Real Kato Blog: Today's Miscellany

Beer, ants, and gettin' shot in the groin.

Something I've known all along: Beer is good for you. Researchers at Oregon State University have found that hops used to brew beer contain flavonids, compounds that can help neutralize damaging free radicals in the body. Now, OSU's Fred "Killjoy" Stevens says, "We can't say that drinking beer will help prevent cancer." But even though HE can't say it, that doesn't mean it's not TRUE.

Next, OSU plans to study how beer improves one's chances that you will find someone attractive.

New on my top ten list of horrible ways to die: getting your eyeball eaten by ants. A woman in India complained of severe pain in her eye after receiving cornea surgery. Nurses told her the pain was normal, but after she died and her bandage was removed, they discovered large black ants nibbling at her eye.

Investigators are looking into whether she was staying in Room 101 at the hospital.

A woman plans to marry the man who shot her. A California couple, Christian Leroy Lindblad and Tina Marie Stebbins, had a history of domestic violence and substance abuse. After a bout of drinking (and presumably, some sort of disagreement), Christian shot Tina in the groin. Then, he held her hostage for six days as his parents tried to treat her with "home remedies". I imagine those remedies were along the lines of, "DRINK THIS, YOU'LL FEEL BETTER."

And now she's still going to marry him. She says, "I love Christian today as deeply as I loved him before this awful thing happened to us." Geez, I guess I need to add a chapter to my dating handbook, "How to Know If He's Wrong For You":

1. He doesn't respect your beliefs
2. He doesn't get along with your friends
3. HE SHOOTS YOU IN THE FREAKIN' GROIN

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