His adolescent palate inspired a Tacoma boy, 12, to create an iPhone game called “Vegetable Blow-up,” the point of which is to annihilate as many veggies as possible en route to the ultimate target: broccoli.
The Buzz knows an easy way to win at the veggie- hating kid’s game: Drench it with cheese sauce.
Pump it up: Goodyear is experimenting with tires that automatically keep themselves inflated at the optimum pressure for fuel economy.
The research is being underwritten by the government of Luxembourg, which apparently has taken the lead in the global war on uneven tire wear.
That had to hurt: Three people whose fingers were snipped off because of an alleged design flaw in Martha Stewart folding patio chairs have settled a lawsuit against Stewart and Kmart.
Perhaps Stewart’s readers can look forward to a glossy spread on how to deal gracefully with accidental dismemberment at your next summer-evening dinner party on the patio.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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