Sorry, couldn't help myself!

A man went to his dentist because he feels something wrong in his mouth.

The dentist examines him and says, "that new upper plate I put in for you six months ago is eroding.

What have you been eating?"

The man replies, "All I can think of is that about four months ago my wife made some asparagus and put some stuff on it that was delicious...Holandaise sauce. I loved it so much I now put it on everything --- meat, toast, fish, vegetables, everything."

"Well," says the dentist, "that's probably the problem. Hollindaise sauce is made with lots of lemon juice which is highly corrosive. It's eaten away your upper plate. I'll make you a new plate, and this time use chrome."

"Why chrome?" asks the patient.

To which the dentist replies, "It's simple. Everyone knows that there's no plate like chrome for the Hollandaise!"

Some things should be outlawed

A mediocre camera gets the cutesy treatment for $513. Fortunately, so far it is only available in Japan.

Visitor to the Kubiske house in Brazil

This morning (2/10) Lutsen was going crazy on the veranda.

Mina and I thought he was just reacting to the backing from our neighbors' dogs.

But no. He found a possum on the veranda.

This is the same critter who entered our kitchen a few months ago and started gnawing on our fruit and vegetables. We have not seen him much near the house lately.

Minia and I figure the guy came back to the house to look for food because all the mango trees are now bare of their fruit. The papaya trees still have fruit but none of them are falling to the ground, where the possum can get it more easily.

Minia was really freaked out by the visitor. How could anyone think this beast was not cute.

Just look at it:

Too much snow

Okay.

I was expecting cold and snow when Lisa and I visited the States.

And the cold was there but was easing. (And Michigan, you are welcome. We brought the warm weather that you are now enjoying.)

But the snow!

It was piled so high in some parking lots that it was difficult to look out for other cars.

This picture was taken from the driver's seat of a normal sedan.

This was just a bit too much to endure.

Glad to be back in Brazil with nothing but steady thunderstorms and rain.

At least it is warmer and only wet -- not wet and cold.

Going Digital

Even though the digital TV mandate has been pushed back until June, you might want to look at this video.