Day to honor and celebrate siblings.  After losing her two siblings early in life in separate accidents, she knew how important siblings could be in our lives.

Claudia created the Siblings Day Foundation (SDF), a tax-exempt organization, whose goals included the establishment of the national holiday. Claudia selected April 10th in honor of her late sister, Lisette’s birthday.