It's a Blue Monday.....

For those of you following my coffee adventures, the new Cuisinart grinder arrived Thursday. The beans run through my blade grinder looked like course sea salt. This one has fourteen settings, six for espresso, and I love it. Now I need a 52 mm tamper with a rounded top and a beveled bottom. (I used to date a girl with a beveled bottom but that's a different story)

"KFC wants to make it easier for people to eat chicken so it's getting rid of the bones. The fast-food chain is introducing fried boneless chicken chunks on April 14 as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces."

A company spokesperson said, "After working diligently for many years we're proud to say we have finally bred a large boneless chicken. We are very happy with our results and are working on a way to stand them upright."

In other serious news of the week:

The California Highway Patrol said a man in an Easter bunny costume was pulled over for failing to wear a helmet while on his motorcycle. On his way to a charity event he was advised his costume posed a safety concern due to visual impairment issues. He was issued a verbal warning not to carry all his eggs in one basket and was not cited.

"This was the first time I'm aware that we got the Easter Bunny on a motorcycle," said a C.H.P officer.

That's a whole lot of cheese sandwiches:

An Illinois man is facing charges after being arrested in New Jersey with a truckload of stolen Wisconsin cheese. He was pulled over at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop with 42,000 pounds of Muenster worth about $200,000.

Investigators said he used fake paperwork to trick the folks at K&K Cheese in Cashton, Wis., into loading the Muenster on his rig. The company says it doesn't want the cheese back because it can't guarantee it hasn't been tampered with. The big cheese shipment could wind up being donated to charity if it can get past New Jersey health inspections.

He stole a turtle:

Phoenix police said they arrested a man on a theft charge after he allegedly falsely claimed ownership of a lost tortoise. Trisha Walker returned home around noon Friday to find her 16-year-old tortoise, Jeeps, missing from the house.

The 100-pound reptile had been found walking in the neighborhood by a nearby resident who brought Jeeps into her home for food and water. She put up fliers around the neighborhood and received a response from Derek McKnight, 24, who claimed the animal was his escaped pet.

McKnight was leaving the neighbor's home with the tortoise just as Walker approached the home to ask about her missing pet. Police were able to locate McKnight's van about seven hours later and return Jeeps to Walker.

The question that begs to be answered is: WHY?

Wow.....Annette died from complications of M.S. She was 70-years-old. I don't need to shut my eyes to see her as a young Mouseketeer. She joined the Mickey Mouse Club in 1955 at the age of 12. Like many a young boy, Annette was my favorite.