Clouds ~ Guinness ~ Red Wine ~ Bruise ~ Smilebox ~ Easy Ham & Cheese Cannelloni

Good 64º gonna be another hot one morning. 100º yesterday. UGH.  Some clouds out there. Possibility of thunderboomers!

 My friend Cathy (ret LASD) down in So. Cal took a picture of that SUPER MOON Friday night and sent it to me....

 

This is a new commercial from Guinness aimed at advertising in the US. Called The Empty Chair. Get out the Kleenex!!! Thanks Ron Wisberger (LASD ret) for sharing this.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-guinness-has-made-only-ad-you-need-see-fourth-july-158760

On a similar note.... red wine consumption.. some great results... Thanks to my friend Pat Tracy for this info!

http://www.drperlmutter.com/study/effect-acute-chronic-red-wine-consumption-gut-bacteria/

Here is the Smilebox from Jen's surprise birthday party...

Yesterday I did not do much! Even Bruiser slept most of the day!

Dude did get a run as I had to take the trash can to the road. Don't know why. Thought it was Sunday. DUH. Oh well. Now I don't have to take it today! Then it was too hot to be outside. 96º by noon. UGH. I did work on the Smilebox... sorting through all the photos Jen and I took.

Historically this date...

1863 – New York City draft riots: in New York, New York, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.

1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

1977 – New York, New York, amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences anelectrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.

And births this date include...

1928 – Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)

1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor

 

1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor

 

1950 – George Nelson, American astronaut - wife Susie from Alhambra!

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nelson-gd.html

1988 – He Pingping, Chinese world's shortest man (d. 2010)

       How about that for a name!

 

 

EASY Ham & Cheese Cannelloni

serves 4

1 jar Classico Light Creamy Alfredo Sauce

1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese

1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

1 egg

8 egg roll wrappers (available in refrigerated sectionz)

8 slices deli ham

1 cup fresh grated Parmigiano cheese

Preheat oven to 400º. In medium bowl combine ricotta, mozzarella, and egg.

Reserve 3/4 cup of the Alfredo sauce. Spread the remaining sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Arrange egg roll wrappers on a work surface. Spread 3 T of the ricotta cheese mixture over each wrapper. Cover with a slice of ham, then roll up to form a log, jelly roll style. Repeat with remaining wrappers and place them seam side down in a single layer in baking dish.

Spoon the reserved Alfredo sauce over the cannelloni, tope with the Parmigiano. Bake 20 minutes until bubbly and golden.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July 13th

National French Fries Day

French fries are consumed in many countries and go by many names. The accompaniment that you choose to go with your fries says a lot about where you're from. In America, it's generally ketchup. In Britain, vinegar goes with fries, or chips, as they're called. Mayonnaise is the condiment of choice for fries among Canadians.

So as to that universal question "Do you want fries with that?", say yes! After all, today is National French Fries Day.

Buddy the Dog ~ Joe ~ Nancy & Dave ~ Wild Weather ~ Jen's Mary Poppins Party

Good 59º clear and sunny gonna be hot today morning.

The following is an amazing video of Buddy the German Shepherd who guides an Alaskan State Trooper and saves the day! Thanks Linda (Watterlond ..Wilson S'63) Terror for sharing this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JUf0VYjn1A

AND a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to friend and hubby of Linda (Watterlond) Joe Terror!
Hope you have a GREAT day Joe!!!

Today is also the special 35th wedding anniversary of my special friends, Nancy and Dave Perry. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!!

(LOL, with their "child" Skeeter!)

Historically

1804 – Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.

1917 – The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.

 .... Interesting, as my mother lived in Bisbee at the time. She was 12 and my grandfather was a mining engineer at the Lavender Pit Mine. Never heard this discussed.

http://www.bisbeeturquoise.com/Bisbee-Lavendar-PIt.htm

1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

2007 – U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.

And births this date include....

1854 – George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)

Thank God for George, or what would I take pictures with???

This was my first camera...

 

1864 – George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943) 

 

 Yeah George....peanut butter is one of my favorite foods!!! Thanks!

1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)

1937 – Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor

1948 – Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer

.........and really weird

1951 – Brian Grazer, American film producer

.....somebody ought to buy this dingbat a hairbrush!

1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress

1957 – Rick Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)

Yesterday morning with all the clouds covering us we had thunder. I heard it about 4 times. Then about 9am the rain started coming down. Didn't last long. Stayed just about 60º. Then again noon, more rain. By 3pm it was 85º and clouds were dissipating. Finally hit 90º.

 

Brian put together a surprise 40th birthday party for his lovely wife Jennifer at Tap Rock last evening. The theme was Mary Poppins, as Jen is a fan and has named her business of children's parties "Practically Perfect Children's  Parties"   ...

http://www.practicallyperfectchildrensparties.com/  Jen was totally surprised. Brian did an amazing job. Brian was Bert and I got Jen a Mary Poppins hat... a Smilebox to follow...

Coming home last night the full moon was amazing. No picture. Was too tired. Maybe tonight.
 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July 12th

Different Colored Eyes Day

Different Colored Eyes Day has two reasons to celebrate.  First of all, it celebrates diversity of eye color. Wouldn't the world be boring, if everyone had the same color of eyes?

Secondly, it recognizes an eye condition called Heterochromia. People who have this trait,  have two different colors of eyes. One eye may be brown, while the other is blue.  Famous people who have Heterochromia include David Bowie, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Walken.

Your eyes are an important part of your appearance. They are also important in communications. When you look into your lover's eyes, you need to like what you see. Making "eye contact" just wouldn't be the same without different colored eye. Isn't it great that we have a variety of eye colors to set us apart from one another?

Eye colors include:

• Shades of brown
• Shades of blue
• Shades of green
• Black
• Grey
• Hazel