Mo' Fog! ~ Snuggy Fire ~ Popcorn ~ Tempura Day

Good 29º gloomy foggy morning. Again! Yesterday not one ray of sunshine. Oh, the weather man said up on the mountain you could get in the sun. What, 2500 feet? Swell. Looks like we are in for more of the same. Possibly rain on the weekend. Of course! My truck is clean now.

Yesterday I went to the dealer to have my oil changed in my truck, the wheels aligned, and see about the malfunction in the rear door. Seems as though I pushed the "lock" button on it unintentionally and so that was solved! The lobby at Roe still had their Christmas tree up....

Comments were made by a couple of those waiting. One man said they always kept their tree up until January 6th. I said, "Today is January 6th.... Three Kings Day". "Oh."  (smile)

Stopped at Colonel Sanders on the way home to pick up some coleslaw

and hot wings

for Patty and Cliff. Dropped them off later and had a cocktail while the guys, Brian and Dan (?), were finishing up their new double-paned window instillation. Really nice and so much warmer inside their home.

Came home and made some vegetable and cornish hen soup. Mmmm... Nice and hot. Hit the spot. Then we had a fire and got snuggy with some popcorn and our favorite TV shows....

 The log got really hot and the newly glued insulation on the door worked perfectly....

 CSI was on.... one of my favs.....

Sorry, there was nothing outside to take a picture of! Just fog!

Historically this date....

1904 – The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".

   ... odd. What would CQD stand for? "can't quite decide"? "captain quit driving"? "come quick, danger"?

1952 – President Harry Truman announces that the United States has developed the hydrogen bomb.

1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.

          (.....what a bunch of inept ass holes!)

And births this date include....

1800 – Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (d. 1874)

1911 – Butterfly McQueen, American actress (d. 1995)

1922 – Vincent Gardenia, Italian-born actor (d. 1992)

1929 – Terry Moore, American actress

1948 – Kenny Loggins, American singer

1956 – David Caruso, American actor

 Weird weird weird weirdo!

1957 – Katie Couric, American television host

   .... beeeotch!

1958 – Linda Kozlowski, American actress

... since 1990 still married to Paul Hogan!

1963 – Rand Paul, American politician, senator-elect from Kentucky

1964 – Nicolas Cage, American actor

 Another weird weird weird weirdo!

1966 – Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist (d. 1999)

Ok, nuff said. I have some JCRW stuff to do and then get my hair cut. My phone is acting up (lots of scratchy noise) so Brian said he had an extra phone he would give me and see if it's the phone or connections...... always something!

Happy Friday

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 7th

National Tempura Day

Mmmm... I'd like some of that! 

Alexandria ~ Sun ~ Salad

Good 31º morning.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful 15 year old granddaughter Alex!

Poor thing, she had to endure me singing 'Happy Birthday' to her first thing this morning!

Yesterday the blue sky actually poked through. Took this on my way to Grants Pass...

The trees at the top of the mountain are still frozen white.

The Law Enforcement/Fire lunch was good, except for I left my 'go away' box on the table! I had the Chef's Salad. Really good! Lots of ham! The "fellas" and I had an enjoyable time. There were only 4 of us LASD people. The rest were LAPD and from various departments in So and No Ca as well as Phoneix Az.  A newby showed up and joined our table. He was a Lt. at Simi Valley PD and had trained with an old high school buddy of mine who became a member of SEB (Special Enforcement Bureau), Gary (Duke) Rovarino! Duke and I used to hold hands in English Lit class! :o)

On the way home I got my truck washed. It had turned a gray from all the storms I went through going to and coming back from Ca. The sky was still somewhat clear and sunny....

Maggie went exploring in the creek out back...

And Patty called me to say "look at the sunset!"....

Awesome!

Historically this date...

1838 – Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.

1853 – President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.

1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.

1974 – In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

And births this date include....

1880 – Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)

1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)

Father of Marlo.

1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)

1925 – John DeLorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)

1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)

Husband of Jayne Mansfield - father of Mariska

1931 – Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)

 Sadly, committed suicide.

1960 – Howie Long, American football player and analyst

....

and 1996 Alexandria Margaret! When she was little she couldn't say her name... it came out "Andy-sandi Mar-got". Too cute!

All I know. Off to GP again, this time to get the oil changed in my truck and have them fix the rear lift door that has ceased to work. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 6th

Epiphany or Three Kings Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)

... and it's

Pepe Le Pew's Birthday

Fog ... again! ~ Cornish Game Hen ~ Whipped Cream

Good 29º morning. I suppose, since it's still dark out, that we have that inversion layer over us again and it is foggy out. Sigh..........

Can you believe it....only 360 days until the end of this year!   :o(

Yesterday I got quite a bit done. My "New Years" cards showed up. Didn't send out Christmas cards this year. So very unorganized. Today is the Law Enforcement/Fire luncheon. I have to take the door from my wood stove to the 'wood stove' store to have them fix it. The insulation or whatever it's called has come loose. Don't have a clue what to use to stick it back on. Will let them deal with it.

Last night I cooked a Cornish Game Hen...

Raw carrots are good and a great snack, but cooked carrots are better for you. The heat releases more of the beta-carotene, according to Dr. Oz!

I stuffed her hips with lemon wedges and Rosemary sprigs. Drizzled on some of my infused garlic and onion olive oil, squeezed on some lemon juice, sprinkled on the McCormick Crusting (Garlic Rosemary and Lemon), sprinkled on Sonoma pepper and Rosemary sea salt. Baked at 400º for 40 min and then turned the heat down to 350º for another 40 minutes. Perfect!

Historically this date...

1759 – George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.

1914 – The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor.

1933 – Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.

1972 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program.

And births this date include....

1855 – King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. 1932)

   Yeah for disposable razor blades!!!

1914 – George Reeves, American actor (d. 1959)

1917 – Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)

Interesting read, especially the name she was born with!!!          

Her daughter Maureen's birthday was yesterday.

1931 – Robert Duvall, American actor

1946 – Diane Keaton, American actress

Santa Ana High School... babysat my nieces.

Well, the outside has light now and it looks almost the same as it did in the picture I took yesterday at 4pm

... although we're seeing a bit of blue sky!~ YEAH!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 5th

National Bird Day

was established by bird activists. It calls upon people to recognize the plight of captive birds. It also draws attention to exploitation of birds in the U.S. pet industry. On this day, organizers suggest we reflect upon the conditions of birds held in captivity.

..... but it's also

National Whipped Cream Day

I think I'd rather celebrate that!

New Moon ~ Good Soup ~ National Spaghetti Day

 Good 29º morning. Stayed at and below 35º all day yesterday. It's the danged cold toilet seat that gets me! Fog and gloom. On the news people were told if you have an approved wood stove, one with low emissions, not to even use those. The inversion layer is suffocating us.



 For some people the wood stove is their only means of heat, so doubt if they won't be using theirs! I certainly used mine with a roaring fire last night. Nice. Even Harley and Maggie were happy and snuggy.

Yesterday the excitement here was un-nerving. I paid bills and wrote cards. PJ called to say her trash can had been tipped over into the ditch before the trash had been picked up. (Kids) The trash company informed her, too bad - so sad, but trash won't be picked up again until next week. Maggie was barking and I saw a FedEx truck at my gate. He obviously wasn't the regular guy, as he left the package down there. Didn't have the gate code. So, later I decided to retrieve the package, check on my trash can, and take mail to the post office. I was lucky, my trash had been picked up and Frank had brought the can from the road to it's normal 'waiting place'. PJ, there will be plenty of room for your extra trash for the next pick up.

Dinner was soup. It was so depressingly cold that it sounded wonderful. I heated up a box of creamy chicken soup

, added stir-fry veggies and rice, diced fresh tomato, sliced garlic, red pepper flakes, Rosemary sea salt, and pepper. Mmmmmm......

Retraction.... I said yesterday the Chargers had lost to the Broncos. My old pal John (Berokoff) informed me of my error. I read the following wrong...

 I told John that I figured, as well as Cliff, that they would lose anyway. Well, shut my mouth! Good for the Chargers! Actually, lol, John must be a Chargers fan to notice. Or, wait, maybe he's disgruntled and is a Bronco fan! Hmmmm...... ponderings.

Today is get organized day. Find a place for all the loot I managed to collect from friends and family for Christmas and "neaten up" the wrapping stuff upstairs. Dontcha just get all tingly at my prospects for the day! After all, this is National Get Organized Month!

Historically this date....

1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.

1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.

(One of my photos from 2008 and my trip to NY with Joan)

2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.

   .... what a disastrous fu**ing mistake that was!

And births this date include...

1643 – Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)

1905 – Sterling Holloway, American Character Actor (d. 1992)

He played such goofy parts that his name just

didn't fit him. Should have been something

like Archie or Barnaby or Izzy!

1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress

1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress

 (Gadz, she looked like a teen!)

... and then she didn't think she was beautiful enough, so she had surgery...........

Good grief! And a see through blouse too!

1941 – Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001)

1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer

1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress

    liked her in Legends of the Fall with Brad Pitt and in Kitt Kittredge:An American Girl Mystery...

....and today is also the birthday of my 'daily drivel pal' Lydia.

Happy Birthday girlfriend!

She has a very nice blog at http://www.averygoodlife.blogspot.com/

So, the scuttle-butt is that Sandra Bullock is seeing Ryan Reynolds. How cool. Cute couple! AND.... Favre and the Jets are being sued for sexual harassment by two massage therypists employed by the team. Like Tiger Woods and Jesse James, he tossed his reputation out the window when he dabbled with other women other than his wife! Idiots, all.

Patty and Cliff are having all new double-paned windows put in their house today. Big project but will make it so nice and much warmer with no more ice in the track.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Tuesday! Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 4th

National Spaghetti Day

Be still my heart.....