That’s roughly how much whipping cream I bought tonight in order to make more ice cream tomorrow. There is a bowlful of finely chopped chocolate destined for the ganache that I did not find time to make. The plan goes like this: Make the ganache, and while it cools, make a batch of vanilla ice cream. Chill the ice cream so it is a little less runny. Swirl in some ganache, but not too much. While that is chilling to a more frigid state, go find a movie, something fairly mindless, but entertaining, maybe Ocean’s 12. George Clooney. He’s supposedly the top pick if the next Bond is from this side of the pond, but you already knew that.

In honor of the newly discovered rodent, even though it bears only one offspring at a time, unlike the heroes of this story . Because there is a ham, some lobsters, some fruit, and a pudding, kind of. But mostly because it’s bedtime, and if there is someone small in your household who is overly tired, maybe this story will help.

Bonus point: I got in a movie reference.

Going around a track is safer but less fun than the dark sidewalk route. What started as a 20-minute walk turned into an hour, mostly due to the subject matter, which was Bay Area real estate.

The winner of the Cal contest also took first place in the USF competition.

The top winners of this year’s competition include a surgical adhesive from salmon plasma, a handheld breast cancer device, and a wound-treatment system designed for the soldier or traveler.

From Feld Thoughts vc blog, links to current and past winners.

When it comes to connecting with friends, that is. Men reach for their cells, women prefer text messages, according to new research into such things.

Can you be identified by your playlist alone? Do you change your lists so others perceive you differently? Really?

I have a whole bunch - let me know if you’d like one.

Here now - beverages that self-heat in their own cans. Push the button on the bottom, and it warms in about seven minutes. Lattes available now, to come are soups, hot chocolate, and baby formula. Our dream of having all meals while driving is rapidly approaching.

Scientists have a ‘What the heck is that!’ moment at a food market, and are excited at the possibility that new animals can still be discovered.

In a contest open to students and faculty at Princeton, entrants were asked to submit images from research and related scientific pursuits.

It has been found that the non-heart drugs listed here can cause sudden cardiac death.

One of the drugs is erythromycin, which is prescribed when a patient is allergic to penicillin, and needs an antibiotic. I’ve taken my share over the years.

Giant burger eaten by three men (guys the size of six or seven men) in record time. For charity, of course.

An astounding story is made all the more suspicious by a certain lack of detail. How did he agree to a syringe full of the offending material if he knew what it was? Why is he not dead?

From Wired.com’s Furthermore feature, scroll down to the glitter story. Yes, glitter.

From Fred Wilson’s blog , scroll down to ‘The Starbucks of the Internet’.