Wild Turkeys ~ JCRW Lunch ~ Smokin' Bobo? ~ Grilled Cheese Day

Good 32º foggy/cloudy morning.

Yesterday.... clouds laying low down over Evans Creek....

Still mating season with the Wild Texas Turkeys....

Wild turkeys are not native to Oregon but were first successfully introduced in 1961. Since then more than 10,000 turkeys have been transplanted to locations all over Oregon.

Two turkey subspecies have been introduced here. The Merriam's wild turkey was the first subspecies released in the state. Live-trapped Merriam's turkeys were brought to Oregon from Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska and Montana. The Merriam's subspecies is native to mountainous woodland habitats from the southwestern United States to Central Colorado. The Merriam's turkey population in Oregon increased rapidly following initial releases and then stabilized at lower population levels after the initial expansion.

The Rio Grande wild turkey was first introduced to southwestern Oregon in 1975. Rio Grande turkeys are native to stream-side zones and scrub woodlands from the southern Great Plains southward into northeastern Mexico. In Oregon, this subspecies has since been established throughout the state and has proven adaptable to a surprisingly wide range of habitat types. Because of this, management efforts have focused primarily on this subspecies since the early 1980's.


Here we have 3 Toms, 1 hen, and 2 Jakes..............

Look at me! Look at me!

 

I'm soooo pretty......

Hey baby, you busy later?

Historically this date....

1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.

1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

1961 – The Russian (Soviet) cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).

1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place - the STS-1 mission.

1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

And births this date include....

1932 – Tiny Tim, American singer, ukulele player, and archivist (d. 1996)

                 ..........and weirdo!

 

1947 – Tom Clancy, American author

 

1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host

        .........look, it's the birth date of weirdos!

GAWD how stupid he looks in a suit and white socks!!!!!

 

1950 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Partridge Family)

             ..........young & cute, DUI mug, ewwww.....

 

1956 – Andy García, Cuban actor

         ..........and another 'ewwwwww'.... cut the hair!

                  

 

Yesterday was the JCRW luncheon. Activist Holly Swanson. "From Holly’s New Book: “The Education for Sustainability movement is drastically altering the curriculum in our schools. It has changed the role of public Education and imposed a political agenda on our children. Stopping
the misuse of public education to indoctrinate our children is one of the most important issues of our time.
Holly is a leading authority on the political agenda of the education for sustainability movement. She is a national speaker; frequent guest on regional and national talk radio. Holly lives in the Rogue Valley with her husband CW."

 

Lunch was GREAT..... ribs that had a hoisin flavor... yumm! and Asian noodles, veggies, salad, their awesome bread, and chocolate mousse! OINK!~

(Hoisin sauce, also called Chinese barbecue sauce is a fragrant, pungent sauce used frequently in Asian stir-fries and marinades and Asian-style grilled dishes and grilled broccoli tossed with hoisin sauce. Made from a combination of fermented soy, garlic, vinegar, and usually chilis and sweetener, hoisin is dark in color and thick in consistency. It has a very strong salty and slightly sweet flavor)

 

 

After I wrote on my blog yesterday about "other words" for marijuana... a few more slang words were told to me by my son.... "420, chiva, (and old one I forgot...) roach, and the funniest... bobo" !!!!! Whaaaaaaaaaaa???????????? Weird. So, if you are "smokin' bobo" you are not talking about me!

Click here: Marijuana Drug Slang Dictionary

All I know. Nuff said. Off to the dentist for a cleaning and to visit with my friend Liz (hygienist) ..... TGIF. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 12th

(Oh be still my heart.....)

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day!

 

Click here: My Favorite Things: Bobby Flay's Grilled Brie and Goat Cheese with Bacon and Green Tomato

Hospital Crazies ~ Cinnamon Whiskey ~ Mary Jane ~ Tom ~ Ham-Cheese Pie ~ Cheese Fondue

Good 34º foggy morning. We hit the mid 60º's yesterday. Linda in Woodland (north of Sacramento) said it was 82º there! We had rain yesterday too.

 

Yesterday I spent and inordinate amount of time just getting a blood test.

The hospital has installed a whole new computer system and there were 'computer people' everywhere in the building! Normally the gal at the Lab desk would fill out the computer form, now the tech has to do it as well as take your blood. OMG. Took FOREVER! Feel sorry for those who have to learn a whole new thing, just to do their job. They are frustrated. BUT, the strangest thing was this old guy (I know, I know, I'm old too!) came over and sat down next to me after the woman he came in with went into the lab. He was a chatter box! About everything. Then this "lobby greeter", nice lady, stopped and said she loved my sweatshirt.... 

 

Her grandson is now a Capt in the Marine Corps. So then this old guy said look what I can do... and he laid down on the cement floor and started doing sit ups!!! Just then the tech called my name and had that look of astonishment on his face! WIERD! You just never know.......................

On the way home I stopped at the liquor store. While we were at Shenanigans the other day the bartender, Dawn, let us all try some Cinnamon Whiskey. OMG. It was soooooooooo good. The kind she had is a Canadian brand called Fireball. The kind at the liquor store is Sinfire, made in Hood River, OR. I couldn't tell much difference. The whiskey is smooth and the cinnamon is ......

Apparently the Fireball is made in Canada and that company is suing the Hood River company over the names....... Come on people!

 

 

The conversation was going somewhere with my BFF a couple days ago and for some unknown reason I said something about a 'reefer'....having never smoked one, I don't recall how the comment started ...and BFF said I was 'dating' myself. LOL, yes, I guess that is a very old term, but anyway, then I started thinking how many different ways are there to say "marijuana cigarette" ? Some of you, I'm sure, know way more about this than I do but going to make a stab at it... weed, bud, dope, pot, herb, grass, joint, Mary Jane, doobie, Acapulco gold, Maui wowie, ganja, hash, hemp, loco weed, roach, tea, cannabis, bang. Bout all I can come up with. U?

 

Today's birthday boy is none other than the infamous Hollywood Hob-Nobber, Tom Flores. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY! I hope you have a GREAT day and lots of birthday fun!

 

The dinner I made the other night was a pie.... I had leftover Honey Baked ham.... pre-made crusts... lined the bottom with provolone cheese. In the mixer put 3 eggs, about 1 cup of Greek plain yogurt, 8oz of cream cheese, about a cup of grated yellow and white cheese, some Parmesan cheese, and mixed it all together. Stirred in ham. Poured it into the crust. Topped with more provolone and the top crust. Baked 1hr 10 min at 350º. OMGOOOOD!!!!

I will make this again, adding in spinach ..maybe broccoli... sauteed onion/peppers, mozzarella cheese instead of provalone, riccotta, tomatoes, artichoke hearts......... drooling at the possibilities!

Historically this date...

1876 – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.

1954 – The most boring day since 1900 according to the True Knowledge Answer Engine

1965 – The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.

And births this date include...

1928 – Ethel Kennedy, American wife of Robert F. Kennedy

 

1932 – Joel Grey, American actor, singer, and dancer

 

All I know. JCRW luncheon today. Happy Thursday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 11th

National Cheese Fondue Day

Click here: Cheese Fondue Recipe | Simply Recipes

.410 ~ 3 Baseball Years ~ Mowed! ~ John ~ Alex & Jack/Tucker & Sami ~ Golf Day ~ Sibling Day Brian & Kristen

Good clear cloudless 36º morning.

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 4-10 ....  FYI

.410 bore, commonly misnamed the .410 gauge, is the smallest gauge of shotgun shell commonly available. It has similar base dimensions to the .45 Colt revolver cartridge, though the .410 is significantly longer, up to 3 inches (76 mm), allowing many single-shot firearms and some revolvers chambered in that caliber to fire shot without any modifications.

The .410 is a relative latecomer in shotgun sizes. It appears to have become popular around 1900, although it was recommended as "suited to the requirements of naturalists, and for such weapons as walking-stick guns", presumably for self-defense, in 1892 by W. W. Greener. The first ammunition was two inches (50.8 mm) long, compared with the modern 2.5 and 3.0-inch (76 mm) sizes.

As the smallest of traditional shotgun sizes, .410 bore guns throw the least weight of shot, but are very easy to handle. This results in a very low recoil, so the .410 is often chosen for young shooters, who might have problems with a heavier recoiling shotgun.

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I found Tucker's baseball pictures from 2011 and 2012 and then, of course, this year...

Yesterday I FINALLY got the lawn mowed! YEAH! Sun and no rain.... Here is Monday's lawn and then Tuesday's lawn...

Of course I had grass all over me from head to toe!

Today is a special friend's birthday... John Bowler (ret LASD) who is off on a cruise of the Panama Canal with his bride Trish and friends. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

 

Historically this date....

1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.

1912 – The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.

1940 – Katyn massacre Mass execution of 40 thousands Polish officers and intelligentsia approved and signed by USSR leader Joseph Stalin

Good Lord!

1963 – 129 American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.

Too sad. World's worst submarine disaster.

1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

And births this date include....

1921 – Chuck Connors, American actor (d. 1992)

 

1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish actor

 

1932 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor

 

1938 – Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster (d. 2010)

 

Breakfast yesterday...Greek yogurt, blueberries, raspberries, and bananas..... yummmm.............

 

Dinner was an experiment. I found a recipe I wanted to try but didn't have all the ingredients..... made a pie from pie crusts, leftover ham, cream cheese, yogurt, eggs..... will have recipe up tomorrow and pictures. GOOD!!!!

Siblings ~

Had a fun short chat with Alex and Jack last night. Hard to believe Alex is 17 and Jack will be 15 in a few days. Time is certainly racing ahead faster than most of us can comprehend. Here's two photos...... 3 months apart, first of January and the end of March....

................................and Tucker and Sami in October 2012...

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao....off to a fasting blood test...yearly thing. UGH. Can't wait for that cup of coffee afterwards!

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Golfer's Day

Some avid golfers might suggest that any and every day is Golfer's Day. But on this day, it's official. The only question is, does this day honor the golfer, the sport, or the weather? Well, it's a little of each. Golfer's Day is an opportunity to be thankful that someone invented this addicting, yet relaxing hobby.

 

National Sibling's Day (my babies!! Kristen & Brian)

 

National Sibling Day is a day to appreciate and cherish your brothers and sisters. Siblings are truly a special blessing that we probably all too often take for granted. They are often our best friends and supporters through life. Another reason to celebrate is that not everyone is lucky enough to have siblings. Their lives are significantly different growing up, and throughout life

Grass ~ Goose ~ Grackle ~ Friends

Good 40º morning. When I got up at 6 it was 35º and there was ice on the barn roof. Summit is fogged in. Hopefully sun today and I can mow!

Here is my "hip deep to a tall Indian" grass...

 

So sad to hear Annette has died. She was one of my favorites.

Lots of famous people have died this year already....

Margaret Thatcher, Roger Ebert, Bonnie Franklin, Hugo Chavez, Ed Koch, Huell Howser, Patti Page...... and a department friend, Rocky Fortner, just passed away. A large number of our old friends from LASD have died this year already ... sad.

Yesterday I heard a goose honking...somewhere in the front yard, but didn't see him. So took some corn and went out...there he was on top of the tree we had topped...

He must be the one who would sit on the cross bar of the telephone pole..... Anyway, he and his mate came down for the corn....

 

 

A Grackle has built a nest under the eve off the front porch.

They are notorious for taking over other bird's nests and they steal food from other birds also. I never saw them up here until a few years ago. I would always see them at rest stops along I-5 in California. They eat anything.... and I guess the rest stops were good as folks would leave food trash all over! I see them here in parking lots, scavenging for food. Anyway, here is 'Baby Grackle' sitting on my garden arbor... waiting for mom to come back and feed it....

Click here: Common Grackle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Historically this date....

1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".

1961 – The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.

1980 – The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.

2005 – Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles; Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.

...He's just strange...and she's weird!

And births this date include....

1903 – Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)

 

1942 – Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972)

 

1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor

 

So, yesterday was interesting. Our friend Willie, former bartender at the Elk's Lodge for YEARS and YEARS, not working anymore, so the plan was to meet up with him at Shenanigans for a drink.

He was a no show. Dee had to work so it was Jeannie, Bill, Dale, and me. Dale had Sami, his black lab, in his truck and Bill had Chaka, his chocolate lab in his truck... so I sneaked them both dog cookies!!! Came home, fixed dinner, and watched the recorded Country Music Awards. Geeze Louise, George Strait isn't supposed to get old!!!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 9th.

Chinese Almond Cookie Day