Grilling, In the News, and Enjoy

Grilling - It has been so cold lately that I found myself viewing images of a recent grilling session to induce a state of pseudo-warmth!

In the News - They walk among us!

Man Jumps to Death in Mall After Girlfriend Insists On More Shopping

Zimmerman's Girlfriend Wants to Drop Charges, "Be With Him"

Chinese Scientists Upbeat on Development of Invisibility Cloak

No Tailgating at Super Bowl

TSA Seizes Sock Monkey’s Toy Gun

Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!

National Hot Dog Day and Smile!

National Hot Dog Day - National Hot Dog Day celebrates one of America's favorite summer sandwiches. It is only fitting that this dog gets its day.

Its summertime. Hot dogs are center stage on the grill, and at picnics all across America. They are at the ballpark. They are sold from carts on street corners in every city. It's not hard to find them. We consume hundreds of millions of hot dogs on the Fourth of July alone.

Enjoy National Hot Dog Day to the fullest. Have a couple of hot dogs for lunch or dinner. And, don't forget to cook a few on a stick at the evening campfire.

We consume so many hot dogs, in so many venues, that the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council hesitates to forecast consumption. But, it does report that each year we buy over 837 million packages of hot dogs at retail outlets, and over 24 million hot dogs at baseball stadiums alone.

Smile! - Relax with a hot dog (or two or three)—adorned with your favorite condiments—and smile!

National Pig Day and Food

National Pig Day - National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina.

According to Rave the purpose of National Pig Day is "to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man's most intellectual and domesticated animals."

National Pig Day includes events at zoos, schools, nursing homes, and sporting events around the United States. It is also recognized at "pig parties" where pink pig punch and pork delicacies are served, and pink ribbon pigtails are tied around trees in the pigs' honor.

Food - With the sole exception of the calamari dish (from Cocodine Thai Cuisine in Chico), all these delicacies were produced by Laura and me.

Suicide Blonde, All Dressed Up, -and- Animal Kingdom

Suicide Blonde - Paris Hilton may go back to jail
All Dressed Up - man in drag arrested for stalking
Animal Kingdom - adoption group says cat invasion due to global warming

On this day in history: June 8, 1999 - The government of Colombia announces that it will include the estimated value of its illegal drug crops, exceeding half a billion dollars, when calculating its Gross National Product.

Born on this day in history: June 8, 1925 - Barbara Bush (1925 - ____) first lady. She founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy; wrote "C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life," 1984 as a contribution to literacy campaign.

Today's Video: Chris Norman - "Needles and Pins" Live

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UPDATE: Paris Hilton ordered back to jail!

My friend and business neighbor, Corey, of Corning Auto Parts, gave me an SAVU Smoker Bag. We shall use this Saturday to roast a large pig butt on the grill. I shall give a full report of this in Monday's blog post.