Larry's Blog Spot

Sexy Carrots

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:29:00 +0000

Scary

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:57:00 +0000

How would you like to bump into this critter during your next swim?

Famine

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:11:00 +0000

The Dentist

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Physician Geoffrey Hart, working with a grant from the National Institutes of Health, recently developed the Pedi-Sedate headgear to trick waiting-room kids into inhaling nitrous oxide while playing video games, thus knocking themselves out and, according to Hart's company, "dramatically improv(ing) the hospital or dental experience for the child, parents and healthcare providers." The helmet contains sophisticated sensors to monitor the dosages and effects on the child.

Government

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:15:00 +0000

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

- Gerald Ford

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.

- P.J. O’Rourke

Snakes Head Found in Broccoli

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Here's something for you to think about the next time you go out to eat.

CLIFTON PARK, New York (May 7) - A diner at a restaurant in upstate New York says he got a little something extra with his broccoli — a severed snake head.

Jack Pendleton told The Times Union of Albany that he was at the T.G.I. Friday's restaurant in the town of Clifton Park on Sunday when he spotted something gray mixed in with his vegetables. He realized it was a snake head the size of his thumb, with part of the spine still attached.

"I start to turn it over. I see this gray-green patch," he told The Times Union.

"I could see these black, rotted eye sockets on the top," he added. He said the head had part of spine attached.

"I stopped eating," he said in The Times Union. "I told my girlfriend, 'I think this is a head.'"

What would you do? Would you sue the restaurant?

Alien?

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:34:00 +0000

What is this guy holding?

Frog Legs

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Wok-Tossed, Twice-Cooked Crispy Salt and Pepper Frog Legs

2 pounds cleaned frog legs
3 tbs. kosher salt
3 egg whites
1 cup corn starch
4 cups peanut oil
2 tbs. peanut oil reserved from the 4 cups
12 scallions, cut in 2-inch lengths
1 golf-ball-sized piece of fresh ginger, cut into thin needles
1 tbs. sea salt
1 tsp. ground white pepper
2 tbs. sugar
5 dried red chiles

Toss frog legs with kosher salt, and let sit for 15 minutes. Press in a dry towel to remove moisture. Dip frog legs in egg whites, then dredge in corn starch. Fry to crisp in several batches. Tip off the oil, (strain and let cool, reserving for another use) leaving 2 tbs. behind, and increase the heat to high. When smoking, add the scallions, ginger, died chiles and swirl the wok, add the frog legs. Toss a few times, adding the salt, pepper and sugar in thirds as you rotate the food across the wok surface. Toss and serve; the sauce below is nice for dipping.

FU-XIAN DIPPING SAUCE FOR FRIED FROG
1/2 cup shallots, thinly shaved
3 tbs. red and green hot chiles, minced
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock
3 tbs. Chinese rice wine or sake
3 tbs. sugar, or more to taste
1 tbs. ginger, minced
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Combine and use immediately.

Soldier

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:17:00 +0000

What is Going on Here?

Sushi Anyone?

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:54:00 +0000

The Fine Art of Body Art

Parallel World Illusion

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Top or Bottom? Hmmm

Doctors Find Tree in Man's Lung'

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:12:00 +0000

SURPRISED surgeons performing a lung cancer operation apparently found a 5cm fir tree growing inside the patient.

The Daily Mail reports doctors thought Russian man Artyom Sidorkin, 28, had a tumour after he complained of extreme pain in his chest and had been coughing up blood.

The x-ray image shows what looks like a large tumour in his lung.

During the operation, surgeon Vladimir Kamashev said he thought he was hallucinating when he saw the fir tree needles inside the tissue.

Medical staff said the 5cm tree is too big to be swallowed and believe Mr Sidorkin had inhaled a seed which later sprouted.

“It was very painful. But to be honest I did not feel any foreign object inside me,” said Mr Sidorkin. “I’m so relieved it’s not cancer.”

Impossible Triangle

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:52:00 +0000

illusions are Great

Centipede

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:13:00 +0000

How Would You Like To Wake Up and Find This on You?

I Know How To Fix It...

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Anybody Want To See Daddy Freak Out?

I Dare You

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:24:00 +0000

Would You Do It?

Contacts or Reptilian?

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 +0000

Play Nice Now

Big Mac Attack?

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Bear or Dog?

Go Ahead, Make My Day

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:47:00 +0000

If This Happens Again, you DIE

Two Faced

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:40:00 +0000

What Color is (S)he?

Too Much to Drink?

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:23:00 +0000

Someone's always watching over you...

Deviled Eggs

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:29:00 +0000

The olive, horseradish sauce and sweet relish sets these deviled eggs apart from the rest! If your looking for a hit that everyone is sure to remember, then serve these. Also check out the little tip at the end of the directions. Enjoy...

INGREDIENTS

6 eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
paprika, for garnish
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and cut lengthwise.
Remove yolks from eggs. In a medium bowl, mash the yolks and mix together with mayonnaise, onion, sweet pickle relish, horseradish and mustard.
With a fork or pastry bag, fill the egg halves with the yolk mixture. Garnish with paprika, salt and pepper. Chill until serving.

Tip: For filling the eggs, snip the corner of a sandwich baggie. Fill with yolk mixture and gently squeeze onto egg white.

A couple of these is sure to please...

Mini Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:09:00 +0000

Want to try something quick and delicious? This is a simple little treat that is sure to please just about anyone. YUMMY!!!

INGREDIENTS

2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 (20 ounce) cans sliced pineapple
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
12 maraschino cherries, halved

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter; mix well. Spoon into 24 greased muffin cups. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Trim pineapple to fit the muffin cups; place one ring in each cup.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oils and 1-1/4 cups of the reserved pineapple juice; mix well. Spoon over pineapple, filling each cup two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Immediately invert onto wire racks to cool. Place a cherry in the center of each pineapple ring.
ENJOY

Angel Cabrera Wins Masters After Sudden-Death Playoff

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:01:00 +0000

Angel Cabrera became the first Argentine to win the green jacket at Augusta National on Sunday by surviving a wild final round that began with a supercharged duel between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and ended with a stunning collapse by Kenny Perry.

Indeed, this Masters had it all.

Two shots behind with two holes to play, Cabrera fought his way into a three-way playoff when the 48-year-old Perry, on the verge of becoming golf's oldest major champion, bogeyed the final two holes.

Even in a playoff, Cabrera looked like the odd man out.

He drove into the trees, hit another shot off a Georgia pine, but still scrambled for par with an 8-foot putt. He won with a routine par on the 10th hole when Perry missed the green badly to the left and made yet another bogey, this one the most costly of them all.

"I may never get this opportunity ever again, but I had a lot of fun being in there," Perry said. "I had the tournament to win. I lost the tournament. But Angel hung in there. I was proud of him."

Cabrera, who won the U.S. Open at Oakmont two years ago, finally earned a green jacket for Argentina.

It was 41 years ago when Roberto de Vicenzo made one of golf's most famous gaffes, signing for the wrong score that denied him a spot in a Masters playoff.

De Vicenzo gave him a picture of a green jacket two years ago when Cabrera returned home as U.S. Open champion and told him to go for it. On this turbulent day, it took everything Cabrera had.

He closed with a 1-under 71 to get into the first three-man playoff at the Masters in 22 years.

Chad Campbell closed with a 69 and was eliminated on the first playoff hole when he found a bunker from the middle of the 18th fairway, then watched his 6-foot par putt lip out of the hole.

The final hour was almost enough to make a dizzy gallery forget about the Woods-Mickelson fireworks hours earlier.

Fox news

Navy Seals Kill Pirates

noreply@blogger.com (Larry) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:54:00 +0000

Vice Admiral William Gortney, Commander of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, told journalists at the Pentagon a decision was made to shoot after the pirates were spotted pointing an AK-47 into the back of Captain Phillips.Arlington, Va. -- Captain Richard Phillips is now safe and healthy aboard the USS Boxer after Navy Seals launched a rescue attempt that ended when snipers killed three pirates in three shots, all direct hits to the head.

Vice Admiral William Gortney, Commander of Navy's 5th Fleet, told journalists at the Pentagon Sunday evening a decision was made to take the shots after the pirates were spotted pointing an AK-47 into the back of Captain Phillips.

As soon as the shots were fired, Navy Seals "scurried down" a tow line attached to the lifeboat, and were the first to get to Phillips. They surveyed the scene and found three dead pirates. Phillips was alive, although tied up.

The fourth pirate, who is now in U.S. custody, left the lifeboat hours earlier with the understanding he would negotiate from on board the USS Bainbridge, the massive Navy destroyer that shadowed the lifeboat for several days.

It soon became clear the younger pirate was simply turning himself in and had no intention of going back to lifeboat, according to defense officials.

Shortly after the Seals reached Captain Phillips, a Navy RIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) approached the life boat and safely escorted Phillips back to the Bainbridge. He has since undergone a medical exam and had the chance to take a shower.

According to Admiral Gortney he's healthy and unharmed.

The scene got "tenuous" according to one official, shortly after the three pirates agreed to let the Bainbridge tow their boat. The sea conditions were worsening and the lifeboat was "floundering" before pirates acknowledged that by establishing a tow, it would be a smoother ride.

But sometime soon after the boats were hooked together, shots were fired from the lifeboat and the pirates were seen holding a gun to Captain Phillips back. Acting on a standing order from President Obama to move in when Phillips was in "imminent danger" snipers were ordered to fire.

They established clear head shots on all three pirates. One of the pirates was visible through the front window, and the other two were revealing their heads through the top hatch, presumably to get fresh air. It would be their last breath.

It was an extremely happy ending to a story that doesn't often end well. Just last week the French lost one hostage after their Navy raided a hijacked sailing yacht.

Admiral Gortney left with a warning that today's outcome could lead to more violence in future hijackings, perhaps in the form of retaliation for losing three of their own.

Fox News