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Greetings, Quotaholics:
We’ve all heard about the horrors of fast food. There is no doubt that
some foods are simply not healthy. They may be really, really tasty,
but they aren’t so good for the diner.
Other foods, by extension, but be better for us to eat. If potato chips
are bad, then fresh carrot sticks are good. There are spectrums of unhealthy
and healthy foods.
In the US, we seem to have our government running amok. They don’t seem
to be able to accomplish the things that are necessary for an advanced
civilization to keep on running, but they have to problem with creating
more onerous and stupid laws. Many of those laws involve the idiocy
of the TSA, but today, I’m going to demonstrate the brilliance [insert
sarcasm font] of the Food and Drug Administration [FDA].
According to the New
American, the FDA has declared that walnuts are a drug. In fact,
they aren’t just a drug, according to a letter sent to Diamond
Foods, they are a “new drug” and they need to be taken from the
market until they can be approved by the FDA as safe for ingestion.
The federal agency has threatened Diamond with “seizure” if they do
not comply.
What is wrong here? Well, Diamond has spent advertising monies on educating
the public. According to many articles [57 of them published in one
magazine alone — Life Extension], the omega-3 fatty acids
found in walnuts have health benefits. In the US National Library, there
are 35 peer-reviewed published papers also supporting this claim.
The FDA’s letter to Diamond contains these pearls of wisdom: “We have
determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that
cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in
the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.” Furthermore,
the products are also “misbranded” because they “are offered for conditions
that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals
who are not medical practitioners; therefore, adequate directions for
use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely
for their intended purposes.”
So, we need directions for eating walnuts. I feel so smart. All these
years, I’ve just cracked the shell and eaten the inside without anyone
telling me how to do this.
The FDA isn’t just concerned about walnuts. They are also afraid we,
the people, are going to come to terrible harm over the ingestion of
pomegranate juice and green tea. If producers claim their foods are
healthy foods, the FDA is there to step in and protect us. Perhaps offering
us a Big Mac with some supersized fries and a milkshake.
There is speculation among producers of healthier food stuffs that it
is a plot from the lobbyists. There are many junk food lobbyists working
Washington, D.C. and they may be skewing the legislative bodies to help
keep healthy foods away from the American people. There is also the
possibility that big pharmacology needs us all to get sick and keeping
healthy foods off the market, or at least not advertised, will help
keep people coming to them for a fix after years of bad eating choices.
Whatever the reasons, healthy food producers are starting to fight back.
A bill is being introduced in the House which will allow natural health
products to share peer-reviewed scientific data with the public. They
will probably get to it right after they fix that debt ceiling thing.
William Faloon of Life Extension magazine observed, “If anyone
still thinks that federal agencies like the FDA protect the public,
this proclamation that healthy foods are illegal drugs exposes the government’s
sordid charade.”
Do you believe in the restorative powers of certain foods? Should healthy
foods be permitted to advertise the health benefits of eating them?
Do other countries have this same type of interference from their governmental
bodies? If you think you don’t, do you know for sure? I didn’t know
anything about this long-standing issue in my own country. Do you try
to eat healthy? How do you determine what foods to include?
Hungrily,
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The soul at its highest is found like God, but an angel gives a closer
idea of Him. That is all an angel is: an idea of God. - Meister Eckhart
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to
stick to one thing till it gets there. - Josh Billings
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Proper
Dress
[Thanks Bonnie]
A
Navy Admiral (’which Navy’ will go unspecified) was being court-martialed
for an incident where he was found to be chased by a young lady through
the hallways of the hotel in which they were both staying.
Neither of them were wearing anything. The charge was that of “being
out of uniform.”
The Admiral’s lawyer argued that the officer was not out of uniform,
as the regulations read: “A Naval officer must be at all times appropriately
attired for the activity in which he is engaged.”
The charges were dismissed.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable
tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself
there.
I do benefits for all religions - I’d hate to blow the hereafter on
a technicality. - all from Bob Hope, English-born American entertainer
who died on this day in 2003
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Rebound
A while back I told you about my plum tree. It had been doing
poorly out front, so I moved it into the back garden. Even with
a couple very dry seasons, it finally bloomed and started to fruit this
spring. We would have had plums, but birds and squirrels beat
me to it. The fact it was resilient enough to accomplish that
made me quite happy.
Other plants are equally as strong, and many quite Herculean in comparison.
Plain old grass is quite hardy. In a drought, it will simply go
dormant. When it rains, it will begin to grow again. It
may be smaller. It may take a while for it to once again cover
the bare spots. But, it will.
We have had a major heat wave lately. Some of our readers have
alluded to this fact recently. Although we have not experienced
the ultra highs experienced only a couple thousand miles away in our
desert southwest, it was grueling to most, and deadly to some, even
though the "heat feel" was only 105F. The fact it lasted
so long, and the regular relief after sundown wasn’t really a relief,
it was quite stressful. Some people just could not cope with it,
for whatever reason. Most were able to withstand the demands on
their body’s need to regulate itself. Using the brain’s abilities,
technology and the human spirit was able to keep us going.
Animals don’t have that to draw upon. They have only nature’s
resources to use when they can find them. Shade, a breeze, some
water, anything they can find to just keep alive, they will use to their
advantage. And, they do it quite well. Of course, they are
prepared by their own evolution, if you care to believe in that theory.
Let’s just say they have adapted well and deal with remarkably.
One example that was "in my face" was something I heard.
Two years ago, the local tree frog population made themselves known,
and quite loudly I might add. Last year, late summer was very
arid and very quiet. The tree frogs were gone. We know we
need rain to pool for them to reproduce and progress through the tadpole
stages so they can resume the cycle. They didn’t get it.
Their life cycle was severely compromised. They had no place to
lay their eggs that they wouldn’t simply shrivel up and dry out.
Even if they had survived, when the rain did come, it was much too cold
and too short to provide a metamorphic cycle. They were gone.
A couple nights ago, I was outside in the heat. It had rained.
It was still quite humid. And, LOUD! Somehow, the tree frogs
had managed to survive, and in a tumultuous cacophony, they were announcing
to the world their survival was another one of nature’s miracles.
It has rained now for a couple days. Not a lot, but a good downpour
once or twice a day. The temperatures haven’t eased much, and
the humidity level is abnormally high, but the welcome rain has provided
a respite, and a renewal of the cycle. It was only a situation
of amphibious interuptus.
Here’s your quiz:
Have you had something that seemed to be gone that reappeared unexpectedly?
What miracle of nature have you witnessed?
Has it been hot enough for you?
Rebound - You Don’t Have To Be 9 Ft. 16 In.
Cliff (the High-Tech Redneck who doesn’t rate a fancy ’signature pic’)
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Kirsten’s
Krazy Kaleidoscope |
Email Kirsten
“If suffering
brought wisdom, the dentist’s office would be full of luminous ideas.”
~ Mason Cooley ~
Friday is the day I will face one of my biggest fears. I will walk -
or more likely, be dragged - into the jaws of hell. That hell that most
people know as…
…the dentist’s room.
I am scheduled for - count ‘em - six hours of intense dental work. And
that’s not counting the additional six hours I have a month from now.
Or the three or four hours that will be needed sometime in the winter.
Of course, I probably wouldn’t be in this position now if I had gone
for preventative dentistry at some point in the last eight years. But
there’s much I can do about that now, unless someone figures out time
travel sometime between now and Friday.
The only saving grace in all of this - apart from the fact that my constant
toothache will be gone - is that I am having all of this stuff done
under sedation. There’s not really much choice. If I wasn’t going to
be sedated, there is no way in hell that I would actually show up. While
I’m usually one to say no to drugs, including those dispensed by a pharmacist,
in this case I am willing to make an exception. I am quite prepared
to use chemical means to get through this ordeal.
Today I went to the dentist to pick up my pre-meds. I got four little
bottles of pills, some of which I have to take on Thursday night, and
some of which are painkillers to be taken in the week or so following
the dental work. The idea that I will actually need painkillers afterwards
doesn’t sit very well with me, but I will cross that bridge when I come
to it.
What’s more important to me at this point is that the fact that on Thursday
night, I will be doped to the gills. It will be a marvellous distraction
from the upcoming ordeal.
If only I didn’t feel as if I was about to walk into a den of starving,
angry lions…
Kaleidoscopically,
Kirsten
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| Lucille’s
Lunacy |
I spent a good 15 minutes convincing my client that she was better off
going along with the welfare department than she would be by annoying
Judgipoo. After all, I was sure the concept of bath salts would be a
mystery to him, and some things are better left to his imagination.
The welfare department just wanted her to get evaluated and go through
some counseling. Judgipoo would probably have burned her ears off. Instead,
we took a two hour tour of Planet Judgipoo.
J: So Ms. Welfare Attorney, do you want to do the CHINS case first,
or let the prosecutor go ahead with the paternity case?"
Ms. WA: "The prosecutor can go first. I don’t mind."
J: "You people think my job is easier. I guess it’s all right with
you to sit around the courthouse all day. After all, you get paid the
same whether you waste time or work. I — incompetent attorneys —
not prepared — you should sit up here and do my job — . We’ll do the
CHINS petition first."
The prosecutor and his child support manager sat back. They had to know
it would be awhile. They probably even suspected that at this stage
of the paternity case, they would only have needed 10 minutes of the
court’s time. However, when you’re on Planet Judgipoo, you know your
place, and try to keep it from being in the county jail.
Admitting a CHINS petition should only take 15 minutes. All the court
has to do is make sure the parents understand their rights, and that
they will cooperate with the welfare department so that they can get
their kids back. What’s the difference between a social worker and a
pit bull? It’s easier to get your kids back from the pit. Oh, yeah,
I was saying. Well, the CHINS petition took 2 hours. I said two words,
my client said 3, the welfare department and its social workers and
its attorney said 10 altogether, and the rest was a lecture from Judgipoo.
He finally came up for breath and moved on to the paternity case. It
took 10 minutes.
We were all glad when the ordeal ended. By the way, I was appointed
to represent my client, so I do get paid whether I sit around the courthouse
getting my ears blistered or actually spend my time doing someone some
good.
I took the elevator down to the first floor. I stepped out the door.
I opened my cell phone and called Gail for a ride back to the office.
"Do you want your mom to come get you?" she asked.
"No," I said, "Just ask her to beam me up."
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We had a 25% increase in responses. I wonder if we can do that again?
Next opening line…
LDO, Cliff, and others went to the Bash…
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The
man had cut down the old pole—
and was left with a gaping hole—
so he filled it up
with a knife, and a cup
and a fork and a spoon and a bowl.
-Cassandra in New York |
The
man had cut down the old pole….
The one I’d just put in the hole…..
He was a long way past drunk…..
His car is now junk…..
He barely kept body and soul.
-Skeeter |
The man
had cut down the old pole…..
Down by the old swimming hole…..
It had held our old swing…..
The rickety ole thing…..
‘Til it was undermined by a mole.
- Skeeter |
The man
had cut down the old pole
Which left him with quite a large hole
He was filling it with sand
But he was doing it by hand
He’d be better off as a mole.
- Bonnie >^..^< |
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Re: Mr. Kobobel
Bruce,
Please let us know what happens to Mr. Kobobel. You must admit (no
matter how you feel about how the guy died) that we now have one less
piece of shit in the world. I hope they do not prosecute the Mr. Kobobel.
He can always claim the hit on the head made him do it. That is what
young punks would claim. - Wayne
The
story doesn’t say, but it seems that Mr. Kobobel was just following
him. He didn’t ram him until the robber pointed his gun at him at
which time his life was in danger and he acted in self defense. It’s
a shame someone is dead, but when you decide to pull a gun (especially
to commit a crime) you have to be ready to kill or be killed - EN
If
someone attacked me or my family in this way, retribution would be
as soon as possible, even if that took years.
When seconds count, the police will be there in minutes…. -
Paul
I think
the robber crossed the line when he broke the law and used a weapon
to commit a crime. If he did not use a weapon and used killed later,
then the matter is different. If he was killed the next day, the matter
is different, but he was killed during the ‘event’ however prolonged.
Everyone concerned seemed ’sorry’ about the loss of life, but if there
had been no crime committed there would have been no loss of life.
- BJ
Hmmm.
Which is worse? Armed robbery? Or murder? Yeah, I know, he was wronged
first. I get that. I understand wanting to keep your stuff. I want
to keep my stuff, too. If he had overpowered the robber on the spot.
On his own property. That would make a difference. Mr. Kobobel is
a vigilante’. Even if he had followed the guy and got a fast response
from law enforcement, he could have let them do the killing. The police
are usually more than happy to accommodate those who wish to commit
suicide by cop. No. Mr. Kobobel killed the man because he wanted to,
and he could. - L&K, herm
I believe
a private citizen should have the right to protect his property and
loved ones, and pursuit or a criminal is an offshoot of that right.
Depend on police for a robbery? Give me a break. They are not interested
in crimes where there’s no personal injury involved because they don’t
have the resources/time to pursue them in light of the seriousness
of the other crimes on their agenda. Criminals in this country are
a pampered class. If you commit a crime against a person, then you
should be aware of the consequences should that person decide to take
action against you, and I don’t want to hear arguments about the punishment
should fit the crime, especially where a firearm is involved and threats
of death are made. I believe that gun control means being able to
hit your target, and that I’d rather be tried by twelve than carried
by six. I am a Vietnam veteran, a Concealed Weapons Permit holder
and a law abiding citizen who’s never been arrested, much less convicted
of any offense, to include moving violations. Maybe it’s my generation
who was the last one who doesn’t whine about what the government is
not doing for me – the less, the better, as far as I’m concerned.
- Jerry in SC
Re: Voting
About
voting, local elections and voting for Representatives we all should,
I believe, vote. However since the "Electoral Collage" makes
the president not the populous vote I don’t waste my time on that.
To truly understand our system you must get familiar with our constitution.
Have a nice day. - AKKLE
I think
the harder we make it to vote, the fewer people will go. I don’t think
we need to have citizens in this free country show ID to vote. How
many people will really show up and give a fake name and address?
Few, if any. I vote in EVERY election and remember that it is a RIGHT
as a citizen. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with my sister-in-law.
We were talking about something, the actual topic is not that important.
I reminded her that if she wanted something to change, she should
vote. She replied, "oh, I don’t believe in that." I was
horrified. I thought, what do you believe in? Communism? She has two
sons that she and her husband were raising. How stupid a comment she
made. Thankfully, an incident occurred where there was a local election
that was important. She didn’t vote and the outcome affected her family.
She finally got the idea and now votes sporatically. One of her sons
has gone to college and is doing well. He has "overcome"
his upbringing. - Janet
Re: Ranina’s Son
I
can only say I am so sorry for what you have, and are continuing to
go through. We share a similar story and I understand the guilt. My
wife and I had to draw the line regarding how much of our daughters
havoc we would allow into our home for the sake of our sanity and
the safety of our other family members. We have wrestled much with
the decisions. Despite all the evidence of her inability of coping
"normally" and all of the heartache and legal fallout of
her decisions while untreated, she will not accept treatment. It is
sad, frustrating, and scary for all of us who love her. - A Dad (Arcsky)
At times
in your story, you seem to have a very good understanding of what’s
going on. And then, you say, he "decided" to live that way.
Well, he didn’t. Nobody decides to be mentally ill. It’s like deciding
to have heart disease, or cancer, or diabetes. He just is. You can’t
change it, and neither can he. He can get treatment, but unless he
commits a crime, he can’t be forced to get treatment. And the problem
with treatment, is that once a mentally ill person gets to feeling
even sort of normal, they think they can stop treatment. And, they
can’t. Been there. Watched people die. Still haven’t written the book.
- L&K, herm
Re: Humanity
I
found out today a friend of mine, a lady, died in Lubbock, Texas.
She and her ex had hosted me in their home a few years ago. They were
good dear friends. Their marriage went south due to various reasons.
But excessive drinking was the cause of her passing. She became a
serious drunk. She had the time until recently, to email me…
jokes and the like, to ask when I would visit her. Maybe it was like
a lifeline being tossed out in a raging storm….
Weep no more for me, for I am now at peace…Rest and be well
Laura your friend. - BJ
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