Would You Like Fries With That, Rembrandt?

Here's a guy who paints with hamburger grease. Smears it right on a canvas.  At first, I thought this was a strange thing to do with a burger. But truthfully, this is probably better for him than eating it. All that grease and cholesterol, sticking to the canvas is much healthier than having it stick to human arteries.  I may try this painting technique. It has advantages in this troubled economy. Art supplies can be bought off the dollar menu and the drive through is open 24 hours. So when inspiration strikes at midnight, I can pick up a couple of brushes...and maybe a shake.

Spear pulled from Brazilian's brain

The headline only tells part of the story.  The rest of the story is: Surgeons successfully removed a 6-inch fishing spear from the brain of a man who was struck while diving off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

According to the article, the man fired the spear which ricocheted off rocks and struck him in his head. Family said the spear was so deep, only the tip was showing.  Doctors said, it missed the "most critical areas of his brain" and he should suffer "no lasting damage".

It would disturb me to know that any part of my brain could be penetrated by a spear and it wouldn't be critical.  I'd be upset if doctors removed a spear from my head and I suffered no lasting damage.

"John had a spear in his skull."
"Really?  I couldn't tell."