Thanks for all the get well wishes!

The cat scan confirms, 2 broken ribs... # 8 & 9.

I fell during Girl's Weekend at a friend's pool, an NO, I wasn't drunk! I had the 1st drink of the day in my hand, and I simply slipped!

I did drink afterwards, and didn't really think I was hurt untill that night.

Anyway, thanks for the sweet thoughts... and if you see me out an about... DON"T SQUEEZE!

Suzi

I've been getting lots of requests for my famous Flobster recipe...

Flounder that tastse like Lobster..

Flounder or Halibut Filets
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup salt

In a large pot, boil enough water to cover fish well. Add sugar and salt. (rule of thumb is twice as much sugar as salt)
Stir and dissolve, then place fresh or thawed flounder (halibut, cod or most any white fish works too) into water. Gently boil until fish turns opaque. 5 minutes max! Too long and it will flake too much. The fish will probably float. Watch carefully. Using a slotted spoon, take out fish and put in bowl or on a platter. Drizzle melted butter on top.
Great on its own, in fish tacos, faux lobster Benedict, YUMMY

Weird News

The woman with the largest breasts (size F) in Russia is suing Swiss International Airlines. Irene Ferrari, says strong turbulence on a flight made one of her breasts hit the seat in front of her, causing "bruises and strong pain in her left breast". Doctors say her injury could have been worse, but that the breasts worked like airbags. On another flight one breast exploded upon landing, she sued and won.

In Little Rock, Police were called to the International Airport after 50 human heads were found packaged and wrapped in the cargo hold of a Southwest Airlines jet headed for Fort Worth. A worker was startled by the discovery, prompting the Pulaski County coroner o confiscate all 50 heads. The heads were being shipped to Texas for physicians' continuing education.

In England, A senior politician has quit after being caught on mic making leery comments about a woman in parlaiament. Frank McAveety was overheard telling a committee clerk: "There's a very attractive girl in the second row. Dark and dusky. "I'll maybe have to put a wee word out for her. Nice, very nice ... the heat's getting to me. "She's got that Filipino look, you know the kind you would see in a Gauguin painting. There's a wee bit of culture."

She's also a wee bit young for him..hes 47, she's a 15 year old intern.

St Petersburg, Russia - Radical Russian artists painted a giant "protest penis" on a drawbridge in central St Petersburg ahead of a meeting that is the Russian answer to the World Economic Forum. The phallus rises and glistens against the imperial-era capital's elegant skyline. When the bridge is fully erect, it , stands beside the local headquarters of the FSB, successor to the KGB.

http://www.mentorsgc.org/

Being a Big Brother doesn't mean being a perfect role model. It means being yourself with a new friend. Each of us had a special person in our life who opened doors and widened our horizons to the world. As a Big, you can do the same for a child.

Hello Dean and Rog,

I'm very nervous as I begin this process of writing to you, so thank you for bearing with me as I try to get Thom's story out there. I am the widow of the late Thomas Jesse Shurley, who passed away last August, after receiving a small scratch on the front of his shins while fishing. Thom and I lived on the water our entire lives, and had never heard of a flesh destroying bacteria that lives near oyster reefs, vibrio vulnificus. I have become an advocate to get his story out there, and I chose to write to you guys because he loved your morning program so much. I can't remember a time during our life together (17 yrs) that he did not listen to you. I remember one time you guys went to go get some baseball player (Roger Clements, maybe) to come back to Houston and he was so excited about that! He listened to you faithfully.

I miss him very much, as do his children, grandchildren and his mother. If it seems I am rambling, I am... but here is the bottom line; millions of women in the Houston area and southeast Texas in general watch their husbands go fishing with the guys every dayweekend.. and millions of us have lived here our entire lives without ever knowing anything about such things as vibrio. I believe that a few simple precautions might have saved Thom's life, and perhaps prevented his contracting this bacteria all together. If Thom's story can help save any other woman from going through the things I went through, then it's worth it to come out of my shell and tell his story. I really, really want to get the word out and I thought you guys might be interested in helping me.

A lot of comments were made on Channel 11, after I gave an interview to them last year, about cleaning the wound, and how the petrochemical industry has tainted the water in Galveston Bay, blah, blah, blah. I would like to share about Thom and how he cleaned the scratch with an over-the-counter antiseptic solution, to no avail.. how he thought he had the flu and had twisted his knee, and how this horrible bacteria is supposed to be in the water, as it occurs naturally. It is produced by oysters and oyster reefs and occurs whenever water reaches above 20 degrees celsius. Of even more interest is the fact that until Thom's death, I worked as an environmental tech in the petrochemical industry. I spent my life protecting our waterways from man-made contaminants, and yet Thom died from a bacteria that is supposed to be there. I have not worked since Thom died, but imagine I will again one day. Life without him has been sad for me.

I'm sure that it's difficult to follow the story in this e-mail, so I hope you will contact me at dmshurley@hotmail.com and help me to gather his story into a cohesive piece about the life of a fabulous red-neck that was an inspiration to everyone he met, and talk about the things he loved... fishing, sports, drinking beer and pretty girls. Just like y'all.

Thanks for bearing with me through this e-mail. I am generally considered a quiet and somewhat shy lady so this is a big step for me, but I just feel led to do it and wonder if I will regret it if I don't at least try.

Any consideration is sincerely appreciated. Thank you, once again.

Donna Marie Shurley
widow of the late Thomas Jesse Shurley

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•The National Wildlife Federation has a message you can send to President Obama to urge restoration of Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands. They're also asking for residents to upload photos to flickr and tag them SPILL_NW10.