Flu ~ Pizza ~ Football ~ Peaches & Rubber Duckies

Good 42º foggy foggy morning. UGH.

For those of you who think you may have the "flu" please read this... a whole truckload of symptoms of the various varieties of the "flu".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/flu-symptoms_n_2449838.html#quiz_1661

We used to call it the "flu" if we got to throwing up and maybe diarrhea. But in this day and age it can mean 'fever chills body aches headache coughing'. Some get the intestinal part and do throw up. Here is one paragraph from the article.."Some differences: the flu virus is more likely to cause fever -- and a higher fever, at that. Flu sufferers have more severe symptoms overall and are more likely to face fatigue, body aches and a dry cough. Cold sufferers, by contrast, more commonly have a stuffed or runny nose and respiratory congestion. Some flu sufferers also have intestinal symptoms, such as vomiting or diarrhea."

If you get the fever, call your doctor!

For the football Saturday I made pizza.... I got refrigerated pizza dough. I had never used it before. This pizza was quite moist and heavy, so I think next time I will use a Boboli. (like that name anyway!) So, I started with thawed and drained chopped spinach, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, Swiss cheese, pizza dough, and grated yellow/white cheese, fresh tomato, Alfredo sauce, leeks, and mushrooms...

Next was to sauté the mushrooms and leeks. Mix the spinach with the cheeses and tomatoes. Lay out the dough, spread on the Alfredo sauce and top with Provolone cheese, then the spinach mixture, and finally the mushrooms and leeks.

Bake until crust is browned...

Very very good, but as I said, crust too weak for this so it's Boboli next time!

Historically this date....

1822 – The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.

1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison

1993 – Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54launches from the Kennedy Space Center.

2012 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy. There are 32 deaths (and a few people still missing) amongst the 4232 passengers and crew.

And births this date include.....

1919 – Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003)

1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor (d. 2007)

1934 – Rip Taylor, American actor

1943 – Richard Moll, American actor

1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress 

1962 – Trace Adkins, American country music singer-songwriter

1966 – Patrick Dempsey, American actor

With first wife (what a geeky looking guy!), Gray's Anatomy, and with wife now....

Football yesterday was interesting... WOW, next Sunday is going to be hot!!!!

Along with watching football, I made chicken soup, washed clothes, and cleaned out a bunch of stuff and tossed it away! Yeah! Some things made me sad, but no need to keep things that are of no use. It's just if they belonged to someone you loved who is not her anymore, it's difficult. Tried to watch the Golden Globes, but sooooo boring I looked for something else. The news was more exciting!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

January 13th

National Peach Melba Day

http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/opera-escoffier-and-peaches-the-story-behind-the-peach-melba/

.......and

National Rubber Duckie Day

(some of my rubber duckies!)

http://www.rubaduck.com/articles/rubber-duckie-song

Rain Snow Freeze ~ Football ~ LASD Mess ~ Richardson for Governor ~ Meatloaf

Good 38º foggy morning. Supposed to get in the mid 40º's and 40% possibility of rain. Stayin' home again! Our summit:

So far this storm has given us almost 1½"..... yes!!

Speaking of weather..... here's Niagara Falls.... frozen! Talk about "burrrrrrr" !!!

Wow, football yesterday was intense (could you hear me screaming?) ....(sorry Bri) We'll see how the 9ers and Broncos fare today and who will be in the Conference Championships next Sunday.....

An old friend, Paul Myron, is speaking out re the LA Co Sheriff debacle...

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/government-and-politics/20140111/los-angeles-county-sheriffs-legacy-may-be-tarnished

.... And here is an article with a possible 9 candidates mentioned to run for the Sheriff's job...

http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/01/09/41448/new-sheriff-in-town-a-look-at-8-potential-successo/

It amazes me that LAPD and LB cops would run. There would be a good lack of respect for someone not of the Department taking over. Also that Terri McDonald has only custody experience, NOT with LASD ...and no street knowledge. Why in the heqq would she be a choice! Jim Hellmold is a friend and a good guy, but with a young family that I would assume is his priority. Tanaka can't be trusted. I hope Bob Olmstead gets the nod and the win!! Good luck LA County!!!

Got this from a friend, Mike Cipolla....

"Just got off the phone with a friend who lives in North Dakota . She said that since early this morning the snow has been nearly waist high and is still falling. The temperature is 32 below zero and the north wind is increasing to near gale force. Wind chill is -59. Her husband has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and just stare.

She says that if it gets much worse, she may have to let the drunken bastard in."

Hey, if you live in Oregon you should see this video. My friend Dennis Richardson is running for Governor. Please give him your support. He's a decorated Viet Nam vet, a super good guy, knows his stuff. (that is his terrific wife Cathy in the blue)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slIxstIkbKE&feature=youtu.be

PICTURE of the day.... (Kristen.. try this! What fun!)

OK, here's the meatloaf fixins..... First I took two sourdough English muffins and soaked them in milk (½ & ½ because I didn't have any milk!) Then mush them all up....

I had grated cheese, frozen thawed shredded zucchini, broccoli slaw, ground lean beef, and ground pork......

I drained the zucchini and pressed it with a paper towel. The bacon was chopped...

It all went into a bowl, rings off, and worked so it was well mixed with my hands...

Then it was put into one large loaf pan and one small pan (to give to Jeannie to try!)

Next was to mix the mayonnaise with the sweet chili sauce, then add in some Tabasco spicy steak sauce. 

Smooth it on the top of both loaves...

Bake at 350º... small loaf 45 min and the large one 1½ hours.

Historically this date....

1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.

......Arrogant Adam Henrys!!!

1926 – Original Sam 'n' Henry aired on Chicago radio later renamed Amos 'n' Andy in1928.

1932 – Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. So there!

1991 – Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

2010 – The 2010 Haiti earthquake occurs killing an estimated 316,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.

And births this date include....

1737 – John Hancock, American merchant, statesman, & Founding Father; 4th & 13thPresident of the Continental Congress; and 1st & 3rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1793)

1876 – Jack London, American author (d. 1916)

Short but interesting life!

1905 – Tex Ritter, American country singer and actor (d. 1974)

1923 – Ira Hayes, US Marine (d. 1955)

Ira was a true hero.

1951 – Kirstie Alley, American actress

I miss Cheers!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

January 12th

National Marzipan Day (?)

Rain ~ Flu ~ Football Schedule ~ Hot Toddy

Good 44º rainy morning. YEAH Rain!!!!! It started in the night but I didn't hear it. Woke at 3:30 and was having a hard time going back to sleep when the rain started coming down in buckets at 5am. Went back to sleep like a baby!!! Love that sound. Slept til 8!!! So far since yesterday we've gotten over 1/2 ". Still no water in my creeks, but working on it.

I had my meatloaf sandwich yesterday. OMGOOD!!! I put it on a sourdough English muffin. Perfect. Chicken soup for dinner. I like the Progresso Lite soups... had Chicken Pot Pie and added in chopped celery. OMGOOD!!!! A whole can of their lite soups is only 200 calories.

Everyone has the flu bug!!! PJ said Debbie and Tom have it and PatC's family too. Our little Sami has been with a temperature for a couple days. Jeannie with a temp yesterday afternoon also. Everyone is coughing everywhere you go. Take Airborne before going anywhere!!! Keeping my chewable Vitamin C close too.

I cleaned out a big box of old computer stuff yesterday. YEAH! A good feeling to get rid of old instructions and warranties for stuff I no longer have also. This will make my children happy!!!

Here's the football schedule for today and tomorrow....

As for my computer, I have ordered the Windows 7 start up disc from Amazon. It will be here Tuesday, at which time I will take it to Turk so he can re-do my computer. Groan...... In order for me to get photos on my blog today I used another internet connection, Chrome, other than AOL and it seemed to work ok. So far, so good. Fingers crossed.

Historically this date......

1693 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.

1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.

1949 – First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.

I remember it. Fascinating to me. Christmas tree out in the backyard covered in snow. Neighbor boy, Matthew, threw a snowball at me. I cried! He was several years older, I was just four years old.

1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.

...............all right, friends of mine, you have known for 50 years that smoking is BAD FOR YOU and yet you continue to smoke with every excuse in the book! SHAME ON YOU! Not only are your risk factors up for dying but you smell bad! Really.

And births this date include....

1946 – Naomi Judd, American singer (The Judds)

... and some other people of which I didn't know who in the heqq they are!

Sorry re the lack of recipes and pictures. Will get back on track soon.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

January 11th

National Hot Toddy Day

 

A hot toddy is the name given to a mixed drink that his served hot and believed to originated in the 18th century to make the taste of scotch more palatable to women. Although there are many variations, essential ingredients are:

*a hot beverage which may be tea, coffee, cocoa, water, apple cider, etc

*an alcoholic spirit such as brandy, rum, or whiskey

*usually a sweetener such as honey, sugar, or syrup

Spices such as cinnamon or cloves are also added and/or lemon or orange, and sometimes a little butter.