Sue's Daily Drivel ...

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dentist ~ Chelada/Lime-A-Rita ~ Teri ~ Vegetable Casserole ~ Scallops

Good 45º morning.

10-2 is a radio code for 'receiving well'.

Yesterday off to the dental doc. Liz cleaned my teeth and we had a fun chat, and then the doc checked them. All perfect. No cavities, no gum problems. YEA! Then to the bank to deposit Blue Cross checks, the Post Office to mail bills, pharmacy to pick up prescription, market to get veggies (boo hoo boo hoo no eggplant!) , cat food and mozzarella cheese. Oh and I got 2 cans of the Budweiser 'Chelada', Clamato and one with salt and Lime and one with sal y límon (giggle...one's in Spanish!)... and a can of Budweiser Lime-a-Rita (that Linda Rhorbacher said was good!)

So made a deviled egg sandwich with tomato for lunch and had some of the Chelada. GOOD stuff!

If any of you know Bill Woodcock, ret LASD.... I just heard from him yesterday. Bill and Jerry worked together on Catalina Island. He's got a billiards tournament happening next June for retired or active ... "Police & Fire Championship fo the United States" ! If you would like a copy of the flyer, email me. This will be held in San Diego June 17-20.

Another LASD retiree, in the news.... Terri Prim who was the station secretary at Avalon Station is celebrating today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERI!!!

And, hard to believe Ronnie Lancaster has been gone a year today. His family having a memorial service for him in his home of Happy Texas this week. RIP Ronnie!

Historically this date....

1789 – George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.

1919 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

2001 – NATO backs U.S. military strikes following 9/11.

And births this date include...

1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)

1895 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)

.... and it seems he died broke and friendless. You can read a sad story written about him in 1960:

http://www.abbottandcostello.net/nw_article7.htm

1928 – George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)

Since yesterday was World Vegetarian Day I made an all veggie dinner. Yellow squash, zucchini, mushrooms, cauliflower, bell pepper.... pasta sauce, creamy Alfredo sauce, and mozzarella cheese. (no eggplant.... darn!)

First I sliced all the veggies, coated them with olive oil, grilled on the George Foreman grill.

Then I layered the pasta sauce, veggies, creamy Alfredo cheese, and more pasta sauce, vegs, Alfredo, and ending with cheese. Baked until hot and melted.

This was very very good!!!!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

October 2nd

National Fried Scallops Day

Pan seared is the best! Don't coat scallops. Heat pan coated in olive oil and add 1 chopped shallot and cook for about a minute. Add 1 can drained artichoke hearts in water, heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 T drained capers and about 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves. Toss togetherr and heat. Transfer to serving dish. Wipe out pan and return to heat, raising heat level. Season drained scallops with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to pan and immediately add scallops. Sear in a single layer, causing them to caramelize, 2 minutes each side. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice and 3-4 pats butter. Cook 1-2 minutes. Arrange scallops over the top of the artichoke hearts and serve. OMG this is soooooooooooooooo good!! A favorite recipe for a very long time!

Monday, October 1, 2012

Fall? Not yet ~ 10 Code ~ PATRIOTS won! ~ World Veg Day

Good 45º morning.

The calendar says it's Fall. The weather ... not. It does look like it's Fall here!

As we begin a series of 10 codes. Today is 10-1 which means 'receiving poorly' in our list of LASD radio codes.

Dang, couldn't view my Patriots game yesterday with the Bills. And the good part is my Patriots won 52-28!!! (Sorry Billy Boy!) Got the Jets & 49ers. OMG, that was brutal. SF 34 - Jets 0. (Sorry Tootie & Olga!)

90 days left until the end of 2012.

Historically this date...

1880 – John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.

1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.

1908 – Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.

1910 – Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, California, killing 21.

1957 – First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency.

1979 – The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama canal to Panama.

1987 – The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9.

Scary. Everything in my kitchen cupboards rattled. Kristen heading to college classes and Brian to high school felt as if their cars were hit by another vehicle. Sandy's chimney fell down.

And births this date include...

1909 – Sam Yorty, American politician (d. 1998)

... could not say Los Angeles (los an-gel-less) he said "Las Angle-lees". Sheesh. Like my New York friend who says "Ory-gone" !!!! Encyclopedia says "ORR-ə-gən " LOL, I'll defend myself with a knife 'OR A GUN' !!!!! But then I knew people who pronounced Sepulveda as 'Spatch-a-doo-la'. Good grief!

1910 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)

1920 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)

1924 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

...Here is just another idiotic injustice of giving out the Nobel Peace Prize. I can't even go there without spewing my lowest thoughts of the most recent President to get one. WHAT the heqq did they do to earn it? Nothing!

1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)

1928 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)

.... Two pack a day smoker, died young, lung cancer!

1935 – Julie Andrews, British actress and singer

1936 – Stella Stevens, American actress

Yikes!

1945 – Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)

......shot and killed by Claudine Longet.... she had been married to Andy Williams.

1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor

Yikes again!

1963 – Mark McGwire, American baseball player

.... I have the milk ad picture hanging in a cupboard! Yumm... he was nice to watch. Great guns!

Brian gave me a bouquet of flowers the other day. Thanks Bri. I love you! The flowers are beautiful!

On top of that, he cleared the tables and washed all the dishes at the luncheon for Jean on Saturday! Whatta guy. ♥

All I know. Off to the dentist for my semi-annual scraping. Joy. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

October 1st

World Vegetarian Day

(eat those veggies kids!)

Going to pick up some veggies (eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, bell peppers....) and make a layered casserole with mozzarella cheese on top.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Pear Vodka ~ Vietnamese Fish ~ Jean ~ Lovella ~ Hot Mulled Cider

Good 46º supposed to be slightly cloudy morning. Another 90º day. Come on Fall!!!!

And can you believe it....this is the END of September! Where did this month go???? Do you realize how close Christmas is?

I have finished the infusing of the vodka with the pears. OMGood! In one jar I put some cinnamon sticks. That's good too. Going to share with my friends. And by the way, the pear pieces I took out of the vodka are POTENT! Yummy.

You might want to watch this 4 minute video of the Vietnamese fish farms. If you buy fish from Viet Nam, catfish, talapia, be warned. Check the packaging to see where the fish comes from. In restaurants, ask. This from my friend George Bachmeier.....

http://www.vimeo.com/11817894

Yesterday was a surprise birthday luncheon for Jen's mom Jean. Jean turns the big 70 on 10-3 so Jen fixed a bunch of food, made a fabulous carrot cake, and we all had mimosas and lots of chatting....