POURING Rain ~ Bacon Wrapped Turkey ~ Dog vs Cat

Good 51º RAINING POURING morning. Started in last night. All the weather persons on the TV said a bunch of mumbo jumbo including the words "rain" and "showers".

...and they said it wouldn't hit us much, probably move off to the north.....

DUH. Pouring all night! The Heavens opened and it DUMPED! Yesterday morning 8am ... and this morning....

I found a Facebook page with this guy in his 'bacon helmet'...OMG....too funny!

.....and for Thanksgiving he made a bacon wrapped turkey:

This from Ben Hunt.... so funny.... Thank Ben for the big laugh!

A little French Bulldog feeling his oats and takes on

the wrong cat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tbKejK2fDTo

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It's interesting if you Google something... I Googled "rice with scallops and shrimp" and there was my blog! Amazing.

Sue's Daily Drivel ...: Goofy Turkeys ~ Rice w/ Scallops and Shrimp ...

oregonsue.blogspot.com/.../goofy-turkeys-rice-w-scallops-and.html

1 hour ago – This rice blend is great. It comes from Costco. Then I seared some little scallops. When the rice was done I added the scallops, some shrimp, ...

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Ok, if you are a gun enthusiast or not, you might just get a kick out of these STUPID people with guns...

Gun Accidents 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmtOEI7sAAs

Thanks Ron Wisberger for this! Unbelievably scary how some of these folks can be so DUMB!

Today is Gabe Ramirez's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gabe! Also, it's Heather Mehl's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Heather! (Neighbor from years ago in Temple City) Here is Heather with her little sister Lindsay...

Today is also Mike & Wilma Nelson's anniversary. (LASD...worked at Temple with Jerry) HAPPY ANNIVERSARY kids!

Historically this date...

1862 – The USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600. 

..... the deadliest single building fire in US history!

1924 – Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.

And births this date include...

1920 – Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)

He had Alzheimers....

http://www.mjq.net/fiveo/perspirer.htm

1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer

(West Side Story)

1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player

1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)

1945 – Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)

Interesting that they were both born on the same day!

1957 – Matt Lauer, American newscaster

1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer

All I know. Nuff said. Still POURING rain.

xo Sue Mom Bob

December 30th

National Bicarbonate of Soda Day

Maybe National Bicarbonate of Soda Day falls so close to New Year's Eve owing to its old fashioned use as a hangover remedy and antacid. But we like to imagine that it is being honored for its great utility in the kitchen as baking soda! It helps dough to rise, and also makes a mean toothpaste. Good ol' bicarb!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/December/bicarbonateofsodaday.htm

Rain ~ Shopping ~ Billy's Soup ~ Pepper Pot Soup

 

Good 47º (summer!) morning. Hit 64º yesterday. Had a jacket on with a wool scarf and was wondering why I was sweating! This taken about noon....

.... and this was just taken this morning....

We did get quite a bit of wind and some rain.... just about 1/3"

Shopping day yesterday. Was going to Wal Mart but thinking about something else and missed the turn to the store so I went Fred Meyer's instead on a whim as I drove past and got flannel sheets on sale! I had broken the gold chain on the necklace Jerry had given me some time ago. Made me sad because I love that necklace and wore it all the time. Well, in Freddy's I decided to check on chains in the jewelry department. OMG, they were 60% off!!! So, I got one. YEAH. Also found Wanchai Orange Chicken in the Asian food section. It is sooooooo good! I got the last two boxes. Then............... decided to go to Wal Mart and see what their flannel sheets were like and what price. HA! They didn't even have any! So, that worked out great for me. Bargains. One thing, at least the shopping population in Wally World didn't disappoint in the way they were dressed! I should have taken my camera in with me.

Then it was off to Bill and Jeannie's for a chat and wine. Bill was making bean/ham soup and they gave me some to bring home. OMG!!! That is the BEST soup I have ever eaten!!!! Beans, veggies, kielbasa, ham ..... HEAVEN! Thanks Billy!!

On the way home there was poleece activity.... street was blocked off and there were lots of blinkie blinkies and an officer directing traffic... crime scene tape. I later heard on the news a woman had been hit and killed crossing the dark street...wearing dark clothing. Sad. For you locals this was at SW G Street and Oak.

Back home safe and sound, fire, chair, wine, and Billy's soup! Ahhhhh......

 

My nephew Andy is 57 years old today. How can that be??

Here he is with my sis, Marion, his first Christmas. What a doll baby.

.... And here is one of the last pictures I have of him... on the far right.. this was in 1988. Haven't heard from the boy in years. He lives in Sparks or Reno..... You hear from him Jimmy????

L to R: David, Jimmy, Marion, Bill, Andy. Bobby is MIA.

Historically this date...

1845 – In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, U.S.A annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.

1997 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

 

And births this date include....

1800 – Charles Goodyear, American inventor (d. 1860)

1808 – Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)

Every picture of him, he's grumpy looking!

1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress

Ya think there's been some plastic goin' on here?????      GAG!

1938 – Jon Voight, American actor

1947 – Ted Danson, American actor

... who is now on CSI

1972 – Jude Law, British actor

Ok, all I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

December 29th

Pepper Pot Soup Day

 

 

Here are several recipes... most containing pork and traditional Jamaican pepper pot soup contains tripe...http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg0297/slth0297.html#axzz1hwY9p1Ef

http://www.soupsong.com/rtripe.html

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/authentic-pepper-pot-soup/

Goofy Turkeys ~ Rice w/ Scallops and Shrimp ~ Oreo

Good 41º (yeah, 20+ degrees warmer than it has been!) rainy morning. We did get some precip.... 12 or 6 drops at least.

 

Hopefully this means we're getting more rain....

I didn't finish the rest of the cornbread so I cut it up and put it in a tub outside. First the crows found it and were happily munching... then the turkeys found it...

 

Yesterday Maggie and I made a run to town to the post office and market. On the way back up our drive the Toms and Jakes were just moseying along.... and they continued to walk at their own pace, irregardless that there was a BIG BLACK TRUCK behind them....

 

This is funny... a video of the year in review by Jib Jab:

http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/2011_buh_bye?cmpid=yir2011_url

And then Trish sent this one of the Santa Academy.

Why Santa was so good to you this Christmas ...Don't let the kids see this..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiEqlv9JVRA

Santa and all his helpers were trained to be the very best Santa they could be.

Semper Fi

 

Dinner was another experiment.... I cooked some rice blend (brown and wild) in my 35 year old rice cooker that still cooks rice perfectly...

This rice blend is great. It comes from Costco. Then I seared some little scallops. When the rice was done I added the scallops, some shrimp, diced celery, diced yellow bell pepper, straw mushrooms (found in the Asian food section), peas, chopped green chilis ...

Stirred it all together and added some sweet hot chili sauce mixed with mayonnaise....

And lastly I added some diced Roma tomatoes.

AWESOME!

 

Sunset last evening was interesting...

 

Historically this date...

1612 – Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.

1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.

1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.

1945 – The United States Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.

2000 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.

 

And births this date include....

1934 – Dame Maggie Smith, British actress

 

1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor

.... and it was a year ago today Kristen Alex and Jack lost their little love dog, Oreo. RIP Oreo. You were the sweetest!

Oreo was a rescue dog and lived out the rest her life in the best possible way with lots of love and care.

All I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

December 28th

National Chocolate Candy Day

 

And also.....

National Card Playing Day