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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wild Weather ~ Smoothini ~ Viet Nam Wall ~ What I've Learned 2 ~ Poodle Pups



Good 59ยบ very cloudy morning.
Yesterday was nutz with a cloud cover coming in, then in the distance some thunder and it got a little closer and then the RAIN and HAIL!!!!! This was almost 5pm.... it lasted a whole 10 minutes or so and we got 1/4"!





The wind was blowing like crazy and all over my windows...


It stopped and Bruiser wanted to go out..


Then it started again, but didn't last and we only got about 1/8" that time. WOW, everything is still wet out there. Nice! Predictions for more precip later this afternoon. Hope so! This will also help the firefighters.


This guy is AMAZING. A former Marine turned "Smoothini" ... Thanks to one of our MCL guys, Loren Otto, for sharing this with me... and now sharing it with you...



Speaking of military folks.... for those of you who are Oregonads a project has been started by a group called Southern Oregon Veterans Benefit. They have the backing of my friend, Medford State Representative Sal Esquivel, and they want to build a Viet Nam Veteran's Memorial Wall. I have sent in a donation. I saw the traveling wall when it was in Temple City a number of years ago. A lot of folks can't go to Washington DC to see the wall, so building one here is a fabulous idea! If you are interested in making a donation go to www.sobv.org   and you can read all about it.


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More of that list from Greg:
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don't know how to show it. (So true!)
Age 42
I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little note.
Age 44
I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others. (Ya think Obummer feels guilt? LOL)
Age 46     

I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.
Age 47
I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better tomorrow. (True, it does go on.....)
Age 48
I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours.
Age 49
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
Age 50
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Age 51
I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. (Unless you have a bad back and bending over isn't the most fun!)
Age 52
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die. (AMEN, sooooo true!)
Age 53
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. (Personally, I feel it's being true to yourself and enjoying what you like best and not doing anything you hate!)
Age 58
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Historically
1903
 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.

1984 – Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.



and births this date include...

1918 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (d. 1999)

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1936 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)

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1938 – Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer; father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)

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1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor (same birthday as his father)
............very strange man.

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1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
Interesting how just one blow job can make you a movie star!

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PICTURE OF THE DAY:
This is on my desktop. OMG, such cute baby poodle pups!!!




All I know. Happy
 











 . Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 23rd
National Hot Dog Day




This is making me drool!!! The Jo Co Fair is next month... I'm goin' and gettin' a hot dog on a stick!


National Hot Dog Day celebrates one of America's favorite summer sandwiches. It is only fitting that this dog gets its day.
Its summertime. Hot dogs are center stage on the grill, and at picnics all across America. They are at the ballpark. They are sold from carts on street corners in every city. It's not hard to find them. We consume hundreds of millions of hot dogs on the Fourth of July alone.
Enjoy National Hot Dog Day to the fullest. Have a couple of hot dogs for lunch or dinner. And, don't forget to cook a few on a stick at the evening campfire.
What's in a hot dog? Don't' ask, and we won't tell. Sometimes, its best if you don't know.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Weather ~ Seagull Poop ~ Jon ~ Linda ~ I've Learned ~ Tucker/Sami Morph ~ RCMP & LASD Covers ~ Apple Nachos


Good 61ยบ cloudy morning. Finally cooled off enough to leave windows open last night! No AC. YEAH.








PICTURE OF THE DAY:
 ..... beach fail......



Two special birthdays today.... high school pal and owner of Jerry's John Deere tractor... Jon Harting. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON!!!! I hope your day is special. I know you probably have to work ...... but that will soon pass.... retirement!

It was SOOOOOOO great seeing you when I was down in So. Cal recently! Next time Linda joins us!!!!

Today is also my pal Patty's daughter in law's birthday... Linda Kuehl.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA!!! 

How cute you were all bundled up in fur.. this was at a January gathering a couple of years ago!

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This is interesting.... more of this later. Shared by my high school pal, Greg Lundell:

I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night".
Age 5
I've learned that our dog doesn't want to eat my broccoli either.
Age 7
I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what  they are doing and wave back.
Age 9
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again.
Age 12
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up.
Age 14
I've learned that although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me. (You see, if our parents were strict with us... we in turn were strict with our children!)
Age 15
I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice. (Amen!)
Age 24
I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures.
Age 26      
I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there. (This continues to happen every single day!)
Age 29
I've learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
Age 30
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Ok, another morph. Such fun to do..... Tucker on his birthday and Sami on her's.


Thought you'd get a kick out of this Gator.... (his daughter and son-in-law are RCMP!)
Jerry had a Sgt at Temple who gave this to him...
This was Jerry's....

My little display....




Historically
1933 – Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
2003 – Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound inIraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard.

And births this date include...
1943 – Bobby Sherman, American singer and actor
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Gadzzzzz... his initials are BS!
1946 – Danny Glover, American actor
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Met him once... hands the size of catcher's mitts! Nice man.
1955 – Willem Dafoe, American actor
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1964 – David Spade, American actor and comedian
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What an a**hole!
 
 
Apple Nachos.....

 

Slice green apples, squeeze lemon juice on slices so they don't brown, drizzle on caramel sauce, mini chocolate chips, and top with crushed/chopped walnuts. Or ...... do your own thing... use white chocolate chips or peanut butter!! Instead of walnuts, chop up almonds or pistachios... Experiment!

 
All I know. Happy Tuesday. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 22nd
Hammock Day


Summer is in full swing. It's time to slow down and to relax. During the Dog Days of summer (and all of the other summer days, too), there is no better place to slow down and relax, than on a hammock.
Hammock Day is appropriately celebrated right in the middle of the Dog Days of summer (July 3 though August 11th.
Hammock Day exists to enjoy summer as it should be enjoyed. People celebrate Hammock Day by spending as much time relaxing on it as possible. Getting out of your hammock to get a snack, or your favorite summer beverage is okay. But, it is not a day for work. Cutting the lawn is forbidden on this day.


Monday, July 21, 2014

Clouds ~ Turkeys ~ Dude ~ Presidential Lies ~ Brian/Sami Morph



Good 57ยบ somewhat cloudy morning.

Yesterday early afternoon the clouds started showing up...


The jakes were out on the driveway standing/laying in the shade. It was about 95ยบ...



... and Dude looking at something out in the pasture... my pretty boy!!

 

 
Famous Presidential Lies Contest
Written by, To The Point News (thanks for sharing Dale!)

LBJ:
We were attacked (in the Gulf of Tonkin)

Nixon:
I am not a crook

GHW Bush:
Read my lips - No New Taxes

Clinton:
I did not have sex with that woman... Miss Lewinski

GW Bush:
Iraq has weapons of mass destruction

Obama:
  • I will have the most transparent administration in history.
  • The stimulus will fund shovel-ready jobs.
  • I am focused like a laser on creating jobs.
  • The IRS is not targeting anyone.
  • It was a spontaneous riot about a movie.
  • I will put an end to the type of politics that "breeds division, conflict and cynicism".
  • You didn't build that!
  • I will restore trust in Government.
  • The Cambridge cops acted stupidly.
  • The public will have 5 days to look at every bill that lands on my desk
  • It's not my red line - it is the world's red line.
  • Whistle blowers will be protected in my administration.
  • We got back every dime we used to rescue the banks and auto companies, with interest.
  • I am not spying on American citizens.
  • Obama Care will be good for America.
  • You can keep your family doctor.
  • Premiums will be lowered by $2500.
  • If you like it, you can keep your current healthcare plan.
  • It's just like shopping at Amazon.
  • I knew nothing about "Fast and Furious" gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels.
  • I knew nothing about IRS targeting conservative groups.
  • I knew nothing about what happened in Benghazi.
  • I have never known my uncle from Kenya who is in the country illegally and that was arrested and told to leave the country over 20 years ago.
  • And, I have never lived with that uncle.  He finally admitted (12-05-2013) that he DID know his uncle and that he DID live with him.
  • If elected I promise not to renew the Patriot Act.
  • If elected I will end the war in Irar and Afghanistan within the 1st 9 months of my term.
  • I will close Guantanamo within the first 6 months of my term. 
  • I will bridge the gap between black and white and between America and other countries.
And the biggest one of all:
  • "I, Barrack Hussein Obama, pledge to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America."
I believe we have a winner


Historically
1873 – At Adair, IowaJesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.

1969 – Space RaceNeil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission (July 20 in North America).

We were living in Sacramento at the time. Kristen was almost 2 and I remember looking out the window at the moon and felt it was just unbelievable that humans could be up there on that surface! A feeling I'll never forget. Blew me away!
 

1983 – The world's lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok StationAntarctica at−89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).


And births this date include...
1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
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1924 – Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
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1948 – Snooty, the oldest known Florida manatee
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1951 – Robin Williams, American comedian/actor
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Exciting Sunday.. I went to Grants Pass to Safeway and did some shopping. Returned home and put away groceries. Whooppppeee.... I had some Omaha Steaks chicken breasts so decided to cook them... with a pesto/mayo/garlic topping, in the crockpot along with some radishes and mushrooms. I was unhappy with the chicken. So dry. Sure like thighs better! Will work on a better recipe I can share.

Here is the latest morph... Brian in 1973 and Sami last year..

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 21st
National Junk Food Day   (Yummmm...................)