The Danger of Passionate Kissing

I know this posting is a little behind time but I just discovered this hilarious but true article about the alleged dangers of kissing, courtesy of Reuters. Read on...

The kiss of deaf - Chinese man ruptures girlfriend's eardrum

Mon Dec 8, 2008 
BEIJING (Reuters) - A young woman in southern China has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss, local media reported Monday.

The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province, went to hospital completely deaf in her left ear, the China Daily said, citing a report in a local newspaper.

"The kiss reduced pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear," the paper quoted a doctor surnamed Li from the hospital as saying.

The woman's hearing would likely return to normal after about two months, Li said.

"While kissing is normally very safe, doctors advise people to proceed with caution
," the paper said.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Nick Macfie)

So, the next time you embark on that passionate embrace, avoid being kissed on the ear at all costs! Imagine what else got sucked out? How about ear wax for a start?

Tiger and Tricks

Here's my Tiger baby doing some tricks, all for nothing but the amusement of his mommy. Nope, no rewards were given out. This is a low-res video, but if you would like to see TiGer in all his high-res cuteness, click here.

Of course, even though Tiger's sugar and spice and everything nice, he has not attained nirvana yet. Today we brought him for his daily night walk then left him at home as we went to skate in the park. He was very unhappy about that arrangement. To show his displeasure, he threw a tantrum by defecating in one of my rooms, and on the bathroom mat.

Strangely enough, he knew that was not the right thing to do. When we saw the mess he made, he immediately adopted this sheepish (no insult to our sheep friends out there) look, with flattened ears and lowered head, not daring to approach us. I wasn't really angry. But as a wise parent, I had to put on a facade to discipline Tiger. Anyway I made the most out of the situation. He was willing to do ANYTHING for forgiveness and I didn't have the heart to torture him. So we made up and all's well now. :-)