Curious

Business.  Move your right hand a little to the right and you get bisomess.  No deep philosophical discussions for me today.

Ad for Kashi

Just again saw ad where Kashi clumps are inserted in egg cartons to let you know you can eat it instead of an egg to get your protein.  Ok, BUT, I eat an egg because I like an egg, so why would I care if you get the same protein from Kashi, that I'm not so fond of?  Now if they create a Kashi or something else that gives the same nourishment as broccoli, I might consider that.  I eat broccoli only because it's good for me.  I don't hate it, but I don't like it much either.  

Better Business Climate

While studies show that the best thing a state can do to improve its business climate is to provide a good quality of life (good schools, strong infrastructure, good roads, adequate police, fire and other protections, among others), Target and Best Buy seem to assume that the only thing that creates a good business climate is low taxes - even such low taxes as, when measured, appear unfair given their resources.  I am so sick of such simplistic   ideas, and I wonder that these companies have enjoyed as much success as they apparently have.  I therefore quite logically have stopped shopping at Target and Best Buy.   

Yesterday was very hot

Today is beautiful - about 79 degrees, low humidity, a cool breeze.  So why is Minnesota Public Radio today repeatedly broadcasting that we are in a heat warning until evening, and that it will storm tonight and be beautiful tomorrow.   How can they keep classical music on the contemporary scene when they can't even keep up with the weather?  Perhaps the broadcasters should be allowed to take a break and step out of doors occasionally.

Large Plant

According to the little tab I had planted in front of this now huge plant, this is a delphinium.  It was expected to burst forth at some time this summer in pinkish-lavender flowers with white bee.  It would, according to the tab, grow to 6 feet.  Looking more closely, I see it was expected to bloom in June.  That should have been a clue.

It has certainly grown very tall and very large.  I have been patiently awaiting its pinkish-lavender flowers and have been anxious to learn what "with white bee" might look like.  But wait, these are not pinkish lavender flowers.  So what is this giant plant?

Abide in the Vine!

Seen on a neighborhood evangelical church marque. This is a religious decree?  Inspired, I assume, by the wine industry, in which I already abide quite often.

New residents moving into a home a few blocks down have lots of stuff, all of which is, apparently, being hauled in various horse trailers presently cluttering up the street in front of the home.  Must be a story there.  The trailers looked new and were, therefore, hopefully, free of manure, hay and straw.

Testing a new pomegranate liqueur.  Plan A. Tried it last night with some Vodka as a possible martini.  Fell sound asleep shortly thereafter.  Not likely to be drinking a lot of that concoction.  Plan B. Trying it today with club soda.  Not sure that's quite it either.  Plan C. Put it on the shelf and fix something exotic with it next time I entertain.  Bet you can hardly wait to be invited for that.  I do have to say it seemed okay in the taste testing.  I didn't just buy it because it was cheap and high in alcohol.  Cheap was a factor; high alcohol level, not so much.

Injecting mosquitoes

Today's StarTrib has a reprint from the LA Times about a breakthrough to genetically modify the mosquito so that it will block development of a malaria parasite.  "To test the effect . . ., researchers injected 90 of the mosquitoes with the malaria parasite."  Tiny, tiny little needles getting lost in a mosquito nest?  Oh how much harder to find than normal needles in a haystack.  Science is such a challenge!