Today I read my first autopsy. It wasn't all that thrilling - a lot medical jargon that I didn't understand. The dead guy's brain weighed 1408 grams if you are interested. And if you know what that means in pounds let me know.
The actual incident reports were much more interesting. All kinds of innuendo that the daughter of the Lt. Governor of Texas was sleeping in the same room with someone to whom she was not married. It was the 80's not the 50s - who cares if there was a white blouse to small to be worn by the victim at the foot of his bed.
And if you didn't already believe that drinking and television are bad for you - believe it now. This guy had been out drinking and passed out on the couch while watching TV in the Lt. Governor's apartment of the Texas Capitol building and the television caught on fire and he died of smoke inhalation. Everyone else got out but him.
It was a Zenith. Do they even make televisions anymore?
And speaking of the Texas Capitol building - it is not, contrary to popular belief, the tallest or biggest capitol building in the United States. The Louisiana State Capitol is taller and our nation's capitol has more square footage. So everything is NOT bigger in Texas.
Tonight I made fabulous cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving - I had to stop myself from eating it all because Thanksgiving is about sharing and not stuffing yourself with the Thanksgiving menu items 2 days before the main event. This recipe is a keeper.
- 1 bag of cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 1/2 cup of brandy
- 2 TBSP of orange zest
Mix it all up in a 8 or 9 inch baking dish and cook in the oven at 325 degrees for an hour to an hour and a half (and why is it that you feel like it should be "an" and not "a" before the word "hour") until most of the liquid is gone.
I think I am going to have to make more tomorrow.
2 comments:
Excellent headline!
Um, wouldn't there be more hubbub , if the vic was wearing the blouse?
Anyway, I am sure my brain comes in closer to 5 lbs...
This is a lot like my cranberry sauce which has Grand Marnier & cooks on the stove. MMMMM tasty.
Maybe the victim was on a diet & striving to be able to fit into that new blouse he just couldn't pass up in the store.
I knew a guy (in that fabulous other state captitol of OR) that had the same little blue plaid dress from Nordstrom that I did and he looked pretty good in it. He fit right in at the OR Country Fair in Eugene. Probably won't see that in TX.
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