I lied.
I told Wanda I wouldn't stress out over the jury summons and I did. I have been. I still am. And now the stress is compounded by guilt. What's wrong with me?
Wanda called a few minutes ago. She stopped at the Starbucks near her office for a morning beverage. She had to dodge glass on the way in. A van with a broken window was parked right in front of the place. The owner was inside eating her oatmeal when someone did a "smash & grab" to steal a back pack. Her lap top was in it.
Don't these people have a conscience? Don't they feel any remorse? What kind of a person can do these things and not feel guilty? I asked to be excused from jury duty, and I'm racked with it.
Just read San Francisco is $5.5 million in the red for hosting the America's Cup festivities. Be honest, how many boat races have you seen? Live boat races are on my to-watch list right under ultimate fighting and chess. The cup did generate an economic plus for the city of $364 million. The taxpayers will foot the $5 million deficit but get none of the profits. That seems more than fair to me.
Are you curious about foods your doctor wouldn't eat? According to Healthy Lifestyle here are a few:
Trans Fats and Fat Substitutes are artery clogging substances but not to worry. These will soon be banned from our food. However in the future you'll need to watch out for Olestra, Olean, and Oleoily.
Unpasteurized Milk is extremely harmful because of the bacteria it contains. Regular milk is bad because it's full of antibiotics and hormones. The good doctor suggests using organic milk. Perhaps he would like to pay the $6.99 per gallon charge for you? There is interesting reading on the benefits of organic versus non-organic milk. Some say organic is just clever marketing. I'm not going to debate that now. If you want it, buy it. As for me, I've been drinking non-organic milk my entire life. I did switch to non fat years ago. If I find it's truly bad for me then I'll cut down to one latte a day.
Bleached Flour and White Foods are another no-no. Bleached, I get. No one should eat anything that's been bleached, but white food? I guess it's the opposite of soul food.
Food from a Box. Think mac and cheese and Hamburger Helper. I'd rather not. I doubt you need a doctor telling you to avoid these. Boxed foods are so loaded with preservatives you would be better off eating the cardboard. It's actually not bad with a little mustard.
Food from a Can. Same as the box with even more sodium.
I think hearing from health concerned doctors is a great service but they missed a few things.
Brains: There is no truth to the rumor that eating brains of any kind will make you smarter; leave this to the marauding zombies. However, you may enjoy a pot of steamed gall bladder with roasted beets and kale.
Balls: There is a whole world of balls out there and they're yours for the asking. Taiwan serves rooster balls cooked inside their little scrotums. I digress. Thirty years ago I spent a week in Taiwan. At dinner one evening my buddy asked me what I thought of the food. I said, "I love these fried crunchy little fish eggs." His reply...."Those aren't fish eggs. You're eating fish heads." Man, I hope I didn't get rooster balls that night. Rocky Mountain oysters anyone? They're quite good squashed into jelly and served on toast.
Eyes: Remember "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? Toula Portokalos tells her new boyfriend about her aunt chasing her around the house with a sheep eyeball on a fork. Irving used to take out his lower teeth, put them in his mouth upside down, and chase me around the house making monster noise. That was more than enough for me.
Just like tongue, I will never eat eyes (unless of course they are fried in fish heads). I don't want food tasting me back or looking at me while I chew.
One man's meat is another man's (or woman's) poison.
I will never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever eat pig's feet. I know people do; I see jars of pickled pig's feet in the grocery store. Pig's feet? I won't even eat pork rinds. I once took a cross country train and the people across from me had stinky feet and bags of....never mind.
I will never drink anything with something that once was alive floating in it. Mescal with the worm is bad enough. In South-east Asia they have snake wine. They believe drinking the liquid has restorative properties.
Sushi made from puffer fish. Parts of this are toxic, how stupid can you be. Since 2000 over twenty people in Japan have died from eating this fish. Stick to a nice sea bass, a fluke, or a flounder and you can't go wrong.
Sound good? You can eat silkworm pupae in Korea. Or, you can pass and have them make you a shirt.
If you are easily disgusted you should probably skip this next one. I researched this in depth, it's true.
I'm sure I'll pass on the Chinese delicacy tong zi dan also known as "virgin boy eggs." These once per year traditional eggs are hard boiled in young boy's urine. The collection process is interesting. Pails and buckets are placed in primary schools for the boys to pee in. People swear by the taste (the eggs are cooked in, then peeled and seeped in the boiling urine) and the medicinal properties of the eggs, they increase blood flow and lower internal temperature, doctors in the area do not advocate the consumption of anything boiled in human waste.
It gives a whole new meaning to the expression "shit sandwich."
OK, OK, I know that may have been a little too far but I just couldn't help myself.
"Mama says life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Forrest Gump.
"Don't eat the eggs," Charles Shulak
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