I will eventually sit down and write a real blog about this...
Anyway, the basics on meat:
CAFO - Condensed Animal Feeding Operation. These are horrid. They keep animals inside and confined. They can be organic. They can be superfund sites.
Chicken - 45 days from egg to fryer when on hormones.
Pig - Kept so that they can stand and lay but not turn around or walk.
Beef - given rBGH/rBST and mostly fed grains, which is not their natural diet.
Fish - farmed salmon - bad - they eat their own feces - other fish? I don't know much about.
Dairy - Organic is better, but it can still be a CAFO product. I try to buy Organic Valley because they support Heifer International and family farms.
Oh and Monsanto - the debil. They make chemicals and grow a huge percentage of food. They have lobbyists and control jobs and many small-town economies.
High fructose corn syrup is to be avoided, IMO because of the environmental processes and impact. It has been correlated to many chronic health problems, but correlation is not cause/effect. They put it in tomato soup, bread and a plethora of other products.
I try to focus on eating local and happy. Nothing should be tortured for my sustenance, as far as I am concerned.
Some time I will write more.. not today though.
Saturday, January 10
Flikr Game...
Looked interesting...
Go to Flickr. Type the answer to each question in the search box. You can only use pictures from the first page that comes up. Have fun!
What's your name?
What's your favorite food?
Where did you go to school?
And then?
And then?
Who's your celebrity crush? (I guess you will have to figure out which one...)
Who's your favorite Disney princess?
What's your favorite drink?
Everyday:
Alcoholic:
Dream Vacation:
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you love most in life?
(I think it's funny that Liz got the same picture for a totally different question)
What do you dream about?
Go to Flickr. Type the answer to each question in the search box. You can only use pictures from the first page that comes up. Have fun!
What's your name?
What's your favorite food?
Where did you go to school?
And then?
And then?
Who's your celebrity crush? (I guess you will have to figure out which one...)
Who's your favorite Disney princess?
What's your favorite drink?
Everyday:
Alcoholic:
Dream Vacation:
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you love most in life?
(I think it's funny that Liz got the same picture for a totally different question)
What do you dream about?
Saturday, January 3
Thanks, Liz!!
Tom finally emailed... thankfully. I guess he has gold jump wings now.
Making the blog was fun...
The background is a bit cheesy, but it is something that Tom said to me once, when I was still a commitmentphobe, "Don't worry, Binks. I will love you always and forever." So, with his impending return... it hit a heart string... to say the least.
Making the blog was fun...
The background is a bit cheesy, but it is something that Tom said to me once, when I was still a commitmentphobe, "Don't worry, Binks. I will love you always and forever." So, with his impending return... it hit a heart string... to say the least.
Boot Camp
Yes, my older baby brother is going away to boot camp. I have always wanted to refer to him as my baby brother, but he is actually older than me... so that explains the descriptor.
We always had Justin pegged for military service. It was something that just fit for him. After he got older, we knew that window had closed and he would just have to be content gathering up an arsenal and living in the boonies in Idaho (no this is not something out of Deliverance). Once, when he was 28 he went to the good ole USMC and tried to join up. He was 5 days too late. They told him if he had signed a contract before he actually turned 28 he would have been good to go. Another time, he attempted to join the Coast Guard and they told him the same thing, "Sorry, dude. You're just too old."
Well the US Armed Forces recently changed their age limits. The USMC changed to 32, still not quite high enough. However, the Army changed their age limit to 42. I think Justin went in the day after he found out they had changed the age limit. He is all signed up and ready to go. He leaves January 15th. He is doing basic at Ft Knox in TN and is contracted to come out as an E3. He has a degree, so not sure why he is not going officer, other than maybe at his age he can only go enlisted. Or maybe the position that he is going after is enlisted only? I don't know. He's going to be a Calvary Scout.
Next week, Justin and my mom are showing up (can you feel the joy in my words) to deliver Little Bear to me. Little Bear is a 6 year old Yellow Labrador who is much more spastic than Hershey ever thought about being. hahahahahahah I am actually looking forward to Justin and Bear being here; it's my mom's visit that worries me. I get really tense when she's in my home. I feel so judged. Like every dang thing in my home is not good enough.
So, that's the news at my house. On another front, my house is finally put together. I've not registered for classes yet, so I might be taking underwater basket weaving or some crazy crap, who knows.
Oh! Will one of you wonderfully talented ladies explain to me how I can personalize my blog? Your pages are all so pretty and mine is just lame (this is the story of my life). Thanks!
Happy New Year, everyone. Much love to you all...
We always had Justin pegged for military service. It was something that just fit for him. After he got older, we knew that window had closed and he would just have to be content gathering up an arsenal and living in the boonies in Idaho (no this is not something out of Deliverance). Once, when he was 28 he went to the good ole USMC and tried to join up. He was 5 days too late. They told him if he had signed a contract before he actually turned 28 he would have been good to go. Another time, he attempted to join the Coast Guard and they told him the same thing, "Sorry, dude. You're just too old."
Well the US Armed Forces recently changed their age limits. The USMC changed to 32, still not quite high enough. However, the Army changed their age limit to 42. I think Justin went in the day after he found out they had changed the age limit. He is all signed up and ready to go. He leaves January 15th. He is doing basic at Ft Knox in TN and is contracted to come out as an E3. He has a degree, so not sure why he is not going officer, other than maybe at his age he can only go enlisted. Or maybe the position that he is going after is enlisted only? I don't know. He's going to be a Calvary Scout.
Next week, Justin and my mom are showing up (can you feel the joy in my words) to deliver Little Bear to me. Little Bear is a 6 year old Yellow Labrador who is much more spastic than Hershey ever thought about being. hahahahahahah I am actually looking forward to Justin and Bear being here; it's my mom's visit that worries me. I get really tense when she's in my home. I feel so judged. Like every dang thing in my home is not good enough.
So, that's the news at my house. On another front, my house is finally put together. I've not registered for classes yet, so I might be taking underwater basket weaving or some crazy crap, who knows.
Oh! Will one of you wonderfully talented ladies explain to me how I can personalize my blog? Your pages are all so pretty and mine is just lame (this is the story of my life). Thanks!
Happy New Year, everyone. Much love to you all...
Wednesday, December 31
2008 in review
What a year it has been! OMG!
January started out with a house full of guests and then Tom's departure. I proceeded to start school and quit smoking and then got busy on the diet. I took an epic road trip over the summer, started a new semester and spent a weekend in DC and then two weeks in heaven with my darling Tom. Came home to moving and boxes.
I'm almost settled in the new house (yes, it took me 2 months) and am about to start my 3rd semester. I've volunteered to foster my brother's dog while he goes off to boot camp (he's 37) in January and am anxiously awaiting Tom's return.
2009 looks to be another exciting year. Tom coming home, another move and all sorts of fun and excitement.
I live a blessed life. While this last year has been hard, it has made me appreciate Tom and my family more than I ever knew I could. I am a lucky, lucky girl.
I hope your New Year is blessed and joyous....
See you in 09.
January started out with a house full of guests and then Tom's departure. I proceeded to start school and quit smoking and then got busy on the diet. I took an epic road trip over the summer, started a new semester and spent a weekend in DC and then two weeks in heaven with my darling Tom. Came home to moving and boxes.
I'm almost settled in the new house (yes, it took me 2 months) and am about to start my 3rd semester. I've volunteered to foster my brother's dog while he goes off to boot camp (he's 37) in January and am anxiously awaiting Tom's return.
2009 looks to be another exciting year. Tom coming home, another move and all sorts of fun and excitement.
I live a blessed life. While this last year has been hard, it has made me appreciate Tom and my family more than I ever knew I could. I am a lucky, lucky girl.
I hope your New Year is blessed and joyous....
See you in 09.
Saturday, December 27
Christmas Eve
Auntie Margie, her husband Ernie, me
and Austen and Kianti, Ernie's daughter.
and a body shot, even though it's from the back side... lol
and Austen and Kianti, Ernie's daughter.
and a body shot, even though it's from the back side... lol
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