Grasscutters are really quite cute, as rodents go, and they are a very popular type of bushmeat in West Africa. “Bushmeat” may refer to just about any animal found while hunting, including monkeys. Bush hunting is being discouraged as animal populations are depleted. Farming grasscutters offers an environmentally sound and lucrative alternative. Teye Ocansey is…
Category: Food and Drink
Wine and Porn go together like…well..like Wine and Porn
Two things about this story are great…the first is that her vintner is also the vintner to the Vatican. The second is that the author of the story feels the need to point out that she has never had the blessing of her Catholic parents for her decision to be a porn star. Don’t worry…
Fat Virus, Ad-36 Blamed For Obesity Epidemic In Australians
As a side note to this story, other scientists were not surprised to find out that in addition to having the fat virus, fat people also had the ‘eat too much’ virus and the ‘not be very active’ virus. This news was shocking as no one really believed there could be a connection between obesity…
Free Coffee
This makes me like Starbucks a lot more. cd Starbucks to Serve More Than a Half-Million Cups of Complimentary Coffee across the U.S. During First-Ever Starbucks Coffee Break SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 14, 2006–More than 70 percent of Americans take at least one coffee break per day(1) and tomorrow, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX – News) wants to…
'Creative plumbing' delivers beer
A woman said she thought she was in heaven when she turned on the kitchen tap to find a plentiful supply of beer. Haldis Gundersen was planning to do the washing up when she made the unusual discovery at her apartment in Kristiansund, west Norway. But two flights below, workers in a bar faced the…
Visual Lesson on Lava Spares No Calories – New York Times
Since moving to Hawaii, I’ve learned about pahoehoe and a’a lava. From now on, I’ll think of fudge whenever I see lava. Teaching is a really hard job, and I’m so impressed when teachers come up with really fun and memorable lessons. “When fudge is not stirred, above left, it resembles pahoehoe lava, top right,…
A Toast to Toast
I love Toast! cd A Toast! The humble, reliable toaster celebrates its 100th anniversary By E. Shan Correa Special to the Star-Bulletin THE ELECTRIC TOASTER is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Although my own toaster seems unaware of this milestone, a piece saluting such a significant accomplishment deserves to begin with an epigraph, so here it…
First there were Freedom Fries
Now there are “Roses of the Prophet Muhammad…” Iranians wishing to buy Danish pastries will now have to ask for “Roses of the Prophet Muhammad”. Bakeries across the capital, Tehran, are covering up signs advertising the pastries and replacing them with ones bearing the dessert’s new name. The confectioners’ union ordered the name change in…
Husband eats 50-year-old chicken
I don’t like to think about 50-year old chicken, but they are just such a darn cute couple that I had to post this. Wonder what he is going to do for Valentine’s Day? A man celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a 50-year-old tin of chicken. Les and Beryl Lailey, of Denton, Gtr…
The coconut temple courier service
15,000 coconuts a day and up to 100,000 on festival days!! Amazing what people can do when they make it a priority. How does a temple in India make sure that it gets 15,000 coconuts a day delivered for its rituals? It simply depends on the faith of its thousands of Hindu devotees who run…