Not feeling burned . . .

From ABC News:

A new investigation provides fresh evidence that restaurants and markets continue to dupe seafood lovers into paying top dollar for low-grade fish.


As part of a special “Fishy Business” series, the Boston Globe spent five months buying fish from dozens of establishments throughout Massachusetts and sending the samples off to a lab in Canada. DNA tests found 48 percent of the fish had been mislabeled as a more expensive type of fish.


Fish samples were gathered from 134 restaurants, grocery stores and seafood markets, and the results were staggering.  Every one of 23 white tuna samples tested turned out to be something other than tuna. In most cases the fish labeled tuna was escolar, which the Globe said was “nicknamed the Ex-Lax of fish by some in the industry for the digestion problems it can cause.”  


All but two of the 26 red snapper samples were another kind of fish, the Globe reported.


Is there a lesson here?  (Can you reason with PEOPLE WHO EAT FISH?!)  It must be this:  Shop at Walmart.

For now, not all the Globe’s results were so disheartening. Every sample tested from Walmart, Trader Joes and  BJ’s Wholesale was correctly labeled, as was every sample of mahi mahi and swordfish.


The whole story is here.

Cub Scout Family Camp Out

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16

Christopher's birthday was the 16th.

The group listens in rapt attention to the fire captain explain his job and his equipment.

 Alan helps explain some first aid procedures.

 Isabel helps a younger girl wash her hands.

 Stephen loves his little sister.

 Setting up for mass.

 Laurence sits front and center.

 The whole group.  My boys knew that they were supposed to be in uniform, but they also knew that they had worn their shirts the day before and they were dirty.  They chose clean clothes over rules about being in uniform.  Good job, boys!

More Laurence

(old picture)

Laurence wanted toast for breakfast, but as he could not reach the toaster without a stool, I put the bread in it for him.  When it popped up, I took it out and laid it on the counter.  It was just the first shade past golden brown, but Laurence said, "I don't like it with all that black on it."  He's a little hyper about his toast being too dark.  So I turned the toast over and the other side was several shades lighter.  "That's better," he said.  "Now can you butter it?"

P.S.  Did you notice the correct use of the word "laid" up above?  Another pair of verbs that fits the lay/lie and set/sit pattern is raise/rise.

Cub Scout Car Wash

How you pay for a year of fun in scouting . . .

Do I look important?

Stephen's shorts are still dry here, but not here:

Gregory is in the tan shirt.