SNL- Robert DeNiro

How did Robert DeNiro do this without laughing is beyond me.

Parental warning: Not for minors and maybe, not make that, totally toilet humor!!

Not Border Collies or Sheep related!!

If you watch SNL, then you will love this.

The Jade Report

Remember DeltaBluez Jade?

Nancy had bought her a couple of months ago. It’s a great home for her and I am very happy for the both of them. I expect great things out of both of them on the trial field.

Nancy has her own blogspot and Jade was the featured blog. So below is a link to Nancy’s blog and you can see Jade progress report.


You will see that Nancy has been doing some nice work with Jade but also you will see green grass, sunshine and no mud. Jade must love that!!

Nancy, thanks for the wonderful progress report on Jade and as she posts more, I will put it as a blog posting.



Jade’s blogspot

A Hard Day at Work!!

Tess worked darn hard today. So did Nan. I turned loose the sheep and the tag team of Tess and Nan did tending all day today. In addition, Rigby the cat helped with tending too. I’ll post pixs and the story on that in a couple of days.

So tonight after we all had flank steak for dinner, we all laid on the couch to recover. Nan was squeezed into a little ball and I was smashed into one corner of the couch?

Why you ask, maybe because the rest of the couch was in use by Tess.

I guess we have taught her to use a pillow for her head since when she sleeps on the couch or the bed, her head has to be on a pillow. She also likes to covered up with a blanket. You would think she might be a bit spoiled and maybe thinks she is a human, perhaps?

Fourteen Polo Ponies die in FL

I love horses and ponies and when I read this, I was sick to my stomach.

14 horses die at Florida polo club; U.S. Open match canceled

In front of a stunned, hushed crowd at International Polo Club Palm Beach Sunday in Wellington, Fla., veterinarians tried feverishly to save expensive polo ponies from death before the featured game of the U.S. Open polo tournament.

Fourteen horses, worth as much as $1 million on the Venezuelan-based Lechuza Caracas team died before their scheduled game against Black Watch.

Two other horses are being treated at the Palm Beach Equine Clinic. Another horse is being treated at the Lechuza complex close to the stadium.

When the horses started getting sick and collapsing about 45 minutes before game time, stadium officials announced that the polo match was canceled and an exhibition game would be played instead.

Early reports had four horses dying in the horse trailer used to transport the horses to the polo game. Another four died upon arriving at the stadium

According to several sources, the horses had a reaction to a steroid derivative that may have been tainted with a cleaning solution. The shots apparently were administered by an Argentine vet, not licensed in the United States

Witnesses said that it seemed every vet in Wellington rushed to the grounds trying to save the other ailing polo ponies, who were breathing heavy and had trouble standing on the grassy field. When the horses started collapsing, veterinarians ran cold water on their chiseled, well-bred bodies as they attempted to revive them. Fans that shoot a fine water mist were also used to get the horses' body temperatures down.

The U.S. Open is the oldest and most prestigious polo tournament in the United States. It also culminates the end of the high goal season at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Team padrons or player-sponsors are known to bring out their best and most expensive string of polo ponies, anywhere from six to eight ponies for each of the team's four players that could cost up to $1 million dollars.

A full-scale investigation by the U.S. Polo Association, the sport's governing body, is expected to get under way today.

Necropsies will be conducted by state veterinarian Dr. Mike Scott on every horse to determine the cause of death. The horses were transported to a state-run clinic in Kissimmee, Fla. Preliminary findings are expected late Monday night or Tuesday.

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Prawns with Honey Walnut Sauce

This is one of my favorite Chinese meals, ever!!!

Main Ingredients:
1 cup shelled walnuts
1 tbsp butter2 tbsp sugar
1 lb pre cleaned raw shrimp (deveined, shelled and tails removed)
2 to 3 cups peanut oil (for frying)
1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds

Sauce:
6 tbsp mayonnaise (Japanese or Helman/Best Foods)
2 tbsp honey
4 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp lemon juice

Batter:
1 cup flour
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
1 cup water

Cooking Directions:

1. Melt butter on medium low heat. Add the walnuts and stir until coated with the butter.
2. Stir on high heat for 1 minute, then back to medium. Add sugar and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring all the time. Turn off heat and put aside.
3. Mix together all of the ingredients for the sauce in a large bowl and set aside.
4. Mix the batter mix in a large bowl and set aside. Add the shrimp to the batter mix and coat each piece and set aside and leave shrimp in the mix.
5. Heat the oil on high and when oil is ready, add one shrimp at a time and cook until done. About 2-3 minutes and the shrimp are golden brown. Do not overcook. When the shrimp is done, place on plate with paper towel so the excess oil can drain.
6. In a serving bowl mix shrimp, sauce and walnuts and serve over shredded lettuce.
7. Top with the Sesame Seeds.
8. Add rice to the side.