It's that time boys and girls... 100 day countdown to the start of the Texas High School Football Season

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Trocket, you know I gotcha if you're watching my Jags...

yea, versus anyone other than Memorial.

[Octfeb]

We are 67 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

  The first day of Summer

[Octfeb]

We are 66 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

  

NATIONAL ONION RINGS DAY

Dipped in a batter or in bread crumbs and deep fried, tasty onion rings are a popular hors d’oeuvre or side dish all across the United States and are celebrated each year on June 22 for National Onion Rings Day.

Also found in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and some parts of Asia, onion rings exact origin is unknown.

• A recipe called “Fried Onions with Parmesan Cheese” is included in John Mollard’s 1802 cookbook “The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined”.  Within the recipe, it suggests cutting onions into 1/2 inch rings, dipping them into a batter made of flour, cream, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese then deep frying them in “boiling” lard. It is suggested that they are served with a sauce made of  melted butter and mustard.
• Some believe that a recipe  for French Fried Onions (not claiming to be the originator of the recipe) appeared in the Middletown, NY Daily Times on January 13, 1910.
• The Pig Stand restaurant chain, founded in Oak Cliff, Texas in the early 1920′s is one of the claimants to the onion rings invention.
• A recipe for deep-fried onion rings that are dipped in milk then dredged in flour appeared in a 1933 Crisco advertisement in The New York Times Magazine.  
• In the 1960′s, the A&W restaurant is credited with popularizing the onion rings in fast food restaurants.

To celebrate National Onion Rings Day, head to your favorite “onion ring” serving restaurant, place your order and enjoy or try one of the following “tried and true” recipes:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/beer-battered-onion-rings-recipe.html

http://www.food.com/recipe/buttermilk-batter-fried-onion-rings-51736

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oven-baked-onion-rings/

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-onion-rings/

[liltex]

Can't wait, getting ready to teach my new truck the routes to Beaumont,Dayton, and Humble. Told my wife we are looking at a divorce if she thinks I'm driving to College Station to watch what Livingston will be putting on the field.  Told her I'll drive her to every one of my grand daugther's basketball games, but no way I'm giving up watching great football. A man got to draw the line somewhere, even if it's outdoors in the dog house. :D  :D SETX FOOTBALL............. 

That's a sweet black truck ya got & congrats today on pastor appreciation day.The service was fantastic/moving experience.We had a great time w/your church family

[liltex]

We are 66 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

  

NATIONAL ONION RINGS DAY

Dipped in a batter or in bread crumbs and deep fried, tasty onion rings are a popular hors d’oeuvre or side dish all across the United States and are celebrated each year on June 22 for National Onion Rings Day.

Also found in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and some parts of Asia, onion rings exact origin is unknown.

• A recipe called “Fried Onions with Parmesan Cheese” is included in John Mollard’s 1802 cookbook “The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined”.  Within the recipe, it suggests cutting onions into 1/2 inch rings, dipping them into a batter made of flour, cream, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese then deep frying them in “boiling” lard. It is suggested that they are served with a sauce made of  melted butter and mustard.
• Some believe that a recipe  for French Fried Onions (not claiming to be the originator of the recipe) appeared in the Middletown, NY Daily Times on January 13, 1910.
• The Pig Stand restaurant chain, founded in Oak Cliff, Texas in the early 1920′s is one of the claimants to the onion rings invention.
• A recipe for deep-fried onion rings that are dipped in milk then dredged in flour appeared in a 1933 Crisco advertisement in The New York Times Magazine.  
• In the 1960′s, the A&W restaurant is credited with popularizing the onion rings in fast food restaurants.

To celebrate National Onion Rings Day, head to your favorite “onion ring” serving restaurant, place your order and enjoy or try one of the following “tried and true” recipes:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/beer-battered-onion-rings-recipe.html

http://www.food.com/recipe/buttermilk-batter-fried-onion-rings-51736

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oven-baked-onion-rings/

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-onion-rings/

Like me some blooming onion,bohemian apple :D

[Octfeb]

We are 65 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

  

NATIONAL PINK DAY

Today’s holiday is all about pink, whether it is learning about it, wearing it, eating it, drinking it, driving in it, laying on the beach with it, carrying it, covering up with it or etc. it is just all about pink. So, think pink and celebrate as it is National Pink Day across the United States.  This day is celebrates each year on June 23.

First used as a color name in the late 17th century, pink as a pale red color which got its name from a flower of same name.

Surveys were taken in both the United States and Europe with results indicating that when pink, especially when combined with white or pale blue, is the color that is most commonly associated with femininity, sensitivity, tenderness, childhood and the romantic.  Pink, when combined with violet or black is associated with eroticism and seduction.

Dating back to the 14th century, “to pink” (the verb) means “to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern”.

In the Middle Ages, pink was not a common color however it was found sometimes in women’s fashion and religious art.  In the 13th and 14th century, the Christ child was sometimes portrayed dressed in pink, the color associated with the body of Christ. Pink was mainly used for the flesh color of faces and hands during the Renaissance.

The Rococo Period (1720-1777) was the golden age for the color pink, when pastel colors became very fashionable in all the courts of Europe.  Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), the mistress of King Louis XV of France, was known for wearing the color pink, often combined with light blue.  At one point in time, Ms. Pompadour had a particular tint of pink made special for her.

Pink ribbons or decorations were worn by young boys in 19th century England.  The men in England wore red uniforms and since boys were considered small men, boys wore pink.

Pink became much bolder, brighter and more assertive in the 20th century and in 1931, the color “Shocking Pink” was introduced.

As one of the most common colors of flowers, pink serves to attract the insects and birds that are necessary for pollination.

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• In the pink - To be in top form, in good health, in good condition.
• To see pink elephants - To hallucinate from alcoholism.
• Pink slip - To be given a pink slip means to be fired or dismissed from a job. First recorded in 1915 in the United States.
• Pink-collar worker â€“ Persons working in jobs conventionally regarded as  â€œwomen’s work”
• Pink Money -  the pink pound or pink dollar is an economic term which refers to the spending power of the LGBT community.
• Tickled pink means extremely pleased.

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Now that you have learned so much about the color pink, maybe you can share your new “pink knowledge” with others on National Pink Day!

To show your spirit today, when you get dressed you have the option of pink shoes, pink socks, pink pants, pink shorts, pink skirt, pink shirt, pink hair accessory, pink hat and pink sunglasses.

Join in the fun, along with everyone else, and go pink for the day!

[Octfeb]

We are 64 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL PRALINES DAY

June 24 annually celebrates National Pralines Day.  This day honors the praline; a confection made from nuts (whether in whole pieces or ground) and sugar syrup. Pralines may also refer to any chocolate cookie containing the ground powder or nuts.

There are a variety of pralines to be enjoyed:

• Belgian Pralines – contain a hard chocolate shell with a softer, sometimes liquid, filling.
• French Pralines – a combination of almonds and caramelized sugar.
• American Pralines – contain milk or cream and are softer and creamier, resembling fudge.

At the Chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte during the 17th century, French sugar industrialist, Marshal du Plessis-Praslin (1598-1675), originally inspired the early pralines.   These first pralines were whole almonds, individually coated in caramelized sugar.

“The powder made by grinding up sugar-coated nuts is called pralin, and is an ingredient in many types of cake, pastries and ice creams.  When this powder is mixed with chocolate, it becomes praliné in French, which gave birth to what is known in French as chocolat praliné.”

It was the French settlers that brought their recipe into Louisiana.  In this area of the United States, both sugar cane and pecan trees were plentiful.  It was then, during the 19th century, that the New Orleans chefs substituted pecans for almonds, added cream to thicken the confection and thus created, what is known throughout the Southern United States as the praline.

Enjoy the following “tried and true” pralines recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pralines/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pralines-recipe2.html

[Octfeb]

We are 63 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

   

NATIONAL CATFISH DAY

In the United States, National Catfish Day is a national observance each year on June 25 celebrating “the value of farm-raised catfish”.

• A diverse group of ray-finned fish, catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble cat whiskers.
• Catfish are nocturnal.
• Catfish are a good source of Vitamin D.
• Thriving  in clean freshwater ponds on many American farms, catfish are surface-fed soybean meal, corn, fish meal, vitamins and minerals.
• In the United States, the most commonly eaten species are channel catfish and blue catfish.

A favorite dish to many Americans, this fine finned fish can be prepared many different ways.  A popular preparation method is to coat the catfish with cornmeal and fry it.

“In 1986, catfish comprised the third highest volume of finned fish consumed in the United States.”

Please enjoy one of the following “tried and true” recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Catfish-Supreme/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Oven-Fried-Catfish-2/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Catfish-Cakes/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/southern-fried-catfish-2/

NATIONAL CATFISH DAY HISTORY

National Catfish Day was designated as June 25, 1987, by President Ronald Reagan, who issued the Presidential Proclamation after the United States Congress called for the day to be established in House Joint Resolution 178.   Proclamation 5672 — National Catfish Day, 1987

[liltex]

Is tommorrow National Cricket Day=BH posters where did they go :D

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Is tommorrow National Cricket Day=BH posters where did they go :D

They got knocked out the playoffs like Summer Eve, I mean Creek, and they never recovered to come back on here.

[liltex]

Sometime when all is hush may mean someone is shopping :D

[Octfeb]

We are 62 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

 

   

NATIONAL HANDSHAKE DAY

The last Thursday of each June, people across the nation celebrate National Handshake Day.

Today, shake the hand of, at least one person, that you would not have on any other day.  You may just want to wish them a good day while doing so.

The tradition of handshaking goes way back:  â€œArchaeological ruins and ancient texts show that handshaking was practiced in ancient Greece as far back as the 5th century BC”.

[Octfeb]

We are 61 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

 

    

PTSD AWARENESS DAY

 

    Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, fighting in awar, sustaining a serious injury, or the threat of death in which they experience intense fear, horror, or powerlessness.The diagnosis may be given when a group of symptoms, such as disturbing recurring flashbacks, avoidance or numbing of memories of the event, and hyperarousal continue for more than a month after the traumatic event.

Most people having experienced a traumatizing event will not develop PTSD.Women are more likely to experience higher impact events, and are also more likely to develop PTSD than men. Children are less likely to experience PTSD after trauma than adults, especially if they are under ten years of age. War veterans are commonly at risk to PTSD.

     

Classification

Posttraumatic stress disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder in the DSM iV; the characteristic symptoms are not present before exposure to the violently traumatic event. In the typical case, the individual with PTSD persistently avoids all thoughts and emotions, and discussion of the stressor event and may experience amnesia for it. However, the event is commonly relived by the individual through intrusive, recurrent recollections, flashbacks, and nightmares. The characteristic symptoms are considered acute if lasting less than three months, and chronic if persisting three months or more, and with delayed onset if the symptoms first occur after six months or some years later. PTSD is distinct from the briefer acute stress disorder, and can cause clinical impairment in significant areas of functioning.More info can be found at....

 

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder

[Octfeb]

We are 60 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

    

NATIONAL PAUL BUNYAN DAY

Each year on June 28, National Paul Bunyan day is celebrated across the country.  It is suggested that on this day, everyone take some time and read one of the Paul Bunyan original tales.

Described as a giant and a lumberjack of unusual skill, Paul Bunyan is one of the most famous North American folklore heroes. In the tales, Paul Bunyan was almost always accompanied by his companion, Babe the Blue Ox.

First appearing in print in 1906, in a story published by Northern Michigan journalist James MacGillivray, Bunyan’s character originated in folktales circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.  One account states that the tales began during the Papineau Rebellion of 1837.   In 1914, the stories  were reworked by William Laughead, for a logging company’s advertising campaign, and found a new widespread popularity.  It was the 1922 edition of Laughead’s tales that inspired many others and soon the character was widely known across all of the United States and Canada.

The Paul Bunyan legend tells that it took five storks to carry him as a newborn and as he was a little older and clapped and laughed, it broke windows.  The legend continues that he sawed off the legs of his parents’ bed, in the middle of the night, when he was only seven months old and that the Grand Canyon was formed as he and Babe the Blue Ox walked through dragging his axe behind him. The myth of the Great Lakes being formed by Bunyan needing to create a watering hole for Babe to drink from is another popular one told by many.

Many cities in the north-central section of the United States, claim the title as ” the official home of Paul Bunyan”.  

[Octfeb]

We are 59 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is..... We are now in the fifties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

                   WHOOP!                     WHOOP!

 

    

NATIONAL CAMERA DAY

Each year on June 29, it is National Camera Day, celebrating the camera, its invention and photographs.

The camera is an irreplaceable tool used to record and replicate memories, events, people and places.  Before the invention of the camera, the only resource to document a vision was a painting.  As there are not many people who can perfectly replicate something into a painting, the power of a camera provided many people with a simple, inexpensive and fast solution.

George Eastman, also called “The Father of Photography”, is credited for the popularity of the camera.  While he did not invent the camera, he did invent  many additions that improved it’s use, ease and production, making it widely available to homes around the world.

The original camera was large and bulky, but has now evolved into something that can be as smaller than a pen.  The many features and variations of cameras today make them appealing for personal and professional use.

To celebrate National Camera Day, find something, someplace or someone who you enjoy, snap a picture and cherish the memory.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Two months from today I will be dripping sweat from the West Texas heat in Shotwell Stadium watching A-High tear a new one into some poor team from the MetroMess. :)

Cant wait!

[Octfeb]

We are 58 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is..... 

 

 

   

NATIONAL METEOR DAY

Every year, June 30 celebrates National Meteor Day, also known to some as National Meteor Watch Day.  On this day,  people across the country search the skies hoping to find meteors streaking across their view.

Daily there are millions of meteors that occur in the
Earth’s atmosphere.

“A meteor or “shooting star” is the visible streak of light from a meteoroid or micrometeoroid, heated and glowing from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, as it sheds glowing material in its wake.” (Wikipedia)

The majority of the meteoriods that cause meteors are only the size of a pebble.

Meteors sometimes occur in showers.

Meteors are usually observed at night and are visible when they are about 34 to 70 miles above the Earth and they usually disintegrated at about 31 to 51 miles above.  There glow time is normally about a second.

A very small percent of meteoroids hit the Earth’s atmosphere and then pass out again.  

The chemical composition and the speed of the meteoroid will cause different hues to the light.  Possible colors and elements producing them include:

• Orange/yellow (sodium)
• Yellow (iron)
• Blue/green (copper)
• Purple (potassium)
• Red (silicate)

    Hopefully, while you are out looking for meteors tonight, you are able to spot many of them, in different hues.

HAPPY NATIONAL METEOR DAY!

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Gonna feel like a meteor hit Central and Nederland on Sept. 5th. Lol

[Octfeb]

We are 57 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is..... 

 

    

NATIONAL POSTAL WORKER DAY

National Postal Worker Day is annually celebrated on July 1st.  This is a day to appreciate and thank the numerous men and women that work consistently and diligently to help us send and receive all of our mail and packages.  These employees suffer some of the harshest working conditions, yet continue to persevere six days a week.

Across the United States, postal workers walk an average of 4 to 8 miles carrying a full load of letters and packages and delivering them in a timely manner to each one of our doorsteps.  Postal workers have to work rain or shine, or should we say rain or snow or sleet or hail or thunderstorms or blizzards or immense heat and/or any combination of the above.

Take an extra minute today to say thank you to your postal worker and let them know how much they are appreciated.  A simple thank you, maybe a gift or even a handshake will brighten the day of the postal worker who works so hard to service you.

[Octfeb]

We are 56 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is..... 

 

 

 

I Forgot Day

 

 

 

I Forgot Day, by definition, today is not a day to remember. So, just what are you forgetting? Can you even remember? Is it important? Hopefully, not.

 

Some days are days to remember and to cherish all of our lives. Others, like today, are ones to be forgotten. If you are having a bad day, it's just as well that today is I Forgot Day. We do hope that you are not getting married or having a baby today.

 

Some people view today as an opportunity to express their regrets for forgetting something, and to make amends. They do so by sending cards and flowers, apologizing for their memory lapse. The trouble is, if you forget something important tomorrow, you have to wait a whole year for the next I Forgot Day to arrive.

 

I Forgot Day is closely related to I'm Sorry Day.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

This day is perfect for Crosby fans.

[Octfeb]

This day is perfect for Crosby fans.

LOL

[Octfeb]

We are 55 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

     Today  is Compliment Your Mirror Day.

 

Now, here is what you need to do.........

 

Stand in front of your mirror with your eyes closed. Put a big smile on your face.... a big smile. Now, open your eyes. Isn't the picture of the person in your mirror absolutely stunning!? The person in your mirror is beautiful (or handsome).  

 

So, compliment your mirror for displaying this beautiful person. 

[Octfeb]

We are 55 days away from the start of the Texas High School Football Season. And today is.....

 

     Today  is Compliment Your Mirror Day.

 

Now, here is what you need to do.........

 

Stand in front of your mirror with your eyes closed. Put a big smile on your face.... a big smile. Now, open your eyes. Isn't the picture of the person in your mirror absolutely stunning!? The person in your mirror is beautiful (or handsome).  

 

So, compliment your mirror for displaying this beautiful person. 

  Boy if this doesn't bring out the snooties from the hill, nothing will! LOL

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

8 more weeks! !!!