Good 29º ice on everything clear morning. See..... this is why I don't plant tomatoes until
June! Burrrrrr.........................
"Don't knock the weather: nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a
conversation if it didn't change once in a while."
- Kin Hubbard
- Kin Hubbard
Laughing? I am.....
Brunch yesterday.....
Eggs, cheese roll, lettuce, tomato, provolone cheese ...
Fry eggs with cooking spray, mayo on bread, sliced tomatoes, top with eggs,
cheese, and lettuce. YUMMMMM!!!
Historically this date....
1328 – Wars of
Scottish Independence end: Treaty of
Edinburgh-Northampton – the Kingdom of England
recognises the Kingdom of Scotland
as an independent state.
1707 – The Act of Union joins the
Kingdom of England
and Kingdom of Scotland
to form the Kingdom of Great
Britain.
1785 – Kamehameha I, the king of
Hawaiʻi, defeats Kalanikupule and
establishes the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
1915 – The RMS Lusitania
departs from New York City on her two
hundred and second, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days
later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198
lives, including 128 Americans, rousing American sentiment against Germany.
1930 – The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.
1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City
1945 – World War II: Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda commit suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children are murdered by Magda by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths.
1948 – The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established,
with Kim Il-sung as leader.
1960 – Cold War: U-2 incident – Francis Gary Powers,
in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the
Soviet Union, sparking a
diplomatic crisis.
1961 – The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims
Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
1991 – Rickey Henderson of the
Oakland Athletics
steals his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. However,
his accomplishment is overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers,
when he pitches his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own
record.
2007 – The Los
Angeles May Day mêlée occurs, in which the Los Angeles
Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally
become a matter of controversy.
2011 – Barack Obama announces that
Osama bin Laden, the
suspected mastermind behind the September 11
attacks is killed by United States special forces
in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to
the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was
actually killed on May 2.
And births this date include...
Darn! He was so cute when he was young!
:o( I wish he was still a Patriot!
No baseball game yesterday evening. Tucker still not 100% and Sami is
coughing now. Their team wasn't going to play anyway, as they had snack bar
duty. Game on for Saturday~
I got my new vacuum cleaner Monday. Ordered from Wal-Mart on line after
recommendations from Jeannie and her pal Dawn, Shenanigans bartendress! .... It's a Shark. I finally used
it yesterday and OMG does it clean. It was like my carpet had never been
vacuumed ever! The dirt that came up was amazing!! I am happy
happy. Don't have to buy bags for it either! Yeah!
So, worked in the yard .... trimmed grapevines while Bruiser lay under the
vine in the shade watching me! Nut. After I was informed that the bush I had a
picture of was in fact lilac. I picked some, also have a white lilac bush. They
DO smell good!
Dinner....easy..... quinoa and sprouted rice in the rice cooker, top with
baby carrots, sliced zucchini, sweet peppers, Anaheim chili, diced celery,
spinach, and broccoli slaw. Add water and let'er cook.
Plate and drizzle on some Worcestershire and a little sweet hot chili
sauce. YUMMMMMM...........................
I think I'll call my "watcher" wolf, Buddy. When I walk by him I always
say, "Hi Buddy" !
All I know. Law Enforcement/Fire luncheon today. Happy Hump Day.
Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
May oneth
National Chocolate Parfait
Day
