There was a study done a few years ago that found a rat can swim in a pail of water for about 8 hours before it eventually exhausts itself and drowns.  The study was repeated but just before the rat gave in it was removed from the pail for an hour and allowed to dry off.  It was then put back into the pail of water where it was able to stay alive for up to 24 hours--three times the original time.  Why?  It had a sense of hope.  That if it held on for just a little longer, it would be saved from the pail again.  Think about that next time your manager offers you a piece of candy or lets you go home 15 minutes early.

...which those more inclined to less descriptive monikers would call a Colorado Chicken Breast.

So, it's been a hella long time since I updated this. And, it's been like the sword of Damocles. I think about it every day, but am loath to act for fear it will all come crashing down. But @opheliac9 has asked me for a recipe, and posting it here seems like the best way to reintroduce myself to LJ.

After making the original for D, I’ve adapted it here, so it resembles many of my recipes, no actual measurements, just do what looks good to you.

Ingredients

Some chicken breasts, depends on how many you want to serve, or go crazy and use boneless pork fillets

Bacon

Bell peppers, my preference is one green and one yellow, sliced into strips

Pepper jack cheese

Pound the chicken breasts flat. The easiest way is to place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and go crazy with your rolling pin.

Once the chicken is just about 2x its original size, you’re good. Line the breast with thinly sliced pepper jack. Place a couple of the bell pepper strips at one end, and roll the whole mess up. Wrap this bad boy with bacon. If you have a hard time keeping it rolled, use some butcher’s twine to tie it up.

Bake this deliciousness at 375º for about 35 min, or until internal temperature is 175º. Serve, sit back, and reap the praise. I swear, this dish is guaranteed to please.

And there you have it, my re-entry into LJ.

Now that I'm over being tricked, this is a pretty cool advertising scheme...

On Sunday, we were driving up to Hinckley for brunch with the grandparents, when FVR suddenly exclaimed, "There's a car in a dumpster!" Now, thinking that would be a pretty cool prank to pull on someone we determined that we would swing by and get a better look on the way home, and this is what we saw

Now, it turns out that this is an advertisement for taking the bus. Not a bad scheme, since we weren't the only ones to pull off the highway. I like to think that the state trooper there was fooled too.