Rain! ~ Computer Virus ~ Jen's Ranch Dressing ~ Fascinating Honda Ad ~ K-9's ~ Shopping ~ Sore Throat Cure ~ Deer

Good 50º drizzling morning. About 3am I heard the wind and rain. Howling wind! Pounding rain. So far, 1". Of course the dog goes out and comes in wet. Same with the cat!

 

So much rain in the Portland area that it is causing flooding and over 50 people had to evacuated.

 

 

 

A yearly reminder, this started back in 2008, about receiving emails from FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc that a package for you was unable to be delivered and you should open the attachment and print out the invoice. This link can launch a virus that can steal personal information. Beware. Trash any suspicious email!! (Thanks Ruth for the reminder!)

 

Breakfast was plain yogurt, chicken thigh, and a drizzle of Jen's Ranch Dressing....

 

Jen made this up as they love ranch dressing but she wasn't happy with all the ingredients, mostly the MSG. So, I am going to share this with you, it's soooooooo good!

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp: dried dill, dried parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, kosher salt... also chives either fresh or dried.

Whisk. Keep refrigerated

I didn't have any onion and garlic powder, only granulated,  so I put 1/2 t. of each in the Magic Bullet and made powder!

 

I got this from Greece traveling pal, Pat Kelly. Such imagination. What fun to watch for

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Dxy4n0UT82o?rel=0

 

Historically this date...

1979 – The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.

 

2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

.... at least he's still in jail, for a while longer!

And births this date include....

(Just fyi, too many pictures to post. If you want to see a photo of them and/or read about them, click on their name, it's the link)

1897 – Hermione Gingold, English actress (d. 1987)

1898 – Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (d. 1979)

1909 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (d. 2000)

1911 – Broderick Crawford, American actor (d. 1986)

1911 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (d. 1976)

1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor

still alive at 96. Interesting read about his heritage and his life.

1922 – Redd Foxx, American comedian (d. 1991)

1925 – Dina Merrill, American actress

1928 – Dick Van Patten, American actor (d.2015)

1929 – John Cassavetes, American actor and director (d. 1989)

1934 – Dame Judi Dench, English actress

1941 – Beau Bridges, American actor

1942 – Dick Butkus, American football player

.... Ha ha ha... "Dick Butt Kiss" !!!

1953 – John Malkovich, American actor

1957 – Donny Osmond, American singer and actor

1962 – Felicity Huffman, American actress

 

 

LOL.... LOVE police dogs!

When I worked the 911 & calls for service desk at Lakewood Sheriff's Station, there was a K-9 Deputy who would come in with his Belgin Malinois dog and the dog would make a beehive straight to me and lay his head on my lap! 

Awwwww.... he was so sweet.

 

Went shopping yesterday during a break in the weather. Dropped off some 'stuff' to Jennifer, aka Murph the Surf,  at the Kitchen Company. Then to Brian's office to drop off more 'stuff' and take him my paper towel holder to see if he can fix it. It's a little man who is holding the rod the towels go on and the rod came off. I tired to fix it, but no luck. Brian not feeling the best, sore throat. Sami had strep. B did see a doc for some meds. Kristen said at her school they sent home a bunch of kids with sore throats. Going around! Be careful! Use your sanitary wipes after touching anything!! And for the BEST sore throat cure, gargle with ½ vinegar and ½ water. The vinegar kills the germs in your throat. Swallow a bit of the mix. Really works! Then to Safeway for my twice monthly shopping. Lastly to Petco for Royal Canin for Bruiser. I had a "cat" sweatshirt on and got into lots of conversations with 'cat people'.

 

The deer were out in force in the back .... first just one mom and baby, then the whole troop!

 

Dinner was reruns of the creamy cheesy bacony chicken tortellini! Chair, nap, wine, Blue Bloods segments. Ahhhhh....

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 9th

National Pastry Day

National Pastry Day is a fun day, created to encourage you to make, and of course eat, your favorite pastries. On National Pastry Day, well known pastry chefs put on a show, making and displaying their finest creations.

Monday Football ~ Fast Food ~ Chicken/Tortellini Re-Make ~ Doe & Fawns ~ Sally Harwell ~ Dogs ~ Helper Bruiser ~ Brownies

Good 51º sprinkling morning.

Yes, we got more rain yesterday. I had planned to go into town for some shopping, but the rain was coming down in buckets, so I deferred shopping.

Last night's game:

LOL:

Speaking of food...the meal I fixed on Saturday was ok, but not up to the standard I prefer.... Started with freeze dried onion (didn't have any fresh), dried basil, olive oil, diced canned tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, and tortellini... 

Fresh mushrooms and chicken tenders...

Sautéed the mushrooms, added in the fresh cut up tomatoes, canned diced tomatoes, and sautéed all..

Re hydrated the onion and added in chicken tenders and cooked until chicken was no longer pink...

Mixed all together and heated well...

Found some ricotta cheese and added that in along with the cooked tortellini ...

Ok, so that didn't float my boat. Yesterday put all that in the casserole Crock Pot, put on warm, and added in the two jars of Prego...

          OH YES!!! Just right, creamy cheesy bacony yummm!

Out in the downpour yesterday was the momma deer and her triplets....

  Getting muddy out there!

2pm.... cloudy gloomy!

Today is a special birthday, Sally Harwell (LASD ret). HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY. Sally was a US Marine and in Jerry's academy class.

Historically this date...

1941 – United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. and the Republic of China declare war against Japan.

1980 – John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.

And births this date include...

1930 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-born Swiss actor and film director

1933 – Flip Wilson, American comedian (d. 1998)

LOVED his Geraldine!

1936 – David Carradine, American actor (d. 2009)

1937 – James MacArthur, American actor (d. 2010)

 

The original 'Danno' on Five-O from 1968-1980. Jack Lord's partner. Loved it.

1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress

A truth Ike Saben (LASD ret) shared ...

   Sure works for me!

I got a box ready to send yesterday, with help from Bruiser!

       He likes to be right in the middle of whatever I am doine!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 8th

National Chocolate Brownie Day

http://foodforahungrysoul.blogspot.com/2011/10/ultimate-chocolate-brownies.html

History of the brownie:

http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/MAIN/cookies/cookies2/history-of-the-brownie.asp

Rain ~ Toys For Tots ~ Yogurt & Yams ~ Fox Pre Game At Mighty Mo ~ Sunday Football ~ Monday Football ~ Pearl Harbor

Good 46º raining hard right now super dark dank morning. Another 1/4" since last night.

A reminder....Not much time left... Toys For Tots needs your help. Brian's State Farm Office

on Allen Creek Rd next to Haggen and McDonalds and The Vine is a drop off for toys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_for_Tots

Did you know that Toys for Tots is a top rated charity?

97% of your donation goes to our mission of providing toys, books and other gifts to less fortunate children. The 3% spent on support principally covers fundraising expenses – not one donated dollar goes to pay for salaries or any other manpower costs.

 

How about this for breakfast with coffee...

I know some of you will say (my favorite expression, not!) "ewwwwww".... but, this is good. Cooked yam and plain yogurt. Even drizzled with a little honey would be good too! 

Interesting, yesterday's Fox pre game show at the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor...  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)

Brian and I both have a connection to this battle ship... I was born the day the peace treaty with Japan was signed aboard the ship and in the Gulf War Brian was with a Marine Corps Detachment aboard the Mighty Mo! Prior to the ship's departure to the Gulf, Brian gave me a personal tour of the ship! Man oh man, did those Squids step aside when he came through!

Here is history and a lot of photos of BB-63:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/63a.htm

Historically

1869 – American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery inGallatin, Missouri.

1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks theUnited States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces atPearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States.

1963 – Instant replay is used for the first time in an Army-Navy game by its inventor, director, Tony Verna.

1987 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.

1995 – The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

And births this date include....

1863 – Richard Sears, American department store founder (d. 1914)

1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor (d.2014)

1923 – Ted Knight, American actor (d. 1986)

 1932 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress

1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player

 

So............... yesterday's football:

And tonight's:

The battle of Cowboys and Indians!

Later was another Hallmark movie, chair, wine, fire in wood stove .......

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

December 7th

Pearl Harbor Day

Pearl Harbor Day, commemorates the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack began at dawn December 7, 1941. It crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and caused the U.S. to enter World War II.

During the attack at Pearl Harbor, over 2,400 American serviceman and 68 civilians were killed. Five of the eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, and virtually all ships were damaged.

On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, U.S. flags are to be flown at half staff.

On December 8, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated in a speech to Congress it was "..a day that will live in infamy". The U.S. then declared war on Japan.

And today is also National Cotton Candy Day

Cotton Candy is a popular summertime treat. That being the case, why do we celebrate this day in the middle of December? Good question.

The Cotton Candy machine was patented in 1899 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton. They brought it to the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, where is was quite popular. Cotton Candy is a favorite at amusement parks, circuses, fairs, and sports venues.    

Cotton Candy was originally called fairy floss. It is made from Floss (or Flossine) sugar.