Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ The First Freeway ~ Kung Pao Beef ~ National Play Monopoly Day

  

Good 23º clear sky frozen morning. 

 

 

Yesterday the clouds left and it was totally clear.... we topped at 

Grants Pass still had that fog........and before noon it finally lifted. None today!

 

 

Picture of the Day .... Morocco tree climbing goats

 

 

 

Interesting about the first freeway.........

 

The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is the first freeway in the  United States. It connects Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the Arroyo Seco seasonal river. It is notable not only for being the first, mostly opened in 1940, but for representing the transitional phase between early parkways and modern freeways. It conformed to modern standards when it was built, but is now regarded as a narrow, outdated roadway.  A 1953 extension brought the south end to the Four Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles and a connection with the rest of the freeway system.

 

 

The road remains largely as it was on opening day, though the plants in its median have given way to a steel guard rail, and most recently to concrete barriers, and it now carries the designation State Route 110, not historic U.S. Route 66. Between 1954 and 2010, it was officially designated the Pasadena Freeway. In 2010, as part of plans to revitalize its scenic value and improve safety, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) restored the original name to the roadway. All the bridges built during parkway construction remain, as do four older bridges that crossed the Arroyo Seco before the 1930s. The Arroyo Seco Parkway is designated a State Scenic Highway, National Civil Engineering Landmark, and National Scenic Byway. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

 

I so remember driving my little Porsche on that freeway. It was a very winding road, fun in the Porsche. What was interesting, as opposed to now, there was a stop sign at the end of each on ramp just prior to getting on the freeway. No way to get up to the speed limit on the on ramp and merging with the freeway traffic! Stop and then go!

 

Here is a site with a bunch of vehicle accidents from the 1950's. Interesting:  https://www.vintag.es/2018/03/traffic-accidents-of-california-from-the-1950s.html

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Get out your chopsticks and get ready to enjoy this easy recipe for Kung Pao Beef! Why call for take-out when we can create this classic Asian dish ourselves and save time and money?

 

• 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 pounds flank steak, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup salted peanuts
• 4 scallions (green onions), thinly sliced

 

1. In a large bowl, combine teriyaki sauce, cornstarch, crushed red pepper, and ginger. Add steak and toss to coat.
    
2. In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over high heat. Add steak mixture and cook 5 to 7 minutes, or until steak is cooked through, stirring constantly.
    
3. Sprinkle with peanuts and scallions, and serve.

 

***To make this a complete restaurant-style meal, serve over steamed rice.

 

 

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

1493 – Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).

 

1863 – American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the military cemetery ceremony at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1930 – Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow commit their first robbery, the first in a long series of robberies and other criminal acts.

 

 

1943 – Holocaust: Nazis liquidate Janowska concentration camp in Lemberg (Lviv), western Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt.

..... so utterly disgusting. Too bad Hitler couldn't have been turned over to the Jews and let them torture him!!!

 

1959 – The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.

 

1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

 

1969 – Football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

 

 

1990 – Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

 

1998 – Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.

 

 

And births this date include....

1897 – Quentin Roosevelt, son of United States President Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1918)

....He died at age 20, serving in the military. Never knew about him, this is an interesting read about his short life. Attended Harvard at age 13!!!

 

 

 

1917 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)

 

1919 – Alan Young, British-born American actor (Mister Ed) (d.2016)

 

 

 

 

 

1920 – Gene Tierney, American actress (d. 1991)

 

 

 

1933 – Larry King, American TV personality (d.2021)

 

 

1936 – Dick Cavett, American talk show host

 

 

 

1938 – Ted Turner, American businessman

1956 – Ann Curry, American journalist and television anchor

... an Ashland Oregon High School graduate...

1956 – Eileen Collins, American astronaut

 

A retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. Whatta gal!!!

1961 – Meg Ryan, American actress

 

1962 – Jodie Foster, American actress

 

 

 

1997 – McCaughey septuplets, world's first surviving set of septuplets

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Play Monopoly Day on November 19th recognizes the iconic board game that lands us on Park Place, Boardwalk or even in jail.

Known as one of the most popular board games in the world, Monopoly was originally based on a board game designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1902. Since then, the game has been played by an estimated 500 million people since 1935. 

The object of the game is to collect as many properties as you can to create a monopoly. When players land on your property, you get to collect rent. The more properties you own, the more money you make, too. But watch out, there are taxes and other fees involved. To win the game, you need to bankrupt your opponents and be the last landowner standing. Many families have house rules that make the game more interesting, too. 

Monopoly also comes in numerous versions. Do you enjoy a particular book or movie franchise or hobby? The game likely comes in themes focusing on famous characters and likely scenarios. How about sports teams or pop culture? Monopoly money goes there, too!

Monopoly was  published by Parker Brothers, an American toy and game manufacturer since 1883.