Sue's Daily Drivel ...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

~ More Chickens ~ More Rain ~ Doctor's Day ~

Good 46º cloudy morning.

I looked up full grown naked neck chickens
and came up with...

How pathetic!

No wonder David didn't want them.
On the other hand, they are interesting little guys.

Rain and more rain...

ALL day yesterday!

Total was

3/4".

Today there is no radar..

And the forecast is for sun ..

Yesterday after I piddled around and did a few chores
I sat and read a book. "Oogy" is the title, written by
Larry Levin.

It is the kind of book that as you read along, you just smile ... often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqBDvvcrZpo

A pup that had been a 'bait dog' for dog fighting. Interestingly enough, everyone thought he was a pit bull. Not. He's a Dogo, an Argentine Mastiff. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogo_Argentino

This dog was bred for big-game hunting. They are used also by the military and as search and rescue dogs.

Great story. Get the book.

Historically this date...

1842 – Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by Dr. Crawford Long.

1981 – President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.

(... and the beeeoootch I shared and office with at CF Braun, Patsy Paige, made a horrible remark when I told her the President had been shot .."He deserved it", she said !!!

Of course not to mention that she was lazy, expected pay for not doing a thing, ghetto born and bred ... Oh, and she was extremely prejudicial!)

And births this date include....

1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890)

1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer (d. 2007)

1930 – John Astin, American actor

1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor and director

1957 – Paul Reiser, American actor

1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer

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

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

National Doctor's Day

President Bush proclaims Doctor's Day March 30th

http://www.doctorsday.org/History.html

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

~ Baby Chicks ~ Vegetable Pasta Alfredo ~ Lemon Cake ~

Good 41º raining morning. The weather people said a storm was coming in last night and would blow through and we'd have sunny warm weather for Thursday. We'll see.

I heard the rain about 4am. So far it's 1/4".

I actually got to "sleep in" until 7:30 this morning. Then Harley was so impatient and wanted me up so he could eat. Grrrrr....

Yesterday the sun actually came out and things dried up a bit. Not a lot, bit some. Maggie and I went to town .. Post Office to pick up a package and mail a card, Rays for more chicken, Ace for cracked corn, and the vet's office to weigh Maggie. She's lost another couple of pounds since her last weigh in. Sigh.....

At Ace they had baby chicks. OMG, so cute!!! And there were these with 'naked necks'. I've never seen those. Just too funny.

The second picture is his back, the back of his

naked neck, and his different colored wings.

This site explains the type of chicken it is......

http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Naked-Neck-Turken-B107.aspx

And this is one of the chicks David is taking home...

this one and two others.

Dave didn't like the 'naked' neck guys!

Dinner last night was one of my "pantry specials".

I diced up a sweet potato and sauteéd it with some baby carrots in some of my garlic/onion infused olive oil until the potato was soft. I added in two shredded zucchini, chopped mushrooms, chopped broccoli, chopped asparagus and grape tomatoes.

Then I cooked one of my favorite pastas (they have it at The Creamery in Central Point) .. Anellini

and stirred that in along with a jar of Bertolli Garlic Alfredo Sauce...

Taaaaaaa daaaaa.....

Very very good!!!!!

We had a fire and watched TV.

Historically this date....

1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

1911 – The M1911 .45 ACP pistol became the official U.S. Army side arm.

(What a fun gun to shoot!!!)

1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.

2004 – The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.

2010 – Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

And births this date include.....

1790 – John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)

1867 – Cy Young, American baseball player (d. 1955)

1917 – Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 1947)

1918 – Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (d. 1990)

1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)

1937 – Billy Carter, brother of Jimmy Carter (d. 1988)

There are just no words....

1943 – Eric Idle, English actor, writer, and composer

1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player

...and my good friend Joannie celebrates her birthday today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOANNIE!!!

(She likes to dance!)

All I know. Finishing up my taxes today while it rains and rains..

Happy Tuesday. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 29th

National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,196,146173-232207,00.html

Monday, March 28, 2011

~ Snood ~ Weed Appreciation? ~

Good 32º morning. Cloudy out there, but I actually saw the moon!! First time in a long while! Then the scape changes every few minutes this morning...

What a crazy weather day yesterday was. Sun, howling wind, pouring rain, and sun again!

From 7am to 4pm we got just over a quarter of an inch.

Patty had talked to her friend at the coast in Gold Beach

and they have received 30" of rain this month!!! OMG

The summit was clear but no traffic up there.

Down in the Golden State the road had sunshine!

The turkeys were out in force yesterday. Even in the pouring rain..

When the sun came out most of them disappeared... A few Toms hung out...

'Does your snood hang low? Can you swing it to and fro? Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow? Can you throw it over your shoulder like a Yankee Doodle soldier? Does your snood hang low?' LOL

Historically this date....

1930 – Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.

1979 – Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.

1990 – President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

And births this date include...

1899 – August Anheuser Busch, Jr., American brewer and baseball executive (d. 1989)