Lumberton of Lacoochee
May. 2nd, 2007 07:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sff_corgi_ljNah, that was just something I liked from some spam. Happy Belated Beltane! (or Samain, for the Antipodeans). I've missed everything in April by nearly a week (Medeni's anniversary, Black Day, Earth Day, everybody's birthdays...), at least I might be getting better. So, did anybody go dance a Maypole Tuesday?
This will be a post of great miscellany. Hasty miscellany, I almost overslept.
Rhiannon's been reminding me she's allergic to MSG for forever and a half — now I understand why. I found some interesting blog entries discussing the concept of the taste of umami, which sits at the very back of the tongue, and artificial versus natural glutamates and umami-flavoured sources:
In turn, she linked to another blog, 'Monosodium glutamate: Bad for your brain, your figure and your health' which is wonderfully detailled about how this century-old commercial product works, and how scarily omnipresent it is.
Tigers and Strawberries also linked to Slow Food, a site devoted to countering the fast food concept in meals. Haven't explored it yet, but I love the name.
Can a dog mauling be murder? — the return of the San Francisco Presa Canario trial (may require registration, but c'mon, it's the L.A. Times, what harm will that do? You're already Googleable.).
The National Canine Research Council referenced in the article has some great statistics. Too bad the politicians, press and dog-haters never bother with facts. It sums up to what, to dog people, is the obvious: Most problems arise with young unneutered males in a pack, who are poorly socialised and abused/neglected. (And bitches with puppies, but jeez, never mess with mothers.) It doesn't matter what breed, it matters how they're treated. Dogs are NOT organic alarm systems.
Anyway, go check out the page. It has lots of well-organised information.
And last but hardly, least:
This will be a post of great miscellany. Hasty miscellany, I almost overslept.
Rhiannon's been reminding me she's allergic to MSG for forever and a half — now I understand why. I found some interesting blog entries discussing the concept of the taste of umami, which sits at the very back of the tongue, and artificial versus natural glutamates and umami-flavoured sources:
- Tigers and Strawberries.com: Umami in the West
- Tigers and Strawberries.com: More on MSG and Glutamates
In turn, she linked to another blog, 'Monosodium glutamate: Bad for your brain, your figure and your health' which is wonderfully detailled about how this century-old commercial product works, and how scarily omnipresent it is.
Tigers and Strawberries also linked to Slow Food, a site devoted to countering the fast food concept in meals. Haven't explored it yet, but I love the name.
Can a dog mauling be murder? — the return of the San Francisco Presa Canario trial (may require registration, but c'mon, it's the L.A. Times, what harm will that do? You're already Googleable.).
Fatal dog attacks in the United States are rare. Only about two dozen people are mauled to death each year in a nation with 70 million dogs, said Karen Delise, founder of the National Canine Research Council, which tracks and investigates fatal dog attacks.(No, I was not able to find the details on the death-by-Yorkie; apparently it was in the '70s...? Yes, I'm really curious too.)
Pit bulls and Rottweilers most often top the list of killers, according to various studies, but killer canines have included a Yorkshire terrier, a dachshund, a Labrador retriever, a cocker spaniel and a collie.
The National Canine Research Council referenced in the article has some great statistics. Too bad the politicians, press and dog-haters never bother with facts. It sums up to what, to dog people, is the obvious: Most problems arise with young unneutered males in a pack, who are poorly socialised and abused/neglected. (And bitches with puppies, but jeez, never mess with mothers.) It doesn't matter what breed, it matters how they're treated. Dogs are NOT organic alarm systems.
Anyway, go check out the page. It has lots of well-organised information.
And last but hardly, least:
Season 2 of The Wild Wild West is out on DVD!
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Date: 2007-05-03 02:33 am (UTC)Hey, I DEL that just this week! Sounds like a JRRT story title [or would that be Locheree of Lumberton?]
'K, who here saw [& loved] the Wild Wild West when first broadcast, on a B/W telly?
::waves paw::
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Date: 2007-05-03 05:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-04 04:17 am (UTC)