Secondary Cat

Ed is our primary cat. Since he's decided to go on his own little vacation, we've had to rely on our secondary cat, Dumpling.

She's not very smart, but she's cute.

Really?

Ok, this is mostly a foodie blog, so I feel this is appropriate.

Dr. Fredric J. Baur (June 14, 1918 - May 4, 2008) was a chemist and food storage wizard, perhaps best known for conjuring up the famous, tubular Pringles pop-top can for Procter & Gamble.

Dr. Baur died last month, just shy of his 90th birthday. At his request, some of his ashes were buried in a Pringles can!

WTF?

Sure, the Pringles can is certainly a unique, recognizable chip-storage device. I'll give him that... but it's not like some revolutionary life-changing invention. I mean, it's not like he invented the actual crispy crunchy deliciously processed fake salty potato treats that reside in the can. No, he just invented the can. Plus, if you think about it, it wasn't even that great of a can to begin with. One minute, you're reaching in and getting your perfectly formed chips... and before you know it, your hand is stuck in the fucking can and you can't get the chips out. Solution? I say -slightly bigger chips, bigger can.

I wonder if his ashes were buried in a new can, or a used can (with some salt and crumbs mixed in).