Picture of the Day ~ PJ-Jack-Jimmy ~ Monkey Style ~ Canada Day

 

Good (ick) 61º clear and sunny morning. This heat is enough already. Yesterday I watched the heat gauge from 2pm -3pm and it increased from 95º to 98.7º. I feel so sorry for all the animals out there without a cool place to be. Mine get to be in the house where it's about 68º.  Dude gets his daily "run" about 7 or 7:30am now.

You folks in the desert are suffering! My friend Tammy in Modesto had power go out..so, no phone, no AC! YIKES!

 

PICTURE of the day...   Eagle shaped cloud... message from God?

 

Today... special birthday day... my pal PJ is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PJ!!!!! We'll be having a BBQ for her later today. I'm taking my 'famous' Asian Coleslaw (pictures later)

 

Today is also a birthday of a friend from high school, Jack Infranca. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!

And last but not least, my pal from LASD...Jim Hellmold. Jim is now an Assistant Sheriff. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMMY!!!

With his beautiful wife Cheryl, Jonah, Joshua, and Jacob...

Click here: LASD - Organization - Details

 

This is interesting... a new "not on the menu" item at In-n-Out.... Monkey Style Burger:

Click here: The In N Out Monkey Style burger: The best 'secret' item yet? - latimes.com

 

 

                                           YES!

 
Historically this date..

1863 – American Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg begins.

1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.

1963 – ZIP Codes are introduced for United States mail.

After having lived in Los Angeles, 32, Ca for a great deal of my life, then it changed to Los Angeles 90032. For those of you who remember, this was strange!

1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman.

1981 – The Wonderland Murders occurred in the early morning hours, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.

.... that was interesting!

2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.

... I wish it was banned here in all public outdoor spaces too!

And births this date include....

1906 – Estée Lauder, American entrepreneur (d. 2004)

1916 – Olivia de Havilland, British-born actress

1931 – Leslie Caron, French actress

1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor

 

1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and mother of the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry (d. 1997)

 

 

A number of years ago, Jerry and the children and I were in Canada on the 1st of July. We were in a trailer park in British Columbia. There were a bunch of RCMPs camped there also. Jerry went over to their campsite and they had a long and fun conversation. When he came back he said "All cops have the same language and stories, except these guys say "Eh" at the end of every one! LOL. Thinking of you Ike and your daughter Gator.

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Canada Day, happy Monday.

Canada Day celebrates the birthday of Canada. On July 1, 1867 Canada became a new federation with its own constiution  by signing the Constitution Act (formerly known as the British North America Act).

Canada Day is a national statutory holiday celebrated in all provinces and territories and it is a day off for most businesses. There is, of course, a lot more to Canada Day but the purpose of this page is only to give you a date and a brief history.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July 1st

National Gingersnap Day

 

 

Glow In The Dark Paint ~ Rooster Crow Parade ~ Debbie ~ Corn Chip Chicken Casserole

Good 56º sunny clear morning. Don't know the high, must have been around 96º yesterday. I feel for all of you in the triple digit heat areas, but it's coming here too. Hydrate hydrate hydrate AND don't take you pets in the car with you! (Thanks for finding this again Nancy!)

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I shared and posted this on FB, but thought a few of you don't go there so here it is...

Buy a flower pot that you really like and use Rust-Oleum's  Glow-in-the-dark paint to paint the pot. During the day, the paint will absorb the sunlight and at night the pots will glow.

After reading the instructions on Rust-Oleum's site it says for indoor use only, but I would imagine summer time would be perfect to use it outdoors. There is some technical info that you should read before moving forward on this...

Specialty -Glow In The Dark Product Page Rust-Oleum Specialty Glow In The Dark Paint glows for up to 2 hours and can be applied to wood, metal, plaster, masonry or unglazed ceramic. ... http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/specialty/glow-in-the-dark/

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SPECIALTY GLOW IN THE DARK ... TECHNICAL DATA SPC-24 DESCRIPTION AND USES Rust-Oleum® Glow in the Dark paint is designed to make any surface glow in the dark. ... http://www.rustoleum.com/~/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Documents/RustoleumUSA/TDS/English/CBG/Specialty/SPC_24_0412_SPC_SpecialtyGlowInTheDark_TDS_CS828_R3.ashx

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Yesterday was the Rooster Crow festivities in Rogue River. The parades was at 10am.... Here is a Smilebox of the pictures I took. Nancy Perry and I went early, got our 'spot', drank iced coffee, and enjoyed people watching and talking to our friends,neighbors, and new acquaintances. Dennis Richardson, our district's House Representative, was in the parade. Dennis born and raised in the Los Angeles area, enlisted in the Army and was a decorated pilot in Viet Nam. He went to college at BYU and later earned his law degree, opening a law firm here in Central Point until his retirement in 2010. Good to see him, and I even got a hug! Pals PJ, Debbie, and PatC were in the parade with the Ruffles & Rogues Walking Society. All of the Ace/Main employees were there.. along with all the fire and police, search and rescue, and mounted detail.

After the parade Nancy and I met up with Jeannie and Bill at the VFW for a 'cocktail'. A lot of the Old Guard vets were there as well as some of the Marine Corps League honor guard, including Steve Robertson, who carried the American Flag in the parade. Nice chat time.

I found this recipe and had to try it... easy.

Corn Chip Chicken Casserole

   Serves 4     

2 cups diced cooked chicken (I cooked 3 big chicken thighs in boiling chicken broth until tender)

1 cup cooked white rice (used regular rice, not instant)

1 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes, drained

1 (4.5oz) can chopped green chilies, undrained 

(I used 1 can of Rotel diced tomatoes & green chilis and 1/2 can of regular diced tomatoes)

1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup

2 t. taco seasoning

1 cup frozen corn (I used drained canned whole kernel)

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

1 cup Frito chips, coarsely broken (put in plastic bag and just press them down)

Preheat oven to 350º. Coat a 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray. Using a large bowl combine all the ingredients except corn chips and 1/2 cup cheese. Mix well and spoon into baking dish. Bake 30-35 min, sprinkle with remaining cheese, return to oven for 5 min, until cheese is melted.

I served mine with a dollop of sour cream on top. EXCELLENT!!!!!

Our former Temple City neighbor, Debbie (Mehl) Taylor (mom of Lindsay, Heather, and Heidi) is celebrating her birthday today.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE!

 

Historically this date...

1864 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".

1971 – Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect.

1990 – East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
 

1991 – Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, starts "The Great Gage Park Decency Drive" picketing the park, starting their notorious picketing campaign that would later include funerals of AIDS victims and fallen American military.

 

And births this date include...

1917 – Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)

 

1917 – Lena Horne, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2010)

1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor

 

1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer and actor

   Creepy creepy creepy!

1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Tomorrow is JULY!!!
Christmas is less than 6 months away!!! Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 30th

National Ice Cream Soda Day

 

Dude ~ Brian ~ Artichokes ~ Swallow House ~ Camera Day

 Good 58º clear gonna be another hot one! Yesterday we hit

96º and it was very uncomfortable. Cooled off in the night though, thankfully.

Thursday morning about 8:30.....

Friday morning about 10:30...

Looks the same this morning.

Boy, yesterday was a lost day. Haven't had an upset tummy in a long long time. Took it easy. Ate light. Rested. Had AC on and the dogs were enjoying that.  Especially because the temp hit

96º. UGH.

Dude LOVES to go for a run, so I rode in the golf cart and he ran all the way down and back our road. 3/10ths of a mile one way.... so it was a good run. Now only if I could do that! We did this early, 9-ish, before it got hot. By 10:30 it was 81º already. A couple of ground squirrels ran out in front of him and he caught one! OMG. I sternly told him to "COME" ! I didn't want him to eat it or have it bite him. He minds so well! What a good boy! Once Maggie was chasing a ground squirrel and I got there just in time to see her swallow it ! LORDY!!! Then as soon as it went down, it came back up! YUCK!!!!  Anyway, good run and then nap time~!

Yesterday was Insurance Awareness Day and I didn't put my favorite insurance agent on my blog... shame on me. So here he is, a day late....

I ♥ you B!

Thursday night I tried a new way to cook artichokes...My idea because the ones I got were so BIG and took forever to cook, so I cut them in half, stem off, and laid them in a deep frying pan, covered with water, added olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, and sea salt. Cooked them the average 45 minutes at a boil.

The choke came out easy and then I had 4 halves to munch on...

The birdhouse with the swallows is just about to be empty.. those birdies are getting big...

(Sorry................. the following historical data and births occured on June 28th, not the 29th. Since I didn't write a blog yesterday I was dazed and confused! )

Historically this date....

1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.

1950 – Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

1950 – Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North Korea's offensive.

1950 – Korean War: North Korean Army conducted Seoul National University Hospital Massacre.

..... ABSOLUTELY one of the most disgusting war related stories I ever read!

1997 – Holyfield–Tyson II – Mike Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

 

And births this date include....

1926 – Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and writer

 

1932 – Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)

1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (d. 1989)

 

1960 – John Elway, American football player

1966 – John Cusack, American actor

1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress

All I know. Rogue River Rooster Crow today. Parade at 10. Meeting up with Nancy Perry. Considering iced coffee today! Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 29th

Camera Day

LOL, me on the ferry to Victoria BC... with Brownie close (1954)! Then the pictures I took with that same camera from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington DC in 1955.  And, then me Thursday after getting my hair all cut off short... camera in hand, the baby camera.

But.... this is my camera of choice, the big gun!

George Eastman is the "Father of Photography". He didn't invent photography. He made many photographic inventions, and created the mass production that brought cameras into everyday use by millions, if not billions of people. His most famous slogan "You take the picture, we do the rest." Celebrate Camera Day today in a memorable way. Use your digital camera and click the day away!