Archive for the 'food' Category
Piggie of the Week: A Modest Proposal for Governor Tom Corbett
Governor Tom Corbett to PA’s working poor: “I hope you and your kids starve to death.”
AP Ticker has a more modest proposal:
Called It.
I don’t know if I’ve written about it here, but for years I have maintained that Toby Keith doesn’t write songs, so much as he writes jingles. “America Soldier”, for example, could be an ad for the military. “American Ride” is made for SUVs and motorcycles.
But my strongest claim has always been that I Love [...]
How Does One Say “BP” in Japanese?
Because god-damn, it sure looks a lot like BP with nukes instead of oil.
Tokyo Electric Power Company began dumping more than 11,000 tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Monday, mostly to make room in storage containers for increasing amounts of far more contaminated runoff. The [...]
Mango Song
I am eating a mango sliced into organic yogurt. So here’s a song about mangos, and that even if your hands and feet are made of this delicious tropical fruit, you’ll still be a genius:
Read More..>>Morsels and Seeds: New Blog!
My friend and former colleague Cymantia Tomlinson-Bey just joined Morsels and Seeds, a blog that deals with food, farming, culture, and justice.
Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows I’m deeply interested, and concerned, about all of the above. What really impresses me about Morsels and Seeds is that it’s produced entirely [...]
Why I Left You that Shitty Tip
Dear Waitress at the Dock Street Brewery:
You may remember me: I came in a little before 7:30 on last week with my 6-year old son to order a pizza. By the time we got our pie, it was nearly 9:00 PM, and as a result I left you a tip that was less than [...]
Desperately Needed Happy Post
I’m going to give us a tiny little break from the Apocalypse in the Gulf, because by the time I post the next series of photos of oil-coated animals, I’m concerned that without something uplifting my readers are going to tear their eyeballs out.
It’s spring in Philadelphia, and my walk to work gets more pleasant [...]
Steaming Pile
There is a steaming pile of filth in my backyard and I could not be happier.
That’s because the steaming pile isn’t a giant turd: it’s a heap of compost, and the steam indicates the lawn and leaf waste, along with vegetable scraps and coffee grounds I throw in every week, is beginning to cook down. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m in Madison Wisconsin for the rest of the week. Happy Thanksgiving!
Read More..>>Why Urban Gardening: An Answer for Atrios
Atrios asks:
Please Get A Soil Lead Reading First
I guess we can make this contrarian Saturday. One thing I really don’t understand – help me! – is the regular stream of people promoting urban agriculture. I don’t understand the point. I’ve got nothing against community gardens and the like, I understand that even urban hellhole residents [...]
