Suffering Succotash

So, for Thanksgiving, you get a quiz and a recipe... no cheating! And remember that I teach second grade, so don't judge me if you think these are easy questions. Post your answers and I'll grade you. :)
1. What year was the first Thanksgiving? What month?
2. Name the Indian (yeah, yeah, Native American) chief that met the first Pilgrims.
3. How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?
4. The Indians brought what food to the feast?
5. How many Indians attended that first Thanksgiving?
6. Can you tell I'm more Native American than Pilgrim?...what tribe am I?!

A Wampanoag Recipe
(a modern day succotash)
1 medium white onion, peeled and sliced
1 pound groud beef
3 tablespoons oil
1 can corn, drained
1 can red kidney beans, drained
salt and pepper

1. Cook the onion and beef in oil in a frying pan until the meat is browned.
2. Add the corn, beans, salt, and pepper to the mixture.
3. Cover the mixture.
4. Cook the succotash over low heat for about 30 minutes.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Accidentally Cool

Well, this really has nothing to do with the "theme" of my blog. But, who doesn't love a little randomness now and again? As I was perched anticipatorily on the edge of my seat, watching previews before the new Harry Potter movie (AKA, THE BEST ONE YET), a cute bunch of cartoon penguins appeared. All of them seem to be voiced by Robin Williams. But that is neither here nor there. One of them slipped off the 'cliff', sliding down the enormous snow-covered ravine Frosty style. The onlooking penguin commented "He is SO accidentally cool." You had to have been there, but at that moment, I adopted that as my new catch phrase. Except, can you be accidentally cool...on purpose?!? I'd like to think so...

Barbie crosses the DMZ

Ah, Barbie... she has appeared in almost every permutation possible, right? Well, now she's gone Korean! I'm strangely excited to see her in Hanbok. You can check her out here. Now she can make all those teeny weeny perfect Korean girls feel bad about their bodies. Well, I doubt that will really happen since every Korean lady I saw was thin and elegant. Curses on that healty Korean diet. I wanna go feed 'em all some Twinkies and Slim Jims. and Coke!! They never drink Coke!! Crazy.

The Clone Wars

Hey kiddies, I'm back. Well, it's been a while, but when I heard this South Korean news, I had to MAKE time to post!! I'm sure you've heard by now, but I wanted to post a quote and a link to the BBC (some well-balanced news, by George) about the clone puppy that S. Korea has made. I wonder if they're trying to find a way to reduce food costs...two for one? Just kidding. Ok, here it is:

S Korea unveils first dog clone

" Scientists in South Korea have produced the first dog clones, they report in Nature magazine this week.
One of the puppies died soon after birth but the other, an Afghan hound named Snuppy, is still doing well after 16 weeks, the researchers say.
Snuppy joins a host of other cloned animals including Dolly the sheep, CC the cat and Ralph the rat.
Scientists hope dog clones will help them understand and treat a range of serious human diseases.
Snuppy, whose name stands for Seoul National University puppy, was made from a cell taken from the ear of a three-year-old male Afghan hound.
Scientists took the genetic material from the ear cell and placed it into an empty egg cell. This egg was then stimulated to start dividing and develop into an embryo.
Once growing, it was transferred to Snuppy's surrogate mother, a yellow labrador. The Afghan pup was born by caesarean section after a full 60 days of pregnancy."

Ok, I won't even go into my own opinions on the cloning issue. I'll just say, how can a country that has the intelligence and resources to achieve cloning still be stupid enough to want to partner with a hostile country which has proved time and time again to be AGAINST them?!?