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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving ~ Finger ~ Prime Rib ~ Cashew Day



Good 38º hopefully dry morning.



HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

 

Dear Lord, I am thankful for my awesome family, each one of them is so special. I am thankful for my friends, who keep my spirits up. I am thankful for the men and women serving in our military, serving as fire fighters, and law enforcement everywhere. They keep us safe. And also thank you God for my animals who love unconditionally and make me smile. God Bless all of you who read my daily ramblings and drivel. You too, make me smile!


Ok, enough mush....

Went to the ER yesterday re my finger and the "spider bite" which turns out to not be a spider bite after all.
(Three Rivers Hospital)


(In the "room" awaiting the doc...)


The doc said something was under my skin. Since it happened when I picked up a log to put in the fire, it could be a splinter of wood or a pine needle... something like that. He "could cut it open and dig around" or he could give me antibiotics and pain pills ("because it will get WORSE before it's BETTER!") He wants me to soak it in hot water often so it will "puss up and pop out". UGH. I asked him if I could
"cook Thanksgiving dinner" (just as a joke since Jen's mom is cooking) and he said he'd give me "a note"~!!! He was funny after I warmed him up! Took off Jerry's and my wedding rings from that hand as he said it will swell a lot more. So far so good. The antibiotics are working.

What bugged me was as I was in the ER waiting room a man came in and was in distress. Said he had previously had two heart attacks. A young man, heard his birth date was 1966. He was having a hard time breathing and had a pain, first in the middle of his back and then in his chest. Then a girl came in, obviously in pain, said she thought her arm was broken. Both of these people were given wheelchairs, but had to wait in the waiting room. Then another women came in stating she was having a heart attack. I can't believe they had to WAIT! Then they went to triage, then back to the waiting room to wait for a doctor. OMG. Don't have a broken arm or heart attack in Grants Pass.... you will have to wait in the waiting room!!!!! I was seen before they were!


The drive home was a lovely break from the rain...
 

On this date in 1975, Steve (ret. LASD) and Barbara Voors were united in holy wedlock. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS! Your wedding was beautiful. Your girls, Alison Vanessa and Suzanne, are all beauties, as well as your baby granddaughter. It is a privilege to be your friend! (Steve and Jerry were radio car partners at Temple) Love you guys. xo


A friend asked me about cooking prime rib..... here is a foolproof way, comes out perfect every time...


Make a rub of salt and pepper and garlic and/or onion powder and or any other type of herb you like and you can even mix it with butter or olive oil .... rub onto roast. Put in roasting pan, turn oven to 550º. When oven is ready put in the roast and cook it 5 minutes for every pound for rare, 6 minutes per pound for medium. Then turn off the oven and DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR FOR 2 HOURS! Done to perfection.
Here is a formula: For me it was 3.75 lbs x 5 min. = 18.75 minutes or 19 minutes

To make a very quick natural sauce; pour off the excess fat, and place the roasting pan over high heat. Add a few cups of water or beef broth and bring to a boil while scraping all the caramelized beef drippings from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon or whisk.

Let this boil and reduce slightly while you slice the meat. Pour into a serving bowl, season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, and serve along side the prime rib.
This is probably too late for Turkey Day, so make one for Christmas or New Years!


Historically this date....
1858Denver, Colorado is founded.

1869 – In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.
.....mmmmm, Cutty Scotch is good!

1943 – World War II: War in the Pacific – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)




I want them all!

1963 – In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody.

1995Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
.....still a favorite!!


And births this date include...
1890Charles de Gaulle, French military general and statesman (d. 1970)


1943 – Billie Jean King, American tennis player


1958Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress


1961Mariel Hemingway, American actress


All I know. Off to make cheesecake and deviled eggs. Have a great day. Eat a lot! xoxo
Sue Mom Bobo
November 22nd
National Cashew Day



 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Ark Is Ready ~ Spider Bite? ~ Brui$er



Good 42º raining yet morning. Yesterday we had nearly 3" and today, after raining all night, it's almost 4". Sheesh. At the coast PattyK said they've had over 5" and there is flooding everywhere.
 

 
Sunset last night was nice....


Have been feeling as if I am getting a cold. 'Tuffy dose', sneezing, blowing, etc.... so this hit home...
LOL. Maybe I'll give it a try!


So.................. as I said yesterday that Biden was a foul mouthed ass.... he says "f**k" on live TV!"Oops!...I Did It Again" (Britney Spears)

As President Barack Obama prepared to announce the passage of his landmark health care legislation, Vice President Joe Biden had a memorable slip of the tongue, dropping an F-bomb on live television. "This is a big f*ck*ng deal," he said. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)

Here's a quote I got from Sally Harwell and also Rich Steinhurst....
Luke "The Drifter" says:
"We Americans go so tired of being thought of as dumbasses by the rest of the world that we went to the polls this November and removed any doubt."
 
 
Historically this date....
1877Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
1980 – A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
And births this date include....
1861Tom Horn, American lawman and convicted murderer (d. 1903)
 
..... here is the hat Steve McQueen wore in the movie Tom Horn... with his signature inside.... Jerry added the band and I added the feather! The 'sweat' is painted on.
            
 
 
1934Laurence Luckinbill, American actor
.....omg, he's been married to Luci Arnaz since 1980!
 
1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress
 
1945Goldie Hawn, American actress
 
1966Troy Aikman, American football player
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday I putzed around, nothing in particular.... Christmas projects and making cards.
 
 
Today, first after my shower is a trip to the ER. I felt a prick on my index finger, left hand, when I was putting a log into the wood stove Monday night. Thought it was a wood sliver. Put neosporin on it right away. Seemed ok. Then yesterday it started itching. I put mercurochrome on it and more neosporin. Today it is very swollen.
 
(UGH, what ugly old hands!)
We'll see what the doc has to say.
 
Brui$er is doing well. He LOVES his meals. Using his litter box. And seems fine in the cage. I picked him up a couple of times, scratched his neck and tried to get the eye drops in the one eye. Not easy with only two hands! I need three! Maggie, I think, feels sorry for him and lays next to the cage.
All I know. Will keep you posted on the cat and the finger! My movie from Amazon didn't show up yesterday, Darling Companion with Diane Keaton, so I watched The Family Stone last night. Also with Diane Keaton...
Interesting, intense at times, sad, happy, all of it. Mostly weird. Sarah Jessica Parker played a terminal uptight beeeotch!
Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
November 21st
Gingerbread Day
Well..... I don't know. Some sites say it's June 5th and some say today.... celebrate if you want to. I'm going with June and thinking some folks just needed a day today for something.
On the "Bizarre Holidays" list it is World Hello Day. Whatever....

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

RAIN ~ Ace Dave ~ Dee/Dale ~ Pumpkin Cake ~ Bruiser Home ~ Peanut Butter Fudge

 
Good 50º POURING RAIN morning. This storm started last night and has POURED HARD all night! I'm sure there is plenty of water running in my seasonal creeks now! This has been wild. Yesterday afternoon we had ½"... overnight we got 2 ¼" !!!! Get that Ark fired up!!!


Today is a special day for some of my friends...
ACE Dave Perry is celebrating his birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE!!


(Dave and his buddy Skeeter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.... and today is the 22nd wedding anniversary of my pals Dee and Dale Yellin. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!!



From Gar Austin....


 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Only 40 days left until the end of 2012!


Historically this date...
1974 – The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.
.......boo hoo

1985Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
... we've come a long way babeee!

1992 – In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.

2001 – In Washington, D.C., U.S. President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.


And births this date include....
1925Robert F. Kennedy, American politician (d. 1968)


1939Dick Smothers, American comedian


1942Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
.................obnoxious dirty mouthed creep!



1945Rick Monday, American baseball player
                 HERO!


1956Bo Derek, American actress


1959 – Sean Young, American actress


So.... instead of making a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, make a Pumpkin Bundt Cake! Add these items and bake as directed on the cake box....

1 bx yellow cake mix (18 -¼ oz)
1 bx butterscotch pudding (3.4 0z) (instant)
¼ c vegetable oil
¼ c water
1 c canned pumpkin
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
4 eggs
powdered sugar or whipped cream, opt.

EASY!!

 
Love this......



Bruiser came home yesterday with the help of PJ and Dave. They loaned me their big dog cage. I put in his favorite soft towel, a box with his bed in it, litter box and food. He seems happy until he gets hungry!
That's Harley in the foreground checking out The Bruise... He was starving this morning again and had eaten all the dry and wet food. I'll see about picking him up today. He needs to have drops put into his left eye where the doc thinks he was clawed. I won't tell you the cost of his week stay and shots/tests/surgery, but suffice to say I'm renaming him DryerDishwasher!

 
All I know. Nuff said. Will spend the day inside. Watched a STRANGE movie last night, in between checking on Jeannie's 9ers and Santisteven's Bears... SF 32 Bears 7. Whoa! Anyway the movie was with Meg Ryan and Tim Hutton in Serious Moonlight. Whooooo........ As my Mom would say, "Different, honey" ! My granddaughter Alex told me about it and she and I both agree the end was funny! Hopefully the movie Tammy suggested, Darling Companion, with Diane Keaton will arrive via UPS today. A doggie story. Tammy loved it.

Happy Tuesday. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
November 20th
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8x8 pan
½ cup butter 
¾ cup peanut butter
2¼ cups brown sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
½ cup milk
3½ cups confectioners' sugar

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over confectioners' sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth, pour into 8x8 dish. Chill until firm, cut into squares.