Quail/Ground Squirrel/Elk ~ Twinkies! ~ Stupid California ~ Transformer Owl ~ Savanah ~ Frogs

Good 38º morning. Yesterday it was 85º again. Today is supposed to only be in the high 70ºs. I hope so. I have a ton of mowing to do!

 

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Yesterday since Tucker was sick I didn't attend the baseball game. Went shopping at Safeway. Lots of goodies on sale.. one of my favs... Progresso Lite Soup. Yes! And skinless/boneless chicken thighs on sale. YEAH. Got some in the crockpot cooking for Maggie as we speak. On the way up my drive there was a covey of quail...

And watching me watching them was a ground squirrel.....

 

This morning the elk were back.... apparently walking out in front of the house when Dude started barking at them and they ran up the hill....

 

And another of the shortest books of all time.....

MY CHRISTIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HOW I HELPED AFTER KATRINA

By Rev Jesse Jackson & Rev Al Sharpton

 

 

Interesting... Twinkies will be back~!

Click here: Hostess Bakery To Reopen This Summer, Hire 250 After Bankruptcy Cost More Than 500 Jobs

 

Ok, how stupid is California? I'll let you read this for yourself... Apparently to the Dems in California, being a citizen of this country is not important! Tell that to our releatives who came here, took the tests, and swore their allegience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve on jury duty.

Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, said his bill, AB1401, would help California widen the pool of prospective jurors and help integrate immigrants into the community. The bill passed 45-25 largely on a party-line vote in the Democratic-controlled Assembly and will move on to the Senate. One Democrat - Assemblyman Adam Gray, of Merced - voted no, while some other Democrats did not vote.

 

 

If you have never seen this Transformer Owl....watch.

Click here: Transformer Owl - YouTube

After I got home from shopping Dave called. He had the sprayer ready to test. He'd taken the flat tire to the tire store and had a new inner tube put in it. He cleaned off the connectors to the fuse and it started right up! YES. Thanks Dave. You are a BIG help and a good friend! .... until you are better paid! (check is in the mail!)

Came back home and dinner was a mini meatloaf stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, drizzled with sweet hot chili sauce, and rice with veggies.

 

Today my friend Liz Duncan (Sgt. LASD) is celebrating her daughter Savanah's 5th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAVANAH!! Pretty girl!!!

 

Historically this date....

1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.

1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay 10 miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.

1988 – Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight.

1994 – Former Central Intelligence Agency counter-intelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.

And births this date include...
1941 – Ann-Margret, Swedish actress

1950 – Jay Leno, American comedian and talk show host
(wife Mavis)

1974 – Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress

All I know. Gotta go out and mow before it gets hot. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
Save The Frogs Day

http://www.savethefrogs.com/day/

Full Moon ~ Elk ~ Tree Bruise ~ Musashi w/ Nancy

 

Good 42º clear full moon morning.....

Woke up too early. Dark. Had hot tea. Then noticed something out of the corner of my eye..... an elk! In my front yard. A cow all alone. DANG if I didn't leave my big camera in the car! Sheeeesh! So took some pictures with my little Kodak...

 

Enough of this, so went out and got the Canon from the car.

 

I posted two videos (short 30-40 seconds) on Youtube....

Click here: Elk in front yard - YouTube

 

Click here: Elk in pasture - YouTube

 

The Bruise went out with me and he was showing off his tree climbing skills...

 

Yesterday I picked up Nancy (Ace Dave's bride!) and we went to Grants Pass to Musashi for lunch....

 

When we got out of my car this guy was coming along with his bicycle and stopped and asked "Who is the Marine?" (USMC sticker on back window of truck) I said, "My husband and son." He then bragged about being in the Navy, "CSI at Pendleton". Showed me his USN belt buckle. I told him my son's last name is Pendleton and he was at Camp Pendleton too. This guy thought that was great, we high-fived, and he went on his way.

 

Tim is the Sushi Chef at Musashi. Yeah, a Japanese chef at a Japanese restaurant!

Our little waitress was Mijo (not sure of spelling) born in Japan. She is darling.

 

Nancy and I had the 'Sashimi Bento' ... fresh sashimi (tuna, salmon, yellowtail), shrimp and vegetable tempura, pot stickers, and rice. YUMMMM! And cold saké. We had a green salad prior, the the BEST Asian dressing! You could just drink the dressing!

Happy belated Birthday Nancy!

Great place. We want to go back. We were early, why nobody else is there. Lovely decor and tables for 4 or a crowd! A lady sat down next to us, Jennifer, and we got to talking. She works at the Kitchen Store in town and we all hit it off. Plan on a girl's day with Jennifer soon.

Historically this date...

1296 – Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.

Dunbar is a family name, Mom's side, and King Edward I invaded Scotland because he was pissed that King John Balliol refused to support the English military action in France. He was a dork anyway, but caused battlefield losses. The Dunbar Castle is the remnants of one of the most mighty fortresses in Scotland. What it did look like and today the ruins...

1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' hymn).

1993 – All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cupqualifying match against Senegal.

2005 – The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.

.......click on the Airbus A380 link and see the interior of the Business Class and Economy Class. Click on these pictures to enlarge. WOW!
2011 – The April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.


And births this date include....
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)

1899 – Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (d. 1994)

1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (d. 2012)

All I know. Tucker won't be participating in his game today, poor baby is sick. Get well T!!! xo Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
April 27th
(Be still my heart)
National Prim Rib Day

Would LOVE to celebrate this day at Lawry's!!

 

Panorama ~ Lemon Zucchini Bread ~ Clean Ride ~ Sushi

Good 39º (warm!) morning. Was in the low 80ºs yesterday and today will hit the high 80ºs.

The vet's office called yesterday morning and said Dude's tick and heartworm panels came back negative. YEAH!!!! He's now wearing his new flea/tic collar and has had his dose of heartworm meds for the next 30 days. Sigh.....

Old joke:

The Doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so the doctor gave him another six months.

 

Ok, that zucchini bread got me drooling. I found the following.... Lemon Zucchini Bread....OMG! I am a lemon freak and LOVE zucchini bread...this will be perfect!

Click here: Lemon-Zucchini Loaf with Lemon Glaze | NancyCreative

 

 

Took the ride to the carwash yesterday. Washed, waxed, clean inside and out. What a treat! And all the while they were working on it, I had my iPad because they have free wifi. Fun.

 

Ever wonder how a key works in a lock.....

 

Historically this date a bunch of stuff happened. If you feel the need, go to the archives on the left and 2012 and April 26th....

Births this date include....

1933 – Carol Burnett, American comedian

 

1938 – Duane Eddy, American guitarist and actor

 

1942 – Bobby Rydell, American singer, drummer, and actor

 

Lunch with Nancy today at a Musashi's.

Click here: Musashi Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine

Mmmm.... sashimi, sushi, and cold saké !! TGIF. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 26th

National Pretzel Day

 

Salmon & Eggs ~ Dude ~ Pasta/Meatballs/Spinach ~ "Babs" ~ Zucchini Bread

Good 36º clear morning. Supposedly hit 80º yesterday, but it was breezy and comfortable. Today there is 0 visibility at the coast. Big old fog moved in. Will be low 80ºs here today.

 

An old joke:

I've been in love with the same woman for 49 years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me!

And one of the world's shortest books:

THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY

By Dennis Rodman

Breakfast yesterday was so yummy! I heated half a can of salmon in a frying pan. Mixed up 3 eggs with some ricotta cheese and added them. Cooked, turning often. Drizzled on some sweet hot chili sauce. Voilá! Some egg left so put on toast for lunch.

 

Today is the 115th day of the year, 250 more to go til the last day of 2013!

Historically this date..........

1901 – New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.

1939 – DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics #27; he is Batman, one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.

1945 – The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini tries to escape. This day is taken as symbolic of the Liberation of Italy.

1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1965 – Teenage sniper Michael Andrew Clark kills three and wounds six others shooting from a hilltop along Highway 101 just south of Santa Maria, California.

2011 – At least 300 people killed in deadliest tornado outbreak in the Southern United States since the 1974 Super Outbreak.

 

And births this date include...
1940 – Al Pacino, American actor
     Rode hard? Put away wet? Ewwww......

1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor, director, and comedian

1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress

Yesterday I took Dude to his old vet's, Dr. Mike, for a heartworm test. We got a new collar that works for 8 months keeping fleas and tics off him. It's interesting and made in Germany! Dr. Mike said he's using them on his dogs and they seem to work great. Ok, will give it a try. Cheaper at about half of the cost of Frontline for 8 months! He also got heartworm meds. He was very good and the staff at the vets were all happy to see him! On top of that, he's lost 11 pounds. He was overweight to the tune of 100.1 pounds... now he's 88.7. I am feeding him Beneful. He loves it.

I told you about him pulling out of his collar to follow me... well he was in the back of my SUV. I stopped to visit Leah (my friend/hairdresser). We were talking and Dude climbed from the back to the front seat and jumped out the window! OMG. He doesn't want me out of his sight! Got him back in the truck and Leah just fell in love with him! What a nut he is. Can't get out of the truck and leave the windows all the way down when he's with me!

  Back home and a chat with BFF and some wine. Then dinner....
Angel Hair pasta, veggie meatballs, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, parmesan cheese, basil, butter, and olive oil.

Sauté mushrooms, tomatoes, meatballs, basil, and a pat of butter.

Add spinach, cooked pasta, and parmesan cheese. Heat through.

 

Outstanding!

In regards to the note on Barbra Streisand being such a beeeotch in yesterday's blog.....this from my friend George B......

A few years ago, when I still lived in CA, I went to a seafood restaurant Newport Beach with some friends. While we were enjoying ourselves, Barbra and her man, showed up for dinner. No reservations, imagine that. Anyway, they got seated and had their meals. The entire place knew that they were there. No one cared. It was hilarious to overhear some of the conversations about them. All were unimpressed. No one went to visit them. The conversations were about what assholes they are. Why do they think they should get any preferential treatment, etc. They both look way older in person. Proof that money can't buy you love.

     Side note....

A friend of mine has a friend who owns a restaurant in Montana. "Babs" and Brolin came in to eat, wait was going to be 30+ minutes. She pulled  the"Do you know who I am?" crap and the owner, a veteran, said he did and she'd have to wait like everyone else. They stormed out! I'm sure there was applause!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 25th

National Zucchini Bread Day

(Why? It hasn't even grown in my garden yet! Seems to me this day should be celebrated in August or September. But... this is one of my favorites!)

Click here: Moist and Delicious Zucchini Bread | rrfrenchfry's Blog