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Looks like I’m not the only one that gets stung by bees:

Lane Miller not only survived a tractor-trailer crash Monday afternoon, but also the wrath of 9 million infuriated honey bees.

Miller was hauling a load of 512 bee hives from Idaho to North Dakota on a flatbed trailer Monday afternoon. He lost control of the rig on a curve in Bear Trap Canyon on Norris Road, overturned and slid across the road before coming to a stop between the guardrails.

His arm had been scraped to the bone against the pavement, but Miller was able to free himself from the seatbelt, he said Tuesday.

But his troubles were far from over.

“I had to kick the windshield out of the front of the cab and the bees were on me from that moment,” the 41-year-old said in a phone interview from his room at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.

“I’ve never felt so much fear in my life,” he said.

Read it all here: 9 million wayward bees rounded up after truck crash

She really nails this one

Mindy is a Super Mom and has the Mommy Blog. She nails it with “Ask Mindy” today.

Why are all of my forks, knives, and spoons scattered across the lawn?
I have no answer for that. You might ask the Russian nanny who was supposed to be supervising the making of the brownies, which mostly took place in the yard, by the look of things. Either that, or a lot of baby chicks hatched on the slate patio this afternoon and were subsequently baptized in Hershey’s syrup

Read it all here.

Special for Jenn – Rum Punch

This is a great recipe that I have enjoyed, well, lots. I happened to find it wonderfully explained here:

Barbadian Rum Punch

by Anne-Marie Whittaker

Do not let the pleasant taste fool you… it carries the kick of a mule!

This is the traditional recipe for the Barbados Rum Punch which is never made in quantities of less than a gallon and is always served ice cold. The sweetness of the sugar and the sourness of the lime cleverly disguise the punch that it will give you after a few drinks. In case you drink up your supply and in your liquorised state find that you are having difficulty with the formula, this clever rhyme will put you on the right track. It is one of the country’s national treasures in literature and it goes like this:

One of Sour
Two of Sweet
Three of Strong
And Four of Weak

…Well if it isn’t yet a national treasure, it should be.

The poem represents the proportions of Sour (lime juice), Sweet (simple syrup), Strong (rum) and Weak (water). Here goes the translation:

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:
3 oz lime juice
6 oz simple syrup
9 oz rum
12 oz water
grated nutmeg
a few dashes of Angostura bitters

Method:
In a jug, blend the ingredients with the exception of the nutmeg.

Serve in a glass with lots of ice. Sprinkle the nutmeg on the surface.

I know what I’m having tonite!!