Blue Alert ~ Phone Lines ~ Furniture Catalog ~ Eggs-Cheese-Salsa ~ Famous Boy Scouts

Good 34º cloudy morning. Some rain yesterday, not much... about 1/10". Started about 3pm and didn't last long.

In California there is a Blue Alert for the capture of the former LAPD officer, Christopher Dorner, who has gone on a killing rampage, depressed and angry at being fired. You can go to www.KTLA.com to read about it. He's killed one officer (as of yesterday morning) and wounded a couple others and is suspect in the killing of the daughter and her husband of a LAPD officer. My friend Sandy wrote, she lives in Beaumont, and scuttlebutt is that Dorner may live in Beaumont also. Big Bear is on lock down while they search for him there after he burned his truck.

The purpose of the Blue Alert Program is to establish a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following a violent attack upon a law enforcement officer. The goal of a Blue Alert is to provide immediate information to the public about violent suspects via media broadcasts, and other notification resources to solicit help from the public in the safe and swift apprehension of the suspect. This is frightening for all those in So. Cal and all officers. Sad.

Yesterday the phone company guy, Tim, really nice, was here to transfer the phone lines from the old pole to the new pole. Yeah! Now we can get the power company to take out the old one and we can use it to fix our bridge.

And here are the lines transferred to the new pole... I called the power company and they will contact me when they can take down the old pole.

 

Historically this date...

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

1952 – Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

1960 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor".

1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

click on the link here and it gives a ton of information.

1963 – Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

 

And births this date include...

1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

 

1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)

 

1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)

1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)

 

1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor

            ....at one time, sober, he was really good looking!

 

1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress

 

1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)

 

This commercial was proceeding a video I was sent, but this commercial was better than the video!

Click here: Catalogue - YouTube

Dee and Jeannie THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD! Dee, the salsa and cheese was your idea (1 jar fav salsa and 2-3 cups finely grated cheese), Jeannie liked it too, so I had some leftover and thought it would be good with eggs.....

3 eggs, cheese & salsa.... hot pan, add in the cheese mixture until warm, beat the eggs and add. Cook until set. Top with cilantro and enjoy! OMGOOD. I could eat this every day!

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Wiring in ride still not right. Sum ting loose! Back to the dealer. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

February 8th

Boy Scout Day

 

Famous Boy Scouts (not Eagle):

Jimmy Buffett - musician and singer

George W. Bush - Cub Scout, President of the United States

Walter Cronkite - newsman

Harrison Ford - Life, taught Reptile Study, actor "Indiana Jones" & "Han Solo"

Bill Gates - Life, founder of Microsoft Corp.

Richard Gere - Actor

Andy Griffith - Actor

David Hartman - TV personality

Dan Jansen - Olympic Gold Medal - Speed Skating

Bruce Jenner - Olympic Gold Medal - Decathlon

John F Kennedy - First US President who was a Scout

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. -Civil rights leader

Bruce Edward Melnick - Astronaut

Norman Y. Mineta - Mayor of San Jose, CA, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Commerce. Japanese-American, spent WWII in an internment camp in Wyoming, where he met Alan Simpson. (see below)

Sir Paul McCartney - Rock N Roll, Beatles (UK)

Jim Morrison - Rock N Roll

Merlin Olson - Pro football player and sportscaster

Eddie Rabbitt - Country & Western singer

John Ritter - actor, son of singer Tex Ritter (deceased)

Richard Roundtree - actor

Nolan Ryan - pro baseball pitcher

John Schneider - Actor, Dukes of Hazard

Alan Simpson - US Senator from Wyoming. - Boy Scout in Cody Wyoming, where he visited fellow Scouts in a Japanese-American internment camp, and met Norman Mineta (see above), who became his life-long friend. Helped pass the Japanese-American Compensation Act.

Mark Spitz - winner of 7 Olympic Gold Medals in swimming

James Stewart - actor, USAF Brig. General, B-17 pilot in WWII

George Strait - Singer

George Takei - actor, Mr. Sulu of Star Trek

Joe Theisman - Life, former QB, Washington Redskins

Peter Uberroth - Cub Scout, Commissioner of Baseball

Special Pup ~ Goosies Have Returned! ~ Fettuccine Alfredo

Good 33º cloudy very foggy (what's new?) morning. We did get a bit of sun again yesterday before the clouds roared in and the wind kicked up. Rain came down for a few about midnight. Pressure now going up. Snow predicted for tomorrow.

 

This from my buddy Joe Kirk....

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/a-dog-with-a-special-talent#.UKQlWIl5mc1

Historically this date...

1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented.

I have a few... original one from 1930's that was my family's with arrow... with the original game pieces made from metal and the hotels made from wood....

1962 – The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.

.... sad for all the Cuban cigar smokers!

1964 – The Beatles first arrived in the United States. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show two days later would mark the beginning of the British Invasion.

1984 – Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).

1995 – Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.

And births this date include...

1804 – John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)

 

....it's a birth date for writers!

1812 – Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)

 

1867 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)

 

1885 – Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1951)

1908 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)

   

1955 – Miguel Ferrer, American actor

When he was younger he and Donnie Wahlberg (Bluebloods) looked a lot alike...

 

 

1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer

1978 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor

                             gag!

 

Yesterday 'my' goosies came back! Every year like clock work they fly in, honking, and sit on the barn roof awaiting the rest of the family. (I know it's "geese" .... don't give me a bad time!) They are friendly to me, probably because there is cracked corn out there for them. They will nest, eggs will hatch in the Spring, and off they will go until next year. I always enjoy their visits! Hi goosie gooses!

 

 

Yesterday was haircut day. Had fun at the shop with Leah and the 'girls'. We did a lot of laughing! Then the market, post office, and to Ace. I showed Dave at Ace the good job the WD40 did keeping out the critters. Told him to pass it on. He did say he's never had a problem, but then he said he sprays off his engine with WD40 and wipes it down periodically. DUH, Dave you invented this!!!!

Then a drive out to Jeannie and Bill's to deliver her the Avon I had ordered from Kristen. It was one of those great deals... buy one and get two free and free shipping! Zowie. Anyway, Jeannie and I had a wine and chatted. Such a great view from their top of the hill house! I didn't take any pictures but the clouds were many shades of grey and pink and yellow.

All I know. Phone guy supposed to be here today, maybe, to transfer the phone lines from the old pole to the new pole. Then I have to notify power company to take out the old pole. Frank (my neighbor) is going to use the pole to repair our bridge down by the main road.

Nuff said. Happy Thursday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

February 7th

National Fettuccine Alfredo Day

 

Click here: Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe | Simply Recipes

Be creative... add anything you like to this, like bacon, mushrooms, chicken, cut up leftover steak, green beans, peas, broccoli, green onion, parsley.... be brave and experiment!

or..... here's another recipe....

Alfredo Sauce (Heavy Cream)

2 T Butter or margarine
1 sm Onion, thinly sliced
4 c Whipping cream
2 T Parmesan cheese
1 t Fresh grated nutmeg
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Pepper

Heat margarine in skillet, over medium heat. Saute onion until tender. Stir in whipping cream, heat to boiling. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Makes about 3 1/2 cups. Serve with up to 6 servings of hot fettuccine. (6 servings = 12 oz dry pasta or 2 oz. per serving).

...Or buy a jar of sauce already made....

 

A Little Sun ~ Me & Him ~ Chicken Wings & Pasta ~ Dog Walking

Good cloudy 37º gloomy morning. Sun did come out about 2pm yesterday...

First let me say I thoroughly enjoyed all the comments re yesterday's blog. You guys are awesome! Thanks!! xo This came from Trish via her hubby John (Bowler .. LASD ret) if you missed the Paul Harvey commercial re "So God Made A Farmer" during the Super Bowl.. makes you proud, brings a sentimental tear... reminds me how much my Darling loved his Dodge Ram!

Click here: Ram Trucks | Keep Plowing

Today , 48 years ago, I married Kristen and Brian's dad, George Pendleton, in the Chapel of Roses in Pasadena. Lots of promise. Two perfect children. Nine years. Then the drugs that had bit him took over and all was almost lost. We came out of it. I met and married Jerry in 1975. I am blessed. My children are wonderful and so are their children. George's great loss.

 

 

Dinner... Jen gave me most of the leftover hot wings from Sunday's spread. She liked them, but Brian and the kids won't eat spicy. I took the meat off all the bones, cooked up a pot of Archer Farms Creamy Parmesan & Mushroom Radiatore. (got it at Target, but Amazon soon to get it in)

You make it by cooking the pasta then adding the seasoning packet, some milk (only had cream), & butter. I added garlic. When the chicken was all mixed in and heated I dished it up and drizzled on some more buffalo wing sauce (with melted butter) ... OMGOOD!!!!!

 

THEN I get this from an old high school pal, Mary (Fancher) Zavala.....

This is just about the CUTEST thing you have ever seen!

http://www.wimp.com/playpuddle/

Historically this date...

1959 – At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.

1976 – In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.

1978 – The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4" an hour.

1996 – Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.

1998 – Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.

And births this date include....

1845 – Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy's department store and former Congressman from New York (d. 1912)

1849 – Ida Straus, American passenger aboard the Titanic (d. 1912)

....... same birth date and of course, same death date....

1895 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player (d. 1948)

 

1911 – Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004)

 

1912 – Eva Braun, German mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945)

 

1917 – Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian-born actress

..................nine husbands!

 

 

1931 – Mamie Van Doren, American actress

................only 5 husbands!

1940 – Tom Brokaw, American news anchorman

 

1943 – Fabian Forte, American singer

 

1945 – Bob Marley, Jamaican musician (d. 1981)

...... LOVED his music!

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao. Haircut Day.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

February 6th

Nutella Day

 

Nutella (Italian pronunciation: [nuˈtɛlla]; is the brand name of a chocolate hazelnut spread. Nutella, manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero, was introduced on the market in 1963. The recipe was developed from an earlier Ferrero spread released in 1944.