NFL Update ~ New Dentist ~ Traffic Ticket ~ Tuscan Chickpea Soup

 

Good 45º high cloudy morning. Hope the rain holds off, Tucker has a baseball game today.

 

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Got this from Jim Harper, old high school buddy... funny!

NFL UPDATE:

The American Indian Counsel has requested that the NFL disassociate itself with Indian Names. The Washington Redskins will therefore change their name to the Washington Foreskins in honor of all the pricks in Washington DC - effective immediately.

Can't wait for football !!
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Historically this date....

1796 – The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.

1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

1970 – An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.

1976 – The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.

And births this date include....

1866 – Butch Cassidy, American outlaw (d. 1908)

 

1923 – Don Adams, American actor and comedian (d. 2005)

 

1939 – Paul Sorvino, American actor

 

1945 – Tony Dow, American actor

            ......click his name and read what he is up to now.

 

1970 – Rick Schroder, American actor

 

 

 

Yesterday was a trip to the dentist. My hygienist, Liz, has left my local RR dentist, after 26 years!, and has moved to work with a dentist where she worked part-time for years, Deborah Maryak DDS, in Grants Pass at Bright Now Dental. (1021 NE 6th St, GP)

 

I switched dentists because I think the world of Liz and she is the BEST! AND now I just am crazy about Dr. Deborah too! She is awesome, thorough, pretty, nice, and her man has a Fat Boy Harley!!! Anyway, a real good experience. Now x-rays are digital. Immediately they appear on the screen and can be enlarged. Then in the exam room the screen shows the x-rays so the hygienist can check them as well as the dentist during the exam...

 

Then, unbeknownst to me, my son Brian's family all go there and Liz and Dr. Deborah have worked on their teeth! Found this out as I was standing at the counter and saw a State Farm pen and asked who their agent was... Brian Pendleton! How funny. Small world. Small town!

 

 

Ok, now I have to tell you about a friend of Liz who was driving in Gold Hill when a whole flock of turkeys started crossing the road in front of her.

 

She slowed to a stop, noticing a policeman was behind her. As the turkeys crossed and she started to go, a lone turkey ran back out in front of her.

 

She hit it! It bounced straight up and hit the hood, windshield, and then bounced back and hit the policeman's radio car! He pulled her over and gave her a ticket. Can you imagine! Wait for it.............................................

The citation was for 'flipping the bird at a cop' !

(Ok, I know my poleeece friends will laugh~! Thanks for that Liz, I'm still giggline!)

 

 

Then, off to do some shopping. Picked up a new seasoning, never had tried, but it was "bogo" so ....

Sounds great!

 

My Bruiser was gone all night Thursday night. :o( Always makes me sad and I worry, but he was sitting on the porch waiting for me when I got home yesterday afternoon. Now he's glued to me! (and my desk!)

 

Try this....... REALLY GOOD!

Tuscan Chickpea Soup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cups finely chopped onion

8 garlic cloves, minced

4 cups water

1 teaspoon minced fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

3 (15 1/2-ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained

(14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, un-drained

1 to 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

6 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

add carrots and celery to sauté... do not puree.... use crushed tomatoes instead of diced.....

1. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the water and the next 5 ingredients (water through tomatoes), and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
2. Stir in the vinegar, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Spoon 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 6 bowls; sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.
3. Cooking Light
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All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

April 13th

Scrabble Day

Scrabble Day celebrates the popular board game. It's been popular around the world ever since. People young and old enjoy this game. Scrabble was created in 1938 by Alfred Mosher Butts. It is sold by Hasbro, Inc. It's very easy to celebrate Scrabble Day. Just get out the old board game, dust it off, and play a few rounds with family or friends.

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