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Good 31º foggy frozen Super Bowl Sunday morning. 

 

Yesterday we were sunny and topped at 61º.

 

 

Today is one of those sad days for me. Jerry died this date 16 years ago. Born on 12-2 and died on 2-12. Not a day goes by I don't miss him terribly and get emotional. Just sayin'............ We always had a great time together, shared a lot of love, happy and agreeable. Love you and miss you Darling!

 

 

 

 

Interesting about doghouses.........

 

A doghouse, also known as a kennel, is an outbuilding to provide shelter for a dog from various weather conditions.

 

Humans and domesticated dogs have been companions for more than 15,000 years, beginning with the wolf and hunter–gatherers. Initially, dogs would inhabit the outdoors staying close to humans. Mud was used to construct the earliest known doghouses. Over the millennia crude doghouses were built from the scrap material that was available to owners at the particular time and place.

 

During the Industrial Revolution and economies of scale allowed manufactured doghouses to become a commodity that could be sold to the mass market. Mass production allowed manufacturers to improve the design and quality of materials used to construct a doghouse.

 

During the 1800s, the animal rights movement began creating legislation for animal rights and animal welfare. This allowed the creation of organizations like the humane society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), which have set standards of care for dogs that live outdoors including a properly designed doghouse that is structurally sound, weatherproof, insulated, of adequate size and appropriate for the dog's use, at all times. Municipalities enforce legislation to protect dogs living outdoors with the animal control service.

 

In modern times, a wide variety of materials are used to make doghouses, including: hardboard, hard wood, plywood, and plastic. Do it yourself (DIY) projects allow owners to construct the doghouse to their exact design specifications using the best possible materials for their dogs needs.

 

Here are some really interesting doghouses....

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Our Minnesota Hot Dish is a meat and potato lovers dream! This hot dish recipe with hamburger also has potato tots on top and veggies inside. Talk about hearty! The best part? This comforting hot dish recipe bakes up in under 40 minutes, which makes it the perfect busy weeknight dinner. (And, in case you were wondering, a hot dish is just like a casserole -- they just say "hot dish" instead of "casserole" over in Minnesota.)

 

 

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (10-3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (16-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 cup (4-ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 (32-ounce) package frozen seasoned potato nuggets

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º. Coat a 2-1/2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef, onion, and salt, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Spoon ground beef into prepared baking dish.
    
3. In a small bowl combine soup and milk, mix well. Layer frozen vegetables, soup mixture, and cheese over ground beef. Top with frozen potatoes.
    
4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until potatoes are golden and casserole is heated through.

 

 

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

1915 – In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.

  

1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

 

 

1994 – Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch's iconic painting The Scream.

 

1999 – President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.

 

2004 – The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.

 

And births this date include...

1809 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1916 – Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)

Alioto's was a favorite place to eat for Jerry and I.

 

 

1919 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

February 12th.is Abraham Lincoln's actual birth date. However, in modern times President Lincoln and all of the U.S. Presidents, are celebrated on President's Day.

Every American knows President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. "Honest Abe", as he was commonly known, was born in the wilderness country of Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.

Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861. Although he hated war, he was drawn into it as he believed it was the only was to save the nation, after the southern states declared their secession from the Union.

In addition to serving as president during the civil war and saving the Union,  Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the U.S. forever.He also wrote and gave The Gettysburg Address, memorializing the bloodiest and most important battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war.

Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. President to be assassinated. He was shot and mortally wounded on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater.