it never ends.....

.....the food recalls that is. This week the FDA has had to handle

yet another food crisis. Castleberry Foods of Augusta, Georgia

has recalled more than 80 versions of canned corned beef hash,

chili, chili sauce, and beef stew. Apparently the meat products

have been connected to a botulism outbreak; botulism is a

muscle paralyzing disease brought about by a bacterium. So 

far, cases have been discovered in Texas and Indiana. Most of

the Castleberry products are sold as the store or generic brands

of many grocery stores. Equipment malfunction seems to be the

culprit of this latest recall; a Castleberry official stated "we 

believe we have isolated the issue to a situation of under-

processing on one line of our production facility...we have shut

down this line altogether and are recalling all products produced 

on it." Guess we just have to wait for the next food or other

recall, I am sure it will be just around the corner, since corners

keep getting cut on a regular basis.

Albino...goat?!?

Ok, so is this little fella cute or what? Forest rangers in the

northern Italian Alps came across this very rare albino

mountain goat, the first such find in that area. Photos

such as the one above were taken at around 10,000 feet in 

the Val d'Aosta region of Italy. Hikers and climbers had 

reported seeing a white animal during their treks, so the 

rangers had been on the lookout for such. Well, they finally 

found him; the goat is estimated to be about a year old. 

They even decided to name him.....Snowflake! 

Good move - bad move

Came across a couple of stories online today that displayed decision
making on the opposite ends of the spectrum - smart and dumb.
First the idiotic move. A man in Florida ran his van into a home, and
proceeded to escape on foot as the homeowners watched. However,
he left one of his shoes behind. An hour later, as police were at the
scene investigating, a bloody, barefoot man, clad only in boxer
shorts, walked up. Investigators noticed facial injuries on this man,
consistent with hitting a steering wheel; an officer proceeded to
ask the injured guy to try on the shoe. It was a perfect fit! Well, I
guess you could call this a sad, warped version of Cinderella! A much
smarter character came out ahead in England this week. A retired
engineer, 10 years ago, had placed a 100 pound bet with a bookmaker
that he would live to be 100 years old. Well, that 100 pounds turned
into 25,000 pounds ($50,000 USD) this week as the gentleman
celebrated his 100th birthday! His secret to longevity? A daily diet
of porridge and a chess game or two, as well as remembering to
just keep breathing, are key. Porridge? I guess Goldilocks and
the 3 Bears will be around a while!