Rain ~ 90 Year Old LAPD Retiree ~ Sandwich Day

Good 42º raining morning. Rain started sometime between 2am and 6am. So far 6/100ths of an inch.

Yesterday I went to town and picked up a parcel at the PO, dropped off a letter, got a prescription at the pharmacy and headed to Grants Pass. Stopped at a signal by the shopping center I saw Nancy drive by and into the center. I followed her. She was off doing errands too and I was heading to the Elk's Lodge for our Law Enforcement/Fire luncheon. We chatted for a few.

The lunch was nice. Another LAPD retiree was honored for his birthday ... he turned 90 on October 31st. He started with LAPD after a stint in the Navy 62 years ago! He's been into their retirement fund forever! Go Walter!

The gentleman next to Walter is Henry, who turned 95 in August... also retired from LAPD.

 

My lunch was great, chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. Indulgence to the max! After lunch we (Joe, Bill, Bob) went downstairs for a glass of wine.. and Dale was there along with my pal Jeannie. We had a nice time, picked on Joe ... the usual. (Good thing Joe is such a good sport and fun guy!)

 

Out in the parking lot I had to stop and visit with Dusty... awaiting the return of his dad inside the Elks.

and.... then there was Chaka-Kune, the girl to whom I gave a Milk Bone to... She's got some tongue action there! 

                                                                                                                                                                          

Headed home. Dinner was reruns. Had a snuggy fire and watched TV.

Today is two celebrations.... my friends Ann and Gabe are celebrating their 21st anniversary. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY kids!

 

I don't have any pictures of them together... so here is Ann with Mali and Gabe working on a project. Some of you LASD folks may recognize them..... <g>

 

And through my traveling friend, Joan, I have met via email her cousin Mike. Today is Mike's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! Today is the big 8-O for Mike. He and his wife Nan just recently took the whole family on a cruise to celebrate. Thanks for sharing them Mike. One of these days Nan and I are going to have to do a "martini day"!

Historically this date....

1883 – American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture.

1913 – The United States introduces an income tax.

 

And births this date include...

1921 – Charles Bronson, American actor (d. 2003)

1933 – Ken Berry, American actor

1952 – Roseanne Barr, American actress and comedian

..wonder why "comedians" named Roseanne or Rosie are such vulgar pieces of work?

She is now an "organic macadamia nut farmer" in Hawaii. More like an "organic nut" herself!

1953 – Kate Capshaw, American actress

(Now guys and gals ... in particular Joe, Jeannie, Bill, Bob, Dale, Dee, Candy .... doesn't this picture make her look like Joe's bride Joann? !!)

1957 – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor

Ok, all I know. Haircut day. Happy Thursday. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bob

November 3rd.

National Sandwich Day

(This is gonna make you drool......)

 

Phones Out ~ Meatloaf & Quinoa with Peppers & Haricots Vert ~

Good 25º morning. Pressure dropping.

 

So cold last night, windy, had a snuggy fire in the wood stove. Everyone happy.

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Yesterday was frustrating. The DSL went off about noon and after repeated rebooting it was still off at 8pm and I gave up and shut everything down. To make matters worse, the phones wouldn't work either. Apparently some folks trying to call from out of the area got a "all circuits busy" message. My cell didn't work or my land line phone. Every number I called I got the "caffeinated" busy signal.... ! I couldn't even dial 911. Hope nobody needed 911. That would be tragic. I checked with my neighbors and they were all experiencing the same problems. The news had nothing last night so will turn it on this am. OK, I just found the following from the local NBC KDVR channel site:

 

November 1, 2011

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Phone lines and 911 service is currently down to now thousands of people in Jackson County. The problem began early Tuesday afternoon.

Century Link is currently looking into the problem, but no word on an estimated time of repair. They are trying to determine what caused the outages to the affected areas. Customers are recommended to use their cell phones if they need to make an emergency call. If that doesn't work, Jackson County Sheriff's Office advises people to go to their local police or fire departments for assistance.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has added additional patrols to the affected areas and has also stationed deputies at Gold Hill City Hall, the Fire Station in Wimer, and at the Rogue Family Center in White City. Deputies will remain at those locations until service is fully restored.

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I got my new smoker hooked up and running. All I have to do is "season" it by letting it run for 3 hours and the last 45 minutes add some wood chips. Then we back to smokin'! Gonna try some chicken like Bill and Jeannie made. So awesomely good!

 

Dinner, another experiment... I found some meatloaf already made up in the freezer, so thawed that and cooked it, using wasabe/teriyaki sauce on the top instead of catsup. Good!

Then I cooked some quinoa and sprouted rice and a red sticky rice in the rice cooker. Cut up and sauteéd yellow and green bell pepper with haricots vert and garlic in olive oil. Served up the peppers on the rice.....

And we had a pretty sunset... this about 6:30pm:

 

Historically this date....

1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

 .............thought all of you former cheerleaders would be interested in this.

1947 – In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Spruce Goose or H-4 The Hercules; the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.

1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

1984 – Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.

1988 – The Morris worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.

 

And births this date include...

1755 – Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (d. 1793)

1795 – James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849)

1865 – Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)

 

1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994)

 

1936 – Rose Bird, American judge (d. 1999)

1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress

She has lung cancer....

1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Wednesday.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

November 2nd.

National Deviled Egg Day (For Heaven's sake!)

 

Add to the basic deviled egg mixture anything that flips your skirt. Such as: mustard, sour cream, cream fraiche, whipped cream cheese, pickle relish, pesto, crumbled bacon, cheese, tuna, salmon, taco seasoning, artichoke/spinach dip, minced celery, garlic, roasted red tomatoes, chopped green chilies, Italian seasoning, Greek seasoning, chopped mushrooms, green onions, chopped olives .. green or black, onion, diced jalapeño, cilantro, parsley, horseradish, mashed avocado, hummus, anchovy, caviar, salsa, curry powder, hot sauce, thin sliced beef .... the additions are limitless. Show your creativity!

Fall Colors ~ Oriental Colesalw ~ Stuffed Eggs ~ Brian & Jen's Party

Good 26º morning! Back to the cold toilet seat! Yesterday was beautiful and the changing trees are fabulous....

 

Yesterday I made my Oriental Coleslaw.... and deviled eggs to take to Brian and Jen's ... The coleslaw came from a friend of my sister, Marion's. I loved it and Sarah said I could use it in a recipe contest sponsored by The Pasadena Star News ... "food for pot lucks" ... easily transportable.... I won a dinner for two at a local fancy Italian restaurant!

For the coleslaw chop a cabbage, rinse and drain it. Pack in zip bags. Chop one bunch of green onions. Bag. For the dressing mix 3/4 c. peanut oil, 3/4 c. rice wine vinegar, 6-10 dashes Tabasco sauce, 2 T. Sugar, 1/2 t. ground black pepper in a jar with a tight lid and shake. On cookie trays at 350º toast 2 pkgs slivered almonds and about 3/4 c. sesame seeds for 6-10 minutes, until browned, watch carefully as they will burn. Let cool. Break up one package Raman noodles and bag along with the seeds and nuts.

To serve: mix the onions into the cabbage, add dressing and mix, then add the noodles nuts and seeds, mix again.

The deviled eggs were plain (just mayo, salt, pepper, and paprika on top), bacon (mixed in Costco cooked crumbled bacon) and pesto (added 2 T. pesto to mayo mixture) I made little signs ...

Jen and Brian had the house decorated cute with scary moaning coming from the front porch and a smoke machine...

A bunch of their friends and their children came in costume. Jen had made lasagna and cheese bread (and worked her butt off!), Jean made chili that was fabulous (with mushrooms even!), and there were various and other salads and goodies.

Yummmm!

The costumes were great....

 

 

 

.... and even I got into the fun... (I had stopped by Jeannie and Bill's before the party for a wine and so they could laugh at me.... Mrs. Combat Witch! with a moustache~! Chaka knew me and didn't seem to mind the costume.)

Here's a great recipe to deal with left over Halloween candy...

http://www.mrfood.com/Bar-Cookies/Halloween-Candy-Bars/ml/1

 

A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wish to Rick and Lynda Castro!! Wow, kids, one more til your 20th. Hope you have a fun celebration! Congratulations. Love you guys! xoxo

 

Scary, there are only 60 days left in this year. The Christmas shopping days are dwindling. Best get out there and buy buy buy!!!!

 

 

 

Historically thisdate...

1520 – The Strait of Magellan is discovered, the passage immediately south of mainland South America, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first navigated by Ferdinand Magellan during the first global circumnavigation voyage.

1683 – The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

1800 – US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).

1915 – Parris Island is officially designated a US Marine Corps Recruit Depot.

1941 – American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.

1982 – Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.

 

And births this date include...

1907 – Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, American boxer (d. 1976)

1941 – Robert Foxworth, American actor

Married to Liz Montgomery until her death.

1957 – Lyle Lovett, American singer

So so weird.

1972 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model

 

And for the life of me after over the top media attention, show after show of the bachelor party, wedding, after-the-wedding and a $10 million price tag, that air headed Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting divorced! What a waste of everyone's time.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Tuesday. Happy November.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

November 1st

Men Make Dinner Day!