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  • Easy as Cheesecake

    Easy as Cheesecake

    Due to a recent development in the honeymoon-to-Fiji-in-exchange-for-angel-food-cake saga, I made a cheesecake last night. The NInja informed me that a cheesecake or pie counted for two angel food cakes so voila! I am done with #’s 4 and 5. It’s a mighty tasty little devil if I do say so myself πŸ˜‰ Until next…

  • Less Talky Talky

    Temple Grandin, in her book “Animals in Translation“, talks about a government program in the 1960’s that eradicated screwworms.  If you don’t know what a screwworm is take a look.  They are the larvae of a fly that lays its egg in the wounds, cuts, bites and scratches of animals.  After they hatch, the maggots come…

  • Know your product!

    Know your product!

    This past week, I was in Denver for the National Animal Science Meetings (not the National Junior Angus Show).  I was presenting a poster on one of my animal behavior and well-being projects about swine restraint and blood sampling.  While National Meetings was very exciting and filled with opportunities: networking with industry leaders, talking to…

  • These Boots…..

    These Boots…..

    I love Eric Church.  I love his voice, I love his music and I’d love it if he were my arm candy (not all the time, just temporarily).  Last night I went to a FREE and amazing Eric Church concert in the Power & Light district in Kansas City. One of Eric’s hits is a song called “These Boots.”…

  • Pork Done Right

    Pork Done Right

    So there I was, strolling through the parking lot of Weber Hall when I saw it.  A bumper sticker. Not just any bumper sticker, no no – this bumper sticker was special. Why? Well because obviously it became the subject of this post – gotcha  πŸ™‚ I don’t know who drives the Chevy S-10 that…