Fires ~ Sunrise Sunset Schedule ~ Tom & Del ~ Tacos ~ Coast Guard

Good 59º smokey morning. I kept the house open most of the day yesterday as there was a breeze. Saw on the news a man trying to protect his property near Klamath Falls and the winds were 75mph!!! The heat from the fire he said was 125º. More evacuations expected. 10% containment only on some fires. More in Siskiyou County (northernmost county in Ca!)

Here is the latest fire update...

http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/

 

Here is the sun coming up through the smoke yesterday...

When the time changes and the sun is out early, 5-ish you kinda get used to it. Then as the summer progresses and at 7 the sun still isn't up it starts to feel odd. Here it has to come up over the mountain behind me and sets behind the mountain in front of me. Still, here we're on a little different time schedule as we are 200 miles west of Los Angeles. 

So right now our sunset will be 8:30 pm and Los Angeles will be 7:52 pm. When it's dark in LA I can still read outside without a light! In December the sun will set here at 4:40 pm! Go to this site, put in your zip code and then scroll down .. you can change to any day or month for both sunrise and sunset..

http://www.calendar-updates.com/sun.asp

Today is a special anniversary of my high school friend Adele (Easton) and her hubby Tom Graves. 49 years!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY kids!

... and here's one of their children.. Barkely~!

Historically this date..

Historically this date....

1892 – The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home.
1944 – The Holocaust: a tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.
1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
HA! That never happened again!!!
1993 – A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon andLaurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights.
 

Births this date include....

1901 – Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter and singer (d. 1971)

1944 – Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian

1955 – Billy Bob Thornton, American actor and writer

... weirdo

1961 – Barack Obama, American politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (HA!)

Such an arrogant self-indulged entitled piece of junk! Even with the crises going on in the world he will no doubt be on the golf course and not in his office where we pay him to be! Oh wait, golf all weekend and back to the White House for today. Probably celebrating with a bunch of Hollyweirdos!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/02/barack-obama-birthday_n_5644070.html

1962 – Roger Clemens, American baseball player

 

Yesterday I scanned photos and got a few ready to send to people that are in them. The for dinner I made tacos...

I shredded some of the crockpot chicken into a pan....

I added some of the salsa and cheese, put on the lid, turned it on low until all melted and hot..

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 4th

U.S. Coast Guard Day

U.S. Coast Guard Day honors the military branch that protects our waters and shorelines. The U.S. Defense Department suggests that this day is largely an internal celebration for all Coast Guard personnel and their families, past and present. But, we'd like to encourage everyone to honor the brave members of this important branch of the military.

Celebrate U.S. Coast Guard Day by learning more about the responsibilities and functions of the U.S. Coast Guard. They are now playing an even  more extensive role in Homeland Security to protect our country.

We salute Coast Guard personnel today and every day. We hope you do, too.

Smoke & Fires ~ Bob & Marie ~ Yoda Butt ~ Mary Poppins

Good 59º smokey morning. 

The fire near Ashland is the problem. Also there is a fire, Salt Creek Fire, burning 100+ acres 10 miles NE of Wimer. Wimer is about 5 miles north of me. Ashland fire:

http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/

PICTURE OF THE DAY...

Today is a special anniversary... Bob and Marie Vincent...married 1963. CONGRATULATIONS kids!

(Yesterday was Marie's birthday!)

Today is also my favorite football player's birthday.. Tom Brady. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM!!

Tommy and Peyton Manning of the Broncos.... 

Speaking of birthdays... yesterday my birthday boy, Bruiser, thoroughly enjoyed "his day" with two servings of tuna! Oinker. I, on the other hand, had more excitement than I could stand.... paying bills, sorting paperwork, and vacuuming. Zowie~! 

 

Historically this date....

8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.

   Funny... I always thought those Dalmations were fire dogs, not fighters!

 

1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

1783 – Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.

   Yikes!

1923 – Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th President of the United States in the early morning following the death of Warren G. Harding the previous day.

1934 – Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President andChancellor into Führer.

1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

1958 – The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.

  OMG, claustrophobia comes to mind.

2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

2005 – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.

2007 – Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.

2010 – Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees(US$200 million) in damage.

And births this date include...... 

1905 – Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (d. 1983)

 

1921 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972)

 (No relation. Darn)

 

1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer

 

 

1951 – Jay North, American actor

I posted this photo of a Corgi pup with a heart on it's butt yesterday and my friend Ann, who has a new Corgi pup, sent me the next photo of her "Yoda butt" !!! OMG. 

Last night I watched Mary Poppins. There are so many things in that movie I had forgotten about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)

Of course Julie Andrews can sing like nobody's business and Dick Van Dyke was just AWESOME with his dancing and singing and that Cockney accent!!! Lots of fun. 

If anyone wants to borrow the DVD you are welcome to!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 3rd

National Watermelon Day

This big fruit deserves it's own big day. So, we give pause to celebrate watermelons on National Watermelon Day. Sweet and tasty, watermelons, are one of summer's favorite fruit. It's standard fare at picnics. While watermelon is over 90% water, it sure tastes good. And, what picnic would be complete without a seed spitting contest?

Research was unable to establish this day as a true national day (which requires an act of congress). Also not uncovered is the origin of this day. I suspect it originated by an agricultural organization, or perhaps a wild and crazy watermelon fan.

Please don't limit your consumption of watermelon to just this month. Stores carry watermelon twelve months of the year.

Get the seedless watermelon, cut it up, put in blender or food processor and process until all liquid. Strain out solids and add vodka! Vodka martini! YUMMMMMM.....

Oddly Marked Animals ~ Bicycle Seat ~ Spencer ~ Marie ~ Bruiser ~ BLT Crab Salad ~ Saving Mr. Banks ~ Coyote & Turkeys

Good 60º clear but smokey morning. Smoke coming from the south, from the fire near Ashland and the one by Yreka in California.

Ok, after posting the link for 33 perfectly timed photos, Vivia wrote me and said to take a look at these animals with odd markings. What a riot. Thanks Vivia! (Hey, Ann and Gabe, does your new little "Yoda" have a heart on her butt?)

http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-animal-markings/

PICTURE OF THE DAY:

SPECIAL birthdays today...My friend Erika's hubby Spencer is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPENCER!

And my former Temple City neighbor, Marie Vincent is also celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE! (with her hubby Bob)

Also today I am celebrating Bruiser's 6th birthday. Just a guess as to his age and the date of his birth, from seeing him in my pasture way back in 2008. HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY BRUISE!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Gonna spoil you today (like that never happens) and you get tuna for breakfast!

2012:

2013:

2014:

Historically

1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.

1790 – The first US Census is conducted.

1939 – Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan project to develop a nuclear weapon.

1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

And births this date include....

1905 – Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)

1924 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor (d. 2001)

1932 – Peter O'Toole, Irish actor (d. 2013)

1943 – Kathy Lennon, one of the original Lennon Sisters

1945 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress

Yesterday was a "get nothing done" day. Just hung out and stayed cool. Dinner was that BLT Crab salad from Elmer's...

Fresh avocado, tomatoes, bacon, lettuce (natch), carrots, crab, black olives, spinach, and ranch dressing! YUMMMMMM!!!!!

 

Then since nothing good is on TV during the summer I watched the movie Saving Mr. Banks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Mr._Banks

Wow. As always Tom Hanks is good (even though his politics suck!) He played Walt Disney. Emma Thompson was the author of Mary Poppins and the movie basically was a trip back into her life and how/where she was raised and the result was the book Mary Poppins. It certainly has some moments where you want to strangle Emma's character, P L Travers! Next movie on the line up is Mary Poppins! Been 50 years since I've seen it!

Yesterday early evening a flock of Jakes and Toms were in my driveway. Well, they had been there all day laying in the shade, but there was this coyote in the pasture down by the gate...

... and this guy was making the turkeys nervous... I called to him and he looked my way. Soon he was gone. I called Frank and Cindy (house just outside my gate) to warn them a coyote was coming that way. They sometimes leave the door open so Lucy (Jack Russell pup) can go in and out and they also have a cat that wanders outside. They weren't home, so I left a message.

All I know. Paperwork day and clean off desk day. Joy. Tacos for dinner.

 

Happy Saturday. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 2nd

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day