Thursday, June 14, 2007

Escargot a la Maggie


Our house was a zoo this morning – and as usual both Tom and I were running late.

Mornings like this always end with an animated discussion over whose turn it is to walk the pugs. After a rousing game of rock, paper and scissors - Tom lost - and reluctantly took TexnMaggie to the seawall to “do their business”.

While Tom was distracted (picking up dog poop) – Maggie decided to eat a big, juicy slug. A grey/green slug slime oozed out of her mouth – effectively numbing her lower lip. Trust me, you don’t want to know what it takes to get slug slime off a pug’s hairy chin.

Worried about the consequences, I did a quick search on the Internet and found out that slug slime is quite safe, and amazing. There is even a field of science dedicated to “Slug Slime technology”. SS is used in drug delivery systems, pollutant traps for sewage plants, water-based lubricants and even surgical implants.
Who knew that Maggie was actually on to something big!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm surprised the slug didn't eat Maggie.