Beware the Ides of July

Bombing Plotter Captured
A U.S.-trained biochemist was arrested in Egypt for suspected involvement in the London bombings. I still cannot understand the kind of thinking that can motivate someone to take the lives of over 50 innocent people. But then again, we are deluding ourselves if we ever think we can rationalize terrorism.

From Sharks to Marlins
It’s time I fess up to a little addiction. Besides duct tape and ice cream, I am obsessed hopelessly with fishing. Yes, it’s true. I love being on the water and the thrill of hearing the ‘zzzzzz’ of a fish stripping line. I guess it’s because I live in Louisiana and have access to the world’s finest saltwater fishing. All that said, I’ve only been out to bluewater (water far enough offshore to allow sport fishing for sailfish, etc) once, and the largest thing we caught was a blackfin tuna. But I know a little bit about it, and folks this could be the most rare event ever recorded on camera. A marlin, estimated at 600 pounds, struck an 18 year-old angler while fighting near the boat. I’ve never seen anything like it. From seeing the video, I thought since the fish is so big that it just accidentally struck the boat and angler. But the boy’s father has been sport fishing all over the Caribbean for 46 years and thinks the aggressive marlin was actually attacking the boat/angler.

Brain Freeze Breakdown
Here’s the skinny on our beloved friend, ice cream. The truth behind all this technical stuff is that with enough practice, you can master brain freeze. I don’t mean to brag, but… there are people, of which I proudly am one, who have eaten so much ice cream, we’ve burned out those nerves and whatever other brain mechanisms cause brain freeze. I've had so much practice that I can eat ice cream and never feel a thing except the joy of the ice cream itself. It’s a gift really.

Happy Weekending
I'm off to a family reunion to see people who love me for all my weirdness and to push the line of "how serious is God about that 'gluttony thing'" with Aunt Darlene's good homecooking. Hope you have a great weekend too!

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