Food vs. Edible Foodlike Substances…
Michael Pollan points out that companies make less money on “Real” food as opposed to the high prices manufacturers are asking for highly processed “Edible Foodlike Substances”.
- Point: Edible Foodlike Substances costs more than Real food.
$1.99 for 1 pound of rolled oats.
$4.00 for 12 ounces of Cheerios
He Also Says A Good Rule Of Thumb Is:
- Don’t eat anything that doesn’t rot…
He likes to show off a pack of Twinkies that he bought in 2000… Still edible.
Also…
- Don’t Eat Anything Your Great Grandma Wouldn’t Immediately Recognize As Food.
For Those Of You That Disagree… There’s THIS
On A More Serious Note Regarding China And The Olympics… You May Want A Shot For This…
China steps up fight against virus sickening young kids
China announced Wednesday new rules that require health care providers to report all cases of a viral illness that has killed 28 children and sickened thousands in outbreaks across the country.There have been 15,799 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, cropping up in areas ranging from the tropical island province of Hainan in the south to Jilin province in the northeast and Yunnan province in the southwest.
Idea For: THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES…
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.
Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.
There is no fast food.
Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of “pretend” bills with not enough money.
In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.
Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time–no emailing.
Each man must also take each child to a doctor’s appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.
He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.
He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.
Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.
The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.
The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.
During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.
They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.
They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00a.m.
A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child’s birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor’s name. Also the child’s weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child’s favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.
The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if…he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment’s notice.
If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called…
Mother!
A Tree Fell On My House (Seriously!)…Gotta Short Post Today…
These Are Not Pics Of My House… But They Pretty Much Tell The Story… Fortunately… The Tree Mainly Fell Onto The Patio Roof… Big Old Cottonwood… Top Half Snapped Off … Some Kind Of Microburst…. I Need A Chainsaw…