Lucy loved milk. She didn't get it often because I don't drink it, but at my dad's she'd muscle the cat out of the way when she got milk.

My parents' dog gets the very end of their cereal bowls every morning, and loves it. Also ice cream. They're the most indulgent dog owners in the world.

I don't give Brandy milk. She does get her pills in a bit of cheese which she loves. The cat sits and stares at the boys until they submit and let her pre-wash the cereal bowls. We call it pre-washing in our house when the dishes go on the floor for the animals. They do a good job of it too.

In news about my upcoming soup, the canned broth I had was with roasted garlic. I hope that wasn't a mistake.

I'm making the Pioneer Woman's apple dumplings for a party tonight, and the recipe calls for 2 cans of crescent rolls. Because I was looking at the price and not the cans, I came thisclose to buying garlic crescent rolls.

THAT would have been a taste sensation.

Heh. A commercial just came on TV informing us that a glass of 2% milk has more saturated fat than a small order of fries.

This makes me laugh, because I switched from skim and/or 1% milk when I lived alone to 2% when I moved in with The Boy 2-ish years ago. And it just so happens that my cholesterol has dropped about 15% in those 2 years.

The amount of saturated fat in 1 glass of 2% milk is not going to be the deciding factor in the vast vast vast majority of heart disease patients.

Now we go through a gallon of creamline milk

What's creamline milk?

Because I was looking at the price and not the cans, I came thisclose to buying garlic crescent rolls.

THAT would have been a taste sensation.

Mmm... garlic apple dumplings! Maybe if they were more savory and served with pork?

I know several dogs who loooove cheese.

As for genetic vs cultural things, I know that the plural of anecdote is not data, but I know plenty of Ashkenazi Jews (including most of my family) who grew up in the American culture of having several glasses of milk a day and still ended up lactose intolerant by the middle of elementary school.

That's interesting anecdotal evidence, Hil, but by the same token, I know plenty of Cubans/Latinos, including myself, who grew up not only having the American culture of several glasses of milk a day but also having many culturally traditional milk-based drinks and foods, such as café con leche, flans and puddings, and never having an issue.

As far as the ethnic make up of Cubans, you've got a mélange of native islanders, African, Southern European, Canary Islanders (I include them as separate from African because for all I know they could be ethnically different), plus an influx of Asian (Chinese) and Jew, but those are mostly within the last 100-150 years and relatively small, so the genetic impact is probably not too strong yet.

The pamphlet was a compilation from several studies and some of the statistics were over a decade old. Whether or not that matters, I don't know, nor really, do I care. I was just kind of startled by the blanket statement about blacks and Latinos.

The amount of saturated fat in 1 glass of 2% milk is not going to be the deciding factor in the vast vast vast majority of heart disease patients.

Exactly.

Of course lots of pets love drinking milk! Lots of dogs will eat cat poop if they have the chance! You're gonna trust their judgment? Liking something does not mean it's good for you.

Liking something does not mean it's good for you.

Crap.

Of course lots of pets love drinking milk! My dogs also love to eat all kinds of crap that is absolutely horrible for them.

Like poo. I figure any animal that eats poo is pretty indiscriminate in what it will eat.

Though it makes me laugh that the one food type that they'll shun is leafy greens. When I drop anything on the floor, then come running like they've never been fed before, ever, and if they can't eat the Floor Treat, they'll waste away.

When the Floor Treat is leafy greens, they sniff it and then look up at me as if to say, "Hey, you tracked some foliage in here; better clean it up."

Liking something does not mean it's good for you.

Crap.

No more crystal meth for you, missy!