No strip clubs or bordellos here! / KFC Macaroni and Cheese
Now it's time for bed, even if Corey thinks I went to a strip club or bordello last night... no, I don't think my life is THAT exciting! :P (I should just leave my phone on, since I may sleep through Henry's phone call because I'm just THAT tired! Eep... that wouldn't be good!) It'll be great to sleep in my own bed / house tonight! (I was telling various people - Cindy, Dianne, Isabel, Emily Lam, Danielle, Jen, Vivian, etc. - that I didn't sleep well last night, probably because it WASN'T my own bed and such!)
Today's Diurnal Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Monitors are robust, diurnal lizards with long, non-autonomous tails and elongated necks. They are found in Africa, central and southern mainland Asia and Malaysian and Indonesian islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (where about half the species are found). The feeding biology of monitors is also diverse, ranging from Gray's monitor, which forages and eats mollusks and fruit, to the Komodo dragon, which is a sit-and-wait predator of large mammals such as deer and buffalo. Large monitors may also eat carrion, and both the Komodo dragon and the water monitor are rumored to be adept at finding, exhuming, and eating human corpses.
Culled from: Animal Diversity Web
Generously submitted by: Bruce T.
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Monitors: The Ed Geins of the reptile world!
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"My Brush With Morbidity" by Cynthia
"Going to an autopsy was one of my top '25 things to do in life before I die.' Several years into police work, I was to escort a recently-deceased female to the state morgue for the medical examiner to determine if she died by domestic assault or not. As luck would have it, there were eight bodies to be autopsied that day (July 4th) and since we were last to arrive, I got to see the first seven also. Six of the eight were thought to be alcohol and / or drug related. One of the recently deceased was the state comptroller, who had been found naked and thought to be on Viagra. Autopsy number three was a middle-aged man who may have expired due to alcohol poisoning. When the medical examiner had the body rolled over on its side to look at the underside, a fart escaped the bloated body and filled the room with the most noxious odor. I mean, the insides of dead people is bad enough that the whole ride home, I had my head out of the window to clear my nasal passages. But the dead man's fart was awful in that it combined the smell of a fart and the rotting insides of the dead. Watching the assistants saw open skulls using no facial masks and getting splattered with tissue was pretty gross. Seeing the bodies autopsied all the same way each time was anticlimactic and put me off wanting to be a forensic pathologist or medical examiner any more than I wanted to be a taxidermist or work in a slaughterhouse."
What a pity that you had a bad experience. But didn't Oscar Wilde say that when the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers?
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Morbid Art Du Jour!
Jessica Joslin creates incredibly strange and compelling artwork made from animal bones, antique hardware, glass eyes, and a variety of other materials. Positively creepy! Thanks to Joe for the link.
KFC Macaroni and Cheese
A favorite among kids and kids at heart is the Colonel's Macaroni and Cheese, which was originally made fresh daily. Now it comes premade, and is cooked in an oven like it originally was when it was made fresh.
2 cups elbow macaroni
3/4 cup Velveeta cheese
2/3 cup mild yellow cheddar cheese
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a pot, bring water to a boil with salt to taste. Once the water comes to a boil, add the macaroni and cook for 12 to 15 minutes. When the noodles are cooked, drain but do not rinse. Making the cheese sauce: In a pan over low heat, combine the Velveeta cheese / shredded cheddar / milk. Cook the cheeses till they are melted, and then add the salt. Add the noodles and mix through. Place in a casserole dish and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. You may want to broil the top to make a brown topping.
Today's Diurnal Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Monitors are robust, diurnal lizards with long, non-autonomous tails and elongated necks. They are found in Africa, central and southern mainland Asia and Malaysian and Indonesian islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (where about half the species are found). The feeding biology of monitors is also diverse, ranging from Gray's monitor, which forages and eats mollusks and fruit, to the Komodo dragon, which is a sit-and-wait predator of large mammals such as deer and buffalo. Large monitors may also eat carrion, and both the Komodo dragon and the water monitor are rumored to be adept at finding, exhuming, and eating human corpses.
Culled from: Animal Diversity Web
Generously submitted by: Bruce T.
**********************************************************************
Monitors: The Ed Geins of the reptile world!
*******
"My Brush With Morbidity" by Cynthia
"Going to an autopsy was one of my top '25 things to do in life before I die.' Several years into police work, I was to escort a recently-deceased female to the state morgue for the medical examiner to determine if she died by domestic assault or not. As luck would have it, there were eight bodies to be autopsied that day (July 4th) and since we were last to arrive, I got to see the first seven also. Six of the eight were thought to be alcohol and / or drug related. One of the recently deceased was the state comptroller, who had been found naked and thought to be on Viagra. Autopsy number three was a middle-aged man who may have expired due to alcohol poisoning. When the medical examiner had the body rolled over on its side to look at the underside, a fart escaped the bloated body and filled the room with the most noxious odor. I mean, the insides of dead people is bad enough that the whole ride home, I had my head out of the window to clear my nasal passages. But the dead man's fart was awful in that it combined the smell of a fart and the rotting insides of the dead. Watching the assistants saw open skulls using no facial masks and getting splattered with tissue was pretty gross. Seeing the bodies autopsied all the same way each time was anticlimactic and put me off wanting to be a forensic pathologist or medical examiner any more than I wanted to be a taxidermist or work in a slaughterhouse."
What a pity that you had a bad experience. But didn't Oscar Wilde say that when the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers?
*******
Morbid Art Du Jour!
Jessica Joslin creates incredibly strange and compelling artwork made from animal bones, antique hardware, glass eyes, and a variety of other materials. Positively creepy! Thanks to Joe for the link.
KFC Macaroni and Cheese
A favorite among kids and kids at heart is the Colonel's Macaroni and Cheese, which was originally made fresh daily. Now it comes premade, and is cooked in an oven like it originally was when it was made fresh.
2 cups elbow macaroni
3/4 cup Velveeta cheese
2/3 cup mild yellow cheddar cheese
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a pot, bring water to a boil with salt to taste. Once the water comes to a boil, add the macaroni and cook for 12 to 15 minutes. When the noodles are cooked, drain but do not rinse. Making the cheese sauce: In a pan over low heat, combine the Velveeta cheese / shredded cheddar / milk. Cook the cheeses till they are melted, and then add the salt. Add the noodles and mix through. Place in a casserole dish and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. You may want to broil the top to make a brown topping.
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