Simian shenanigans

We've been here a little over a year now. And within that time our local police blotter has had two stories that feature some sort of pet primate. After the second one appeared, I had to go find the first one and start tracking the monkey business (a gimme, but I couldn't resist).


Sept. 16 2010
Trespassing: A 20-year-old Bainbridge man was apprehended after he jumped a Kono Road home’s security fence and was yelled at by the homeowner. The suspect, who was apprehended by police near the home at 12:40 p.m., admitted he had jumped the fence. He explained that he saw a rare mushroom growing on the property. “I saw a really cool looking mushroom that I’ve been looking for,” the suspect told the property owner. The suspect dropped the mushroom while fleeing the scene. The suspect had a “live Marmoset monkey sitting on his shoulder,” police noted. A report was forwarded to the county prosecutor for possible trespassing charges.

Oh yeah, by the way, guy had a monkey on his shoulder. Just thought I'd mention that.

And from June 8 2011:
Crash: A monkey is believed to have contributed to a vehicle crash on Blakely Avenue. A 22-year-old Bainbridge man told police he swerved his Honda van to avoid hitting a deer. The van struck a tree and then rolled onto its side, causing front-end, side and roof damage. The driver was not injured. Police learned that a "live, unrestrained monkey" wearing red shorts was in the van with the driver, contributing to the crash.

Love the detail about the red shorts!

Green smoothie learnings

Starting small on the green smoothies. Yesterday I threw a handful of spinach into an otherwise fruit and yogurt smoothie. Color turned a little darker, but not totally unappetizing. Bill said he could taste the spinach. I couldn't, but could taste that it was less sweet than without it.
Today's smoothie was a bigger baby step towards green:

• handful of spinach
• one apple
• one banana
• half a handful of almonds
• 2 c. water

And here's what I learned:

• The "smoothie" preset on the BlendTec is not sufficient for apples and almonds
• ice is required
• less sweet is good
• I was not hungry