With all the lies and misconceptions about to rain down from the GOP, here’s an honest view of the Canadian health care system, warts and all.
Category Archives: Health & Diet
How to Make Crunchy, Tender, Smothered Chicken-Fried Chicken
The history – and tips – on making what I would argue is an American classic.
Dark Roasted Blend: Cheers to Beers!
Gotta love the oddball beer selection.
Farm Fresh To You
I found this list useful and wanted to pass it along.
Basically, it tells you how to store your produce properly. Imagine all the other stuff we don’t know that our parents and grandparents just knew instinctively.
In-N-Out: Can perfection survive? – Los Angeles Times
Some potentially disturbing news from the Double-Double front.
The Washington Independent » Smithfield Pork’s Got Problems
Never mind their advertising mouthpiece, Smithfield has got more than just public relations issues due to being the likely source of Paula Deen Flu. It also has a laundry list of bad practices and abuses to it’s name.
Swine Flu News
From Political Irony, a writeup on the GOP’s response to the swine flu. Pigs.
Also, some actual facts about the flu. Important note: you CAN NOT get it from eating pork. So please, ladies, quit taking bacon away from your men. I have heard about a half dozen stories of guys losing access to bacon and this HAS TO STOP!
More info from Wired as well as the first non-Mexican story linking the flu outbreak to Smithfield Farms.
Also, NPR has a blog called Flu Shots that I plan on returning to throughout the outbreak. Just in case.
Google has a map of reported incidents of possible and confirmed cases of flu exposure. Give it a look.
Meanwhile, Nevada now has it’s first case as do nine other states.
I’m not ready to panic but I sure the hell don’t plan any major road trips for awhile either.
The Politics of a Potential Pandemic: From Sebelius to Smithfield :EnviroKnow
Look Kids! It’s the Paula Deen flu. The second story in this article covers something I heard yesterday on how a Smithfield Farms pig lot in Mexico may be the source of the swine flu ravaging Mexico City.
The more racist of Americans have been blaming this on Mexico. Instead, they should be blaming an American agribusiness giant if any of this is true.
As for me, I’d rather blame their “let’s cook everything in lard” spokeswoman, Paula Deen. Why? I don’t know why, but I do know that I just don’t like that lady.
GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness
If anyone dies in this country from the swine flu, you can blame the GOP. They cut the last bit of funding for pandemic supplies that Bush had originally ordered from Obama’s stimulus bill.
It is no surprise that Karl Rove was at the head of the “let’s screw the safety of our nation” crowd. It is only slightly more surprisingly to find Maine’s Senator Gail Collins in the same boat. Indeed, to earn her vote for the stimulus, killing pandemic preparedness funding was one of her conditions. And one she is truly proud of.
Here are some sensible items concerning the flu.
Honestly, I do not think we’ll see much dire consequences of the swine flu, but it is good to know we have a government that is trying to be prepared and trying to inform the public without starting a riot. And if it weren’t for the backstabbing Fifth Columnists, we might even be more ready.
Meanwhile, in jackass conspiracy lands, Glenn Beck thinks this is all made up instead of a government being responsible. I kind of get his point as he’s never seen a Republican administration that isn’t playing games with people’s lives or has any ethical moral fiber to actually care for American citizens. This whole concept confuses him.
Allvoices.com – Mexican Coke, made with real sugar, growing in …
Folks are finally finding out what we’ve known for years. The only way to get the “Real Thing” in this country is to head over to your local Mexican food store and pony up for the 11 oz glass bottle.
Actually, our local Vons now carries a special cooler of the good stuff.