Good 40º scattered clouds morning.
Yesterday with all the clouds the sun came and went. We started at 49º and topped at 78º.
Picture of the Day.....1886 bicycle🙂
Interesting about actor Robert Wagner....
He is believed to have had affairs with several actresses like Yvonne De Carlo, Joan Crawford, Anita Ekberg, and Lori Nelson. His relationships were the topics of much discussion back then. Following his film ‘Titanic’ in 1953, he was in a committed relationship with Barbara Stanwyck, who also acted in the film with him. This relationship was kept under the wraps as Wagner was just in his twenties back then, while Stanwyck was in her 40s.
In 1957, Robert Wagner married Natalie Wood.
Their marriage only lasted four years, after which they got a divorce. The couple, however, reunited and got married. This happened after Wood’s divorce with her second husband Richard Gregson and Wagner’s divorce with his second wife, actress Marion Marshall. Marshall had two children from her previous marriage. Wagner and Marshall too went ahead to have a daughter named Katharine Wagner.
Wood already had a daughter from her second marriage to Gregson named Natasha. In the years post-Wood’s and Wagner’s reunion, the couple went ahead to welcome their daughter named Courtney. Even after Wood’s death, Wagner took the legal guardianship of Natasha.
Robert Wagner is still with his wife, Jill St.John.
They married in the year 1990. They were in a relationship for eight years before they got married. Robert Wagner, who recently turned 90 years old, is also a grandfather of both Katie Wagner’s son and Natasha Gregson Wagner’s daughter.
Despite the allegations against him, he is still supported by his step-daughter Natasha, who believes that he is innocent. Though he stated that he was suffering from some memory issues during the course of the recent investigation, he is in relatively good health now.
Courtney Wagner is the only child of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. She was just seven years old when her mother died. Courtney spent a large part of her childhood traveling with her sister Natasha and father, Wagner. This was to avoid the scrutiny of the paparazzi. Having lived in places like Switzerland at the time, she has grown more attached to her family. However, she is known to have tried to commit suicide twice, one at the age of 14 and one when she was 23. She is now a jewelry designer whose clientele includes Cameron Diaz. However, things weren’t always this smooth for her. She had her fair share of troubles before she found the right path.
If you want to read a lot more, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wagner
From Mr. Food
- SERVES
- 4
- COOK TIME
- 55 Min
Years ago the only fried chicken was Southern-fried, and there's no doubt that it's delicious, but in terms of fried chicken recipes , oven-"fried" has its merits, too. With our All-American Oven-"Fried" Drumsticks, you'll get the best of everything. Crispy chicken on the outside and juicy on the insides! Chicken drumsticks have never been better and we're sure this is an oven-fried chicken drumstick recipe you don't wanna miss!
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Place flour in a shallow dish. In a second shallow dish, beat eggs with milk, just until mixed. In a plastic bag, mix together bread crumbs and seasonings.
- Dredge chicken in flour, one or two pieces at a time, coating evenly. Dip floured chicken pieces into egg mixture, then place in bread crumb mixture; close bag and shake to coat well.
- Place butter in a large baking dish and melt in oven. Arrange chicken in a single layer over melted butter, turning to coat both sides.
- Bake 25 minutes; turn chicken and bake an additional 25 minutes, or until golden brown and no pink remains.
Historically this date.......
1886 – The Pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in The Atlanta Journal.
1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas single in history.
1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
1988 – The U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
2001 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
2004 – The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
And births this date include...
Click on his name.... interesting read.
My mother (her parents both immigrated from Scotland) was born at her aunt's house in Cleveland Ohio in 1905.The Hopes immigrated from London and moved next door to my mom's aunt in 1908. Her aunt's kids all played with the Hope kids. And another thing, Bob Hope's name was Leslie and my mom married a Leslie (Laney)!
1917 – John F. Kennedy, American politician, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
1955 – John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Wednesday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
National Paperclip Day on May 29th each year celebrates a small but unusually useful invention. Yes, even the paperclip has its own day of honor. The day celebrates the well-known piece of curved wire that keeps our papers together and helps us stay organized.
While many may have claimed earlier invention of the paperclip, according to the Early Office Museum, Samuel B. Fay received the first patent for a “bent wire paper clip” in the United States in 1867. The original intention of Fay’s clip was to attach tickets to fabric. However, U.S. patent 64,088 recognized that it could also be used to attach papers together.
As many as 50 others received patents for similar designs prior to 1899. One other notable name receiving a patent for his paperclip design in the United States was Erlman J. Wright in 1877. At that time, he advertised his clip for use in fastening newspapers.
The Gem paperclip, which was most likely in production in Britain in the early 1870s by The Gem Manufacturing Company, was never patented. It is the most common type of wire paper clip and is still in use today. It was introduced to the United States around 1892 and in 1904, Cushman & Denison registered a trademark for the “Gem” name in connection with paper clips. Paperclips are still sometimes called Gem clips.
Today, paperclips come in various sizes, shapes, and colors and can make your paperwork look more fun and lively.
Paperclips are not just for holding papers together. There are many other things that you can do with them!
- Replace a zipper tab
- Unclog a spray bottle
- Unclog a single-serve coffee maker
- Hem holder
- Emergency hooks for broken necklaces
The Paper Clip Project
During World War II this small, universal office supply provided a visual method of protest at a time when any outward signs of objection could be dangerous, even in familiar company.
Early in the war, Norwegians were particularly persistent in their development of symbols. The paper clip represented “sticking together” for a time until the Nazis caught on and banned the wearing of paper clips.
According to a March 5, 1941, Provo, Utah newspaper article (The Daily Herald), the Norwegians switched to new symbols as quickly as the bans could be issued.
In 1998, a group of middle school students led by language arts teacher Sandra Roberts and associate principal David Smith began a project through a Holocaust education class. The voluntary after-school class, Whitwell Middle School principal Linda Hooper’s idea, would be the foundation for developing tolerance and diversity.
Inspired by the story of the protesting Norwegians and their paper clips, the students began to collect six million paper clips – one paper clip representing one Jew who perished during the Holocaust. Adults today still wrestle with how the Holocaust could even happen. Imagine middle-school students trying to understand the magnitude of such an event on humanity.
Inspired by the story of the protesting Norwegians and their paper clips, the students began to collect six million paper clips – one paper clip representing one Jew who perished during the Holocaust. Adults today still wrestle with how the Holocaust could even happen. Imagine middle-school students trying to understand the magnitude of such an event on humanity.
The Paper Clip Project gained international attention and by 2001 the students collected more than 30 million paper clips. The school dedicated a Children’s Holocaust Memorial which displays an authentic German rail car filled with a portion of the paper clips.
