Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Odd Named Towns In Oregon ~ Bacon and Tomato Cheesy Quiche ~ Joe Kirk ~ National Thank A Mail Carrier Day

 

 

Good 26º cloudy morning. 

 

Yesterday with a blue sky and sunshine we topped at 63º.

 

 

Picture of the day.... oops!

 

 

 

 

Interesting about odd named towns In Oregon...

 

Boring *
Truth in advertising again?  …  Or just some guy’s name?

Well, this one’s the latter.  Willam H. Boring was an early settler who came out West after the Civil War.  According to ancestry.com, the surname probably comes from the personal name Bor, which may have something to do with pine trees (and which would be very appropriate for Oregon).

 

Boring is close to Portland.  They have a Boring Post Office, Boring Fire Department, and Boring Middle School,  and the Not So Boring Bar & Grill.

The folks here seem to take it all pretty well.  In fact, they made Dull, Scotland their sister city.  And the Oregon legislature got in on the fun by officially declaring August 9 Boring and Dull Day in the state of Oregon.

Just a little out of place are these cities in Oregon – Santa Clara, Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, St. Paul, Peoria, Detroit, Saginaw, Toledo, Dayton, Pittsburg, Elmira, Albany, Nashville, Charleston, Selma, Jacksonville, Ontario, Glasgow, London, Waterloo, Denmark, Norway, Florence, Rome, Troy, Sparta, Damascus, Lebanon, Madras, Paradise.

 

Remote
Truth in advertising?  Or commemorating that very important milestone in the history of the couch potato?

Well, it’s the former.  Remotes weren’t even around in 1887 when the town was founded.  Everybody knows that.

Looks like the town’s still pretty isolated even today.  It’s smack dab in the middle of the Cascades, on the upper reaches of the Coquille River.

 

Drain

Why, of course it’s named after a Mr. Drain.  What did you expect?  In particular, we’re talking about one Charles Drain, an early settler and politician.

 

This town of 1,100 in the southwest part of the state includes such a local landmark, the Drain Public Swimming Pool.

 

* When I was in high school I dated a guy named Bob Boring. He was really cute and nice, but not a name I wanted to marry into.

Can you imagine in the Sheriff's Academy when the DI would shout "Boring, Susan" !!!! LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

 

Whether you’re looking for something special to serve for brunch, a light lunch or a refreshing change-of-pace dinner, nothing fits the bill better than our bacon- and tomato-studded cheesy quiche. With its fresh-from-the-farm taste, this may become your new anytime favorite.

 

• 1 refrigerated pie crust
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup real bacon pieces, reserving 1 tablespoon for sprinkling
• 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 avocado, peeled and sliced into wedges

 

• Preheat oven to 350º.
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• Place pie crust in a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate and flute edges.
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• In a medium bowl, combine cheeses; mix well. Place half the cheese mixture in the pie crust, then top it with bacon pieces, tomatoes, and remaining cheese.
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• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and half-and-half; slowly pour evenly over the top. Sprinkle with reserved bacon pieces.
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• Bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until center is set. Let sit 10-15 minutes to firm up, then garnish with avocado wedges, cut into wedges and serve.

 

 

 

 

Special birthday today, Joe Kirk (LASD ret) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!

 

Historically this date.........

1941 – The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops

1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.

1999 – The New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon.

2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

 

And births this date include...

1918 – Ida Lupino, English film actress and director (d. 1995)

 

1936 – David Brenner, American comedian (d.2014)

 

1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States

 

1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician

1962 – Clint Black, American musician

 

1973 – Oscar de la Hoya, Mexican-American boxer

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Thank A Mail Carrier Day (also known as Thank a Mailman Day) on February 4th reminds us that someone makes sure the mail gets through 6 days a week 52 weeks a year. The day reminds us just how important mail carriers are to our daily lives. Take time out of your day to thank the mail carrier responsible for delivering your mail.  

 

 

The Pony Express riders earned a famous reputation in their short existence. Their motto was “Neither rain, or snow, nor death of night, can keep us from our duty.”  This motto is believed to be taken, in part, from a motto dating back to ancient times. The most popular variation of this motto is “Through rain or snow, or sleet or hail, we’ll carry the mail. We will not fail.”

 

Fun Facts:

• In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Constitutional Post–the first organized mail service in America.
• As the nation’s first Postmaster General, Benjamin Franklin established many of the conventions we are accustomed to today.
• Postage stamps were invented in 1847.
• On April 3, 1860, the famous Pony Express officially took off.
• In 1863, free city delivery started, and in 1896, free rural delivery began.
• In 1963, the Zip Code began.

• National Thank a Mail Carrier Day is the perfect time to show your appreciation to your mail carrier.