Slime Mold: A Life Story--Update!

This IS a slime mold! The end result appears to be called, stemonitis splendens, which I believe is in the sporangia phase. The first phase is called, plasmodium. I don't know what the burgundy phase is called... See the Labels below for additional names of this creature.

This puzzling, oozing thing appeared on a tree stump in my back yard. Enjoy.

Mid-afternoon. The slime was initially thought to be some
kind of wood eating insect eggs.


Next day, early morning. See how the white "eggy"
material is turning burgundy or maroon or some color in
that dark red family?



Still early morn. Burgundy phase complete--and stunning,
actually; the white eggy material grew into several
conglomerate needle-like forms.

Late day. Not very photogenic, but the end result; Brown

hardened forms resembling tiny volcanoes.

Good News! Cheese IS alive in America!

I am mistaken, thank god. Bobolink Dairy Farm in New Jersey raises roaming grass fed cows and the enzymes and bacteria that lives in cheese! The farm and their owners, the Whites, were featured on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. Jonathon White, co-founder, said that New Jersey was the New France. HeeHee! Check 'em out: http://www.cowsoutside.com/.

Here's a picture of his wife and co-founder Nina (she's a dancer/choreographer) followed by their cheese babies:

American Beer Import

Beer drinkers: Coors, Miller and Budweiser are vying for your money. Actually it's a Belgium Company and a South African company that are willing to pray for your drunkness to make a ton a cash. I just read an article in the newspaper about the micro-brewery, Boulevard Brewing Company, which indicated that Coors (owned by a Canadian Company) is in talks with Miller (said S. African Co.) to become a conglomo-brew in order to make more money than Bud, I mean Stella Artois, hmmmm..... I love the people that love their American beer and eschew the imported beer (said with a Hickish twang). How long can they support that claim? Will people start to buy from their local breweries or at least display some of that ripe American nationalizm and buy only U.S. beer? You are all up to the test Coors, Miller and Budweiser drinkers. It's not so American now.

Brought to you by, yes, a beer snob, but an American beer drinking beer snob--HA!
I do not support Nationalizm. Thank you. Oh, I suggest Sierra Nevada.

Americans kill everything...including cheese

I want to try this cereal