Good dark 42º morning. Come on sunshine!
Yesterday we topped at 94º.
We're still having smoke from a fire....... no clear sky.
10-10 radio code... "out of vehicle, subject to call"
Picture of the Day...Wow! Busy nap time. 
Interesting about doorbells.......
A doorbell is a signaling device typically placed near a door to a building's entrance. When a visitor presses a button, the bell rings inside the building, alerting the occupant to the presence of the visitor. Although the first doorbells were mechanical, activated by pulling a cord connected to a bell,
modern doorbells are electric, operated by a pushbutton switch. Modern doorbells often incorporate intercoms and miniature video cameras to increase security.
William Murdoch, a Scottish inventor, installed a number of his own innovations in his house, built in Birmingham in 1817; one of these was a loud doorbell, that worked using a piped system of compressed air. A precursor to the electric doorbell, specifically a bell that could be rung at a distance via an electric wire, was invented by Joseph Henry around 1831. By the early 1900s, electric doorbells had become commonplace.
To read a lot more about doorbells, go here:
Buttermilk Pie
Ingredients:
1 refrigerated pie crust
1½ cups sugar
3 T all purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
½ stick butter, melted
½ t. ground cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 425º. Place pie crust in 9" pie plate and flute edges. Set aside.
2. In large bowl whisk sugar, flour, and buttermilk. Add eggs, vanilla, and butter. Whisk until thoroughly combined.
3. Pour into pie shell. Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon.
4. Bake 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 325º and continue baking 35-40 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out dry.
Special birthday today, Sandy (Todoran) Beck's hubby Jerome (LASD ret) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEROME!
Historically this date.....
..........Good grief!
So disturbing. So sick. So so sad.
And births this date include....
All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
Columbus Day on the second Monday in October is observed in the United States each year. The day signifies Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on October 12, 1492.
Christopher Columbus was long given credit for discovering North America. However, long before Columbus was born (1451-1506), Leif Erikson landed on these shores. The Italian-born explorer did sail across the Atlantic, though, and more than once. In fact, he made four transatlantic voyages. His first was in 1492. Hence the rhyme, “In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”
During the 1492 expedition, Columbus was looking for Asia. He and his crew landed their three ships somewhere near the modern-day Bahamas. While he may not have discovered an already populated continent, he did spur further exploration and colonization of North America.
HOW TO OBSERVE COLUMBUS DAY
Learn more about Christopher Columbus and his voyages.
COLUMBUS DAY HISTORY
Colorado first observed Columbus Day in 1906 as it became an official state holiday. More and more people and states began to recognize the observance.
In 1937, Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States. Many instances of people observing Columbus’ voyage exist since the colonial period. In 1792, celebrations recognizing the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World took place in New York City and other US cities. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to join in the celebration of Columbus on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the anniversary of 1892, teachers, preachers, poets, and politicians used the day to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic teachings were framed around themes of support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress.
In 1970, Columbus Day was changed to the current observance on the second Monday in October.
