Blonde Man ~ Riley's Rescue ~ Close Calls ~ Janie ~ Salad ~ Snake ~ Pink

Good 49º clear sunny morning. Hit around 89º yesterday.

Another blonde man joke from Lynn Helbing...

A blonde man goes to the vet with his goldfish.
"I think it's got epilepsy," he tells the vet.
The vet takes a look and says, "It seems calm enough to me." The blonde man says,

"Wait, I haven't taken it out of the bowl yet."

Yesterday morning I made some Harry and David Moose Munch coffee and added in some Torani sugar free macadamia nut syrup. OMGOOOOOOD!!!!!!

 

http://www.rescuingrileysavingmyself.com/

The story of a rescue of a pup who was put down 250' into a canyon in the AZ desert. It's also the story of a rescue of the pup's rescuer. Zack, the rescuer, is a former Marine with a background of a horrible home life and bullying. Read about it, click on "The Rescue" to watch the 13 minute video. Pour a glass of wine and watch it. Keep a Kleenex close by. Amazing story. Loved it. The video was sent to me by Ron Weisberger. Thanks Ron. Amazing.

This will make you cringe... sent from Mike Cipolla... OMG.

Subject: Close Calls 2014  Yikes! Almost accidents...
  http://devour.com/video/close-calls-2014/

.... and my friend Janie Alden, leather crafter extrodinaire!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!

To see some of Janie's handy work :  http://www.r6leather.com/photos.htm

Historically this date...

1914 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.

1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shoreretires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.

1940 – World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France.

1942 – World War II: the first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a train full of Jews from Paris.

..........unbelievably horribly sickening!

1982 – Chinese American Vincent Chin is beaten to death in Highland Park, Michigan, by two auto workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

1985 – A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.

And births this date include...

1929 – June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003)

1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress

....ah yes, Fargo!

Yesterday's lunch....

A bed of baby spinach, tomatoes, avocado, sugar snap peas... a splash of lemon juice, some olive oil drizzled on, and a splash or two of pomegranate balsamic. Then drops of Trader Joe's ricotta cheese. AWESOME!!!!

Took the (new) trash can to the road. On the way back noticed a gopher snake on the road just inside the gate. He was not moving. Ran my hand down his body and he stuck out his tongue so I knew he was OK.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 23rd

National Pink Day

A PINK Hummer? OMG.

A PINK Harley! Not going to mention any names, but a friend (male) had one of these... never quit teasing him about it either!

 

 

Rescued Ducks ~ Med School Question ~ Tammy ~ Fur Ball

Good 48º sunny and a few high cirrus clouds morning. Got to 85º yesterday.

This will truly make you smile. Ducks rescued from a hoarder are now in a rescue sanctuary and have never been in water before... I'm still smiling...

Click here:

http://biggeekdad.com/2013/06/ducks-out-of-water/

This from Derry Benedict (LASD ret)

MED SCHOOL

WHEN STUDENTS TOOK THE    ENTRANCE EXAM FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL, THEY WERE PERPLEXED BY    THIS  QUESTION :

                  

"REARRANGE THE LETTERS "P-N-E-S-I"  TO SPELL  OUT THE PART OF THE HUMAN BODY THAT IS MOST USEFUL WHEN ERECT."

                

THOSE WHO SPELLED "SPINE" BECAME  DOCTORS.

                

THE REST ARE IN CONGRESS.

.... and my friend Tammy Hyman, of beautiful Downtown Modesto! and mother of our rescued black lab (Mr. Big Stuff) ... Sideways. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMMY! Thanks for being such a good mom to Sideways, along with Gary!

.....Sideways pictured with his forever buddy, Jaco laying on Sidesy's back...

..

Historically this date....

1944 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

2003 – The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska

2009 – Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing nine and injuring over 80.

2009 – Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of theKodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

And births this date include...

1919 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)

<I have this picture. I took a·da·gio

"A section of a pas de deux in which the ballerina and her partner perform steps requiring lyricism and great skill in lifting, balancing, and turning." lessons in the '60's from Marge's father, Ernest Belcher and he gave me the picture of Marge & Gower.

1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor

1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress

1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress

1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor

Yesterday was a fund raiser for Rogue Valley Humane Society at the Golf Club in GP. (The "Fur Ball"...LOL!)

I met up with Jennifer and Mike, Bob and Micol, and Nadia.

 

We had a great time. Wine.... and dinner. We all bought raffle tickets, but the winners were at other tables. We left before the auction started. Dinner was good... salad with fresh blue cheese, veggies, ravioli, and roast beef. They also had chicken, but I don't have beef very often, so......

Also there was artist Donna Walsh (bought the black wolf painting from her) and her hubby Mike

and saw Cathy Frykman (runs Waggin' On Inn, kennel http://www.wagginoninnpetresort.com/ ).

Got home late and Dude and the Bruise were happy happy to see me!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 22nd

National Onion Rings Day (be still my heart!)

Summer Solstice ~ Acronyms ~ Blonde Man ~ Ringneck Dove ~ Pesticide Residues ~ Barb ~ Martini ~ Italian Pots-A-La-Goo

Good 45º clear sunny morning. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. The longest day of daylight hours of the year in the northern hemisphere!

On non-leap years, until 2039) this day marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the fewest hours of daylight in the southern hemisphere.

Click here: Summer solstice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And this site will give you the sunrise and sunset times by zip code ... also by day of the year....

Click here: Sunrise & Sunset Times by Zip Code

 

There are acronyms for everything.. now especially since so many are texting... these are a few... some of our quirks...

 

OC - obsessive compulsive

ADD or ADHD - adult deficit disorder or adult deficit hyperactivity disorder

PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder

LOBDTW - lack of brain due to wine

BIDBOW - brain is dead because of wine

ICE       -I can't entertain

MBWC - my body won't cooperate

Ok, here's a blonde man joke from Lynn Helbing (LASD ret):

A woman phoned her blonde neighbor man and said: "Close your curtains the
next time you & your wife are having sex. The whole street was watching and laughing at you yesterday."
To which the blonde man replied: "Well the joke's on all of you because I wasn't even at home yesterday".

Love love this photo of a ringneck dove... sent to me by my friend Flory Ornstein (hubby Neil former SR for LASD and Marine) .. Flory's neighbor took this.. Such beautiful birds. I love doves anyway......

So I was out taking pictures...such a beautiful day...

Dude napping in the sun....

Mr. Hummer taking a rest.... I have 2 of these large feeders and a small one. Been inundated with hummingbirds and have to fill the feeders daily!

This is interesting... I use herbal teas from Sunrider and this was an email from the company....

Which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues?Organic produce is great — if it’s available and affordable. But what if your grocery store doesn’t have the
organic produce you need? Or what if it’s too expensive?
In these cases, it’s important to know which “conventional” fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide
residues, and which have the least.
We call these two groups “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Clean Fifteen”.
Most contaminated: THE DIRTY DOZEN
FRUITS:
Peaches, Apples, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries,
Imported grapes, Pears
VEGETABLES:
Sweet bell peppers, Celery, Kale, Lettuce, Carrots
Least Contaminated: THE CLEAN FIFTEEN FRUITS:
Avocados, Pineapples, Mangoes, Kiwi, Papayas,
Watermelon, Grapefruit
VEGETABLES:
Onions, Sweet corn,Asparagus,Sweet peas,Cabbage,
Eggplant, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Sweet potatoes

.....so, be sure and wash those fruits and veggies!

 

Special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Barbara Voors (wife of Steve, Temple, SEB, ELA ret LASD and Jerry's former radio car partner) I hope you have a GREAT DAY Barb!!! ♥

Historically this date...

1948 – Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record

 album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel inNew York, New York.

1982 – John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of

 insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S.

President Ronald Reagan.

2006 – Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially

 named Nix & Hydra.

2009 – Greenland assumes self-rule.

And births this date include....

1921 – Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)

1933 – Bernie Kopell, American actor and screenwriter

 

1940 – Mariette Hartley, American actress

 

Yesterday I ran 5 Miles. (LOL... Dude ran and I drove the golf cart.) down to the road to the trash can and mailbox. Then paid bills on line. Bruiser slept upstairs ALL day. Stayed nice, clouds gave us some shade. Hit 82º. Stayed cool in the house. Kept a sweatshirt on. When we had the siding put on several years ago they insulated the house really well and it's made such a difference.

I finally celebrated Martini Day with a dirty martini last night... I used stuffed spicy chipotle olives. OMGOOOD!

Then dinner... spinach ravioli, pineapple teriyaki meatballs, diced tomato sauce, artichoke hearts, garlic, shallot, olive oil, mushrooms, fresh basil...  First I sauteéd the refrigerated ravioli in olive oil until browned well. Set aside.

I picked some of my fresh basil, put it in a glass of water, and cover it with a plastic bag to make a greenhouse. Stays fresh for quite a while!

To the frying pan I added the chopped shallot, mushrooms, garlic, and meatballs... sauté until shallot is soft and meatballs and mushrooms are browned.

Then I added in some chopped basil, the diced tomatoes in sauce... and mixed it all up....

When plating I set some of the ravioli on top... 

This was really OMGOOOOD!!!! The Trader Joe's diced tomatoes in sauce are awesome! When the kids were small and I'd put a bunch of "stuff" (leftover veggies, meats, rice, pasta, etc) and add a sauce we'd call it "Pots-A-La-Goo".... LOL. They would request it... never knowing what was going to be in it!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 21st

National Peaches and Cream Day