Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Natalie Wood's Death ~ Bacon 'n' Cheese Bites ~ Uncle Sam Day

  

Good 48º morning. 

 

Yesterday we started dark cloudy and gloomy....

And then before long the clouds left.....

All day we had wispy clouds and lots of contrails. We topped at 92º.

 

Picture of the Day...momma and her babies

 

 

 

Interesting about Natalie Wood's death....

 

The story of Natalie Wood and the investigation of her death. That happened in 1981 in a harbor of Catalina Island.

 

The captain of the boat owned by Robert Wagner and Natalie finally gave up information in regards to the loud fight between Wagner and Wood before it went to complete silence. She was found drowned in the ocean. The homicide investigator, Duane Rasure,

 

was a friend of Jerry's and mine. He was interviewed for this reopened investigation, which started in 2011. Duane passed away in 2014. Wagner is now 88 years old, still married to Jill St. John and live in Aspen.

 

He, apparently, is sticking with his original comments about Natalie trying to get in the dingy and slipped and fell and drowned.

 

If you want to read more about Natalie, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Wood

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Bacon 'n' Cheese Bites

 

Want something to make ahead and keep in the freezer for last-minute drop-in guests? Here you go! These Bacon 'n' Cheese Bites are a guy food favorite, especially when the big game is on. Watch out though - you may need to make a second batch because the first one is sure to disappear!

 

• 1 cup biscuit baking mix
• 1/2 cup processed cheese spread
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons real bacon bits
• 1/3 cup club soda

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 450º. Coat two rimmed baking sheets with cooking spray.
    
2. In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients except club soda until well mixed.
    
3. Add club soda and beat until well combined. Let stand 5 minutes.
    
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, or until golden.
   
   

 

***Serve immediately or store in airtight container in freezer up to 2 months.

 

 

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

1956 – IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.

2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the U.S. after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.

 

And births this date include....

1766 – Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner (d. 1945)

 

1925 – Mel Tormé, American singer (d. 1999)

 

 

 

1939 – Richard Kiel, American actor (d.2014)

 

1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, British actress

 

1951 – Jean Smart, American actress

 

 

1952 – Randy Jones, American musician (Village People)

 

1956 – Anne Geddes, Australian photographer

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

On September 13th, the United States recognizes Uncle Sam Day. The day commemorates the man behind the iconic image. The fascinating nickname for the United States government was born on September 13, 1766.

Sam Wilson, a meat packer from New York, supplied barrels of meat to soldiers during the war of 1812. To identify the meat for shipment, Wilson prominently stamped “U.S.” on the barrels. It wasn’t long before the soldiers dubbed the grub a delivery from Uncle Sam.  As such nicknames tend to do, its popularity spread.

The first illustration of Uncle Sam is unlike the one we know today. Published by Harper’s Weekly in 1861, the young government representative (a starred bandanna on his head and wearing a striped vest) is depicted dividing up Virginia like a butcher. Through the years, the image of Uncle Sam would take many forms.

Credit is given to German-born illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Nast for developing the long-legged Uncle Sam we know today. With the starred top hat and striped pants, the Uncle Sam debut in Harper’s Weekly, also. He took on many issues with Nast as his illustrator. Some of the issues topics included Boss Tweed, Union recruitment, and Reconstruction.

During the modern era, Uncle Sam obtained some color. The United States Army awarded Montgomery Flagg with the artwork for the familiar portrait used in the “I Want You For The U.S. Army” campaign during World War I.  It first appeared on the cover of Leslie’s Weekly, an illustrated literary and news magazine.

 

UNCLE SAM DAY HISTORY

President George H. W. Bush proclaimed Uncle Sam Day to be September 13, 1989, in honor of the anniversary of the birth of Samuel Wilson. It coincided with the bicentennial celebration of the City of Troy, New York where Wilson lived and worked. The City of Troy requested the designation of the President.

On September 7, 1961, through concurrent resolutions, Congress officially named Uncle Sam as a permanent symbol of American strength and idealism.