Sue's Daily Drivel ...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Jackson County Fair !

Good sunny clear 48º morning.

PJ and I went to the fair yesterday and had a blast! We were glad to see 'protection' was available....

We watched the jumping dog show, but couldn't focus on the dog very well... too much background...

I bought this hand embroidered lion picture. Told Curtis we'd be

back later to pick it up. LOL, forgot. Have to go back today....

This is Curtis....

Saw my pal Felicity Clark and Micah DuBeau at the Republican booth.

Bought this 'all natural' cleaner polish from this very darling funny lady. She cleaned my rings and glasses and OH MY, shiny and clear and I can see!!!

We saw animals ... pigs, goats (sooooo cute!) cows, llamas....

Then we sat in the shade with a glass of wine

and checked out the 'fair people' ... Raggedy Ann was there, Bubba, fashion plates (two sets of bra straps???), painted faces, and the short guy...

We watched the Oregon Fiddlers and the "Afro-Bats" (!! Yes, that's correct....from Kenya)

We saw Kevin Lollis, local Channel 10 weather guy,

filming. Stopped and chatted. His camera man, nice guy, took our picture. I told him I watch him every night. He laughed, and said, "You sound like my mother!" "Well, Kevin, I could be. My kids are your age!" LOL

That was fun!

PJ tried on some belly dancing stuff...

We had a fun chat with the gal taking photos for the fair and I got in some more of my own....

Really a great day. We were good too, didn't even eat any corn dogs (boo hoo) or funnel cake or elephant ears..... Then headed home... observing a trooper doing some of the Lord's work...

Picked up Dave and stopped in at Patty and Cliffs for a toddy and a chat. Now, I'll go back to the fairgrounds and get my lion picture in a bit...

Historically this date...

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

1961 – Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission – Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a sub-orbital mission).

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

And births this date include...

1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)

1924 – Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)

1951 – Robin Williams, American comedian/actor

... a real life strange person!

Interesting...... from Rick & Wendy Harp.....

I know this is supposed to be the smartest administration ever (HA!!!), but I'm sorry; if I were running a campaign with a fairly unpopular incumbent, the last thing I'd do is have a reelection slogan whose initials were WTF.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Thursday (already!) Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

July 21st

(for Heaven's sake!) National Junk Food Day

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Foxtails ~ Penguins ~ Ravioli

Good 47º morning. Looked like this a few ago....

.... and then in just a couple of minutes.....

and hopefully the last transformation 10 minutes later....

Yesterday we hit 72* and at 5pm I put a sweater on! July??

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So, after the 'bash men' chat Eve had with the Lord, I got this from La Vern Bob....

Sue, here's another one from the garden:
The Lord told Adam that he would make him a help-mate comparable to him
Adam asked, "what will that cost me?"
The Lord said, "an arm and a leg"
Then Adam replied, "what can you give me for a rib?"

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Yesterday Maggie and I went to town. Stopped at PO for a package, the market for various and sundry items, Ace for cracked corn and double-sided tape, and then the vet's for a rabies shot. He said the bump he took a sample of last month was benign. Her weight is still dropping, although she eats fine. Have to go in once a month to weigh her. He also found a foxtail sticker in her ear.

That was not a pleasant extraction. Poor baby cried! (me too!)

:o)

One of my BFFs (hey, Jeannie!) had lost a LASD badge necklace

some time ago and wanted to know if I knew where they had them. Apparently the Emporium doesn't sell jewelry any more (new person at the helm) so I asked Moon who put me in touch with Yolanda at www.10-8designs.com and who told me about The Jewelry Factory ... http://www.jewelryfactory.com/

They have a variety of Law Enforcement and Fire jewelry (even CHP! <g>)... click on "Police and Fire Jewelry" and then on the state you worked in and they are in alphabetical order.... fire departments intermingled with police agencies. Also 10-8 Designs has a lot of law enforcement and fire items and designs ...specialty embroidery, and clothing .... this is a throw I got from them with our badge numbers on it...

... and from Gar:

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

Ok, got this from P-berger, aka Dewayne Honey. Thank you! Penguins are so fascinating, the babies are so darling, and the parents loving and caring. You will enjoy this. Put a big smile on my face!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkY03n0_sD8_

Historically this date...

1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek – Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.

1903 – Ford Motor Company ships its first car.

1921 – Air mail service begins between New York City and San Francisco.

1940 – California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.

Just discussing this with Pat Tracy ('PatT') the other day. Also known as the Pasadena Freeway or the 110 Fwy. Then only one I have ever known to have stop signs at the on ramps. The 110 starts in Pasadena at Arroyo Seco Pkwy and Glenarm and meanders through Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Highland Park before becoming the Harbor Freeway in LA. Jerry's National Guard Unit, HQ in Highland Park, would repel off the York Street Bridge over the freeway...

I imagine that would be a sight for the commuters to see Army uniforms coming down off the bridge!!!

1969 – Apollo Program: Apollo 11 successfully makes the first human-crewed landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. The first Moonwalk EVA follows almost 7 hours later.

1976 – Hank Aaron hits his 755th home run, the final home run of his career.

1984 – Officials of the Miss America pageant ask Vanessa Lynn Williams to quit after Penthouse publishes nude photos of her.

And births this date include....

1919 – Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)

(Too bad Hillary Clintoon didn't marry him!)

1926 – Lola Albright, American actress

She hasn't done any acting since the '60's so there are no current pictures of this 85 year old!

1938 – Dame Diana Rigg, English actress

1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)

After "7 or 8 glasses of wine" she fell overboard wearing a down jacket. Must have also been two drunks on board who didn't pay any attention to where she went..... Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken (can't stand him!!!) had a loud argument....

Her sister and the boat captain wanted the case opened again because Lana said she never got a straight answer about her sister's death from Wagner.

Too sad. Such a talent and such a tragedy.

1971 – Sandra Oh, Korean Canadian actress

She was in Grey's Anatomy, which she played a weirdo. In Sideways and Under The Tuscan Sun she was good.

Dinner last night was 2 giant cheese ravioli in a basil tomato sauce on a bed of mixed lettuce and cabbage and diced tomatoes cooked briefly* in my garlic/onion/red pepper infused olive oil...

... topped with shaved Parmesan cheese. Awesome!

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* Whether your food is raw or cooked can also make a difference. Tomatoes contain lycopene, a form of antioxidant. Antioxidants have been hailed for their ability to neutralize free radicals, which are linked to ageing, stroke and heart disease. "If you have fresh tomatoes, they have a total antioxidant potential of about 80," explains Dr Catherine Collins, a dietician at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust.

"But if you cook or can them the antioxidant potential goes up five or six-fold." "This happens because the lycopene in the raw tomato has been transformed to trans-lycopene in the cooked version, and trans-lycopene is much more readily absorbed."
Likewise, says Dr Collins, cooking carrots makes the beta-carotene, another form of antioxidant, more available because you break down the cell wall with the cooking process.

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All I know. Nuff said. Fair Day today.