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San Francisco, a city that has long been a safe-haven for the liberal elite, has been on a ban-happy kick of late. But the City by the Bay may have gone a bridge too far with its latest proposed ban . . . on circumcisions!
Last year, so-called "Happy Meals" – children's meals accompanied by a free gift for the toddlers – found themselves in the city's gun sights (a bad turn of phrase, I know, for a city that shudders when even a picture of a gun appears in an advertisement). That particular ban would permit such inducements to be given away only if the meal met the city's stringent "nutritional criteria" (probably broccoli, spinach and carrots). The city manager explained, apparently with a straight face, that San Francisco was "part of a movement that is moving forward an agenda of food justice."
Now the city may be moving toward an agenda of "genital justice."
Regardless of whether the city's Grand Pooh Bahs can defend with a straight face the proposed ban on clipping a baby boy's foreskin, San Franciscans do appear to be serious about the matter.
The Associated Press reports that local activists have gathered enough valid signatures to place an anti-circumcision referendum on the November ballot. What these activists call "genital mutilation," would be banned for male children, absent meeting the almost-impossible, "medical necessity" exemption provided for in the referendum. There is no religious exemption. Anyone violating the ban would be charged with a "misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail."
San Francisco clearly has jumped the shark with this proposal. Even some residents who normally would likely shrug off extreme left-wing campaigns mounted by various activist groups, probably are wondering if things are going a bit too far with this one. They are right to question this proposal. It is about as far off the "Bizarro Scale" as you can get; at least, that is, until we see what San Franciscans come up with next year.
By Bob Barr – The Barr Code
May 27th, 2011
6:12 am
Bob, what is really "Bizarro" is being the only country in the world that straps innocent infants into a device called a circumstraint (google that one) to peel off the most erogenous part of their private parts for no reason. If you google "functions of the foreskin" you might learn something instead of getting all defensive.
May 27th, 2011
6:33 am
Paul – I took your suggestion and googled "functions of the foreskin". Unfortunately all I got were propaganda sites for the anti-circumcision crowd. I did run across one wikipedia article that mentioned this: When assessing areas producing sexual pleasure, the foreskin was ranked 7th, after the glans, lower and upper shaft, and the left and right sides of the penis, but above the area between scrotum and anus, the scrotum itself, and the anus.
I am circumcised, and my son is circumcised. I was present at his circumcision (in a hospital) and he did not seem to be in lasting or abject pain. I saw my dad almost die from a penile infection when his mind became ravaged by strokes and he would no longer keep himself clean or allow anyone else to. In my opinion, the function of the foreskin is to protect the glans portion of the penis in animals who don't wear underwear. Since no one I know goes around naked, I think the glans is protected by clothing.
As a parent, it is my job to make what I feel is the best decisions for my children's health. Some people would argue that I created risks by having my children vaccinated; I disagree.
If you don't want to circumcise your kids, then don't. Leave the rest of us alone.
May 27th, 2011
7:06 am
Barbaric, ancient practice rooted in myth and superstition, and carried forth by "religion."
May 27th, 2011
8:07 am
So in San Fran killing the unborn child is a personal choice that government needs to stay out of but they are all over circucision. What a laugh. I believe it's time to classify liberalism as a form of mental illness. Absolutely incapable of consistent thought.
May 27th, 2011
8:22 am
The first rift in the Catholic Church came very early: like twenty minutes after Christ ascended into heaven: and it was over circumcision. Apparently, Peter thought circumcision should be a sacrament, and Paul thought there should be no genetalia criteria.
So it wasn't about a man rising from the dead and saving all of our souls at all. It was about the schlong. I am totally embarrassed 2B a catholic and I think the ban on circumcision is the best Big Brother advice ever and precisely where government should be itching to keep it's hands. Then this issue would have a happy ending.
Author's note: This topic is so fertile with material, yet look how Bob Barr mishandled it. He even missed the "Mr. Happy/Happy Meal/Happy Ending" connect. The man shouldn't be blogging. Plain and simple. Sad but true.
May 27th, 2011
8:32 am
The city of butt sex just got a lot creepier.
May 27th, 2011
8:33 am
"Barbaric, ancient practice rooted in myth and superstition, and carried forth by "religion."
Steve ain't none too bright.
May 27th, 2011
8:37 am
Mr. Barr: You do the whole let's-make-fun-of-wacky-San Francisco thing, but I don't see a substantive argument anywhere in your piece. Do you support the female circumcision ban that is currently federal law? That law bans practices much less painful and permanent than male circumcision, such as pricking the labia with a pin.
By the way, you're welcome for the laws against smoking in public buildings, etc. San Franciscans have become accustomed to the pattern — you mock us, you follow us, you pretend you came up with the idea yourself. You'll get here eventually, and when you do we'll welcome you.
May 27th, 2011
8:45 am
"By the way, you're welcome for the laws against smoking in public buildings, etc."
Huh, I was there a few months ago and witnessed people smoking weed on the streets and in parks.
"Do you support the female circumcision ban that is currently federal law? "
Gotta love people who change try to change the subject to try to make a point.
May 27th, 2011
8:49 am
I think circumcision is required in the Jewish religion. Charges of being anti-Jewish should put a stop to this.
May 27th, 2011
9:45 am
If this passes, there is very little chance of its surviving a court challenge. Just another non-problem.
As for circumcision being barbaric and unnecessary, that question may never be settled. Sometimes boys have to be circumcised in their late teens or early twenties because of an infection. It hurts like Hell to have it done at that age. (I know this second-hand, thank you.)
May 27th, 2011
9:52 am
Looks like David Lane and Steve don't know what they're talking about.
May 27th, 2011
9:57 am
The most "Bizarro" thing out there is people that disconect part of a baby boys sensory system. Baby boy penis part removal cuts the connection of thousands of fine touch and strtech nerve endings from the brain. It also removes a huge amount of erogeous tissue and changes the dynamic aspects of the boys penis FOR LIFE! What parent would remove sexual function and pleasure from the life of their issue?
Baby boy penis part removal should already be considered illegal under the 1996 federal law banning genital cutting — 14th Amendment equal protection clause.Those saying that preventing the cutting off of penis parts of a baby boy violates the cutter's freedom of religion, are way out there in irrational land. One's religion ends where their knife touches another human's body. The idea that another human's ritual (rite) trumps ones right to body parts is insane and creepy. Baby boy penis parts removal cuts off thousands of fine touch and stretch nerves. This is like disconnecting the fingertips or lips from the brain. No human should be subjected to sensory system harm as well as a forced decrease of sexual function and PLEASURE for life!
May 27th, 2011
10:05 am
"If you don't want to circumcise your kids, then don't. Leave the rest of us alone" OF COURSE!
May 27th, 2011
10:35 am
Bob, it's all part of the on going National War on Men, carried out by crazy women and men of questionable masculinity. I try to ignore both, and pledge to never, ever help any of them with anything, ever.
May 27th, 2011
11:48 am
I really don't understand why you are so worried about a city that is located on the other side of the country. Maybe what you need to worry about is what is going on in this state instead of writing these snarly type of articles that have nothing to do with Georgia. What a waste of your time and it sure is a waste of mine to read this elementary, personal attack on people that are in another state on the opposite coast. Either start writing articles of value, or quit writing.
May 27th, 2011
12:02 pm
I'm a little surprised Bob doesn't like this law because it is a law that protects the self-determination of people who don't have a choice, as an infant, as to whether they want to modify their body. A ban on circumcision protects the future free-choice of these infants.
May 27th, 2011
12:44 pm
When liberals get real power, San Francisco is what you get.
May 27th, 2011
12:55 pm
"Baby boy penis part…"? Good God….let's learn to speak like adults first before we express an opinion. I'm as liberal as they come and I think this is absurd. I don't seem to have lost any of my, ahem, sensitivity without the foreskin. All seems to carry on quite well.
May 27th, 2011
1:11 pm
Sometimes Bob is right-on and this is one of those times. As to commentator above talking about Peter and Paul's views, I feel that he knows that it was more like years rather than 20 minutes after Jesus that circumcision became a Christian issue. Remember, early Christians were essentially 1 of a number of Jewish sects and so circumcision was required as for all good Jews. Scholars have noted that Paul was having trouble gaining converts among gentiles when grown men were told they would have to circumcise their peni as a condition. Ouch, I understand! He decided to drop the requirement, which caused a huge rucus both in Christian and Jewish circles but it proved to be 1 of the greatest marketing strategies of all times. Christian enrollment shot up and the rest is history.
May 27th, 2011
1:23 pm
"When liberals get real power, San Francisco is what you get."
Not to mention Detroit.
May 27th, 2011
1:25 pm
Those uncircumcised penises look pretty weird. I'll take my throbbing purple-veined hammerhead love self-guided missile over that ardvark lookin' smegma carrying wrap, now that it's said and done.
Good article Bob. These Progressives are a bunch of authoritarian lunatics.
May 27th, 2011
1:39 pm
SF is a great city to visit, but for anyone who chooses to live there this kind of stuff comes with the territory. If enough sensible residents grow a spine and push back against the craziness they can re-take their lovely city.
May 27th, 2011
1:48 pm
Circumcision is not required. Was and keep your foreskin clean.. no disease. Men, forget women, how can you benefit sexually… foreskin keeps your penis sensitive and you can enjoy your sex more. Women will get their share anyway. Men need the pleasure too and that pleasure is there if you don't circumcise. God has thought a lot about human body and the way he made..don't go chopping your skin off, instead take care of it. Be a Man!
May 27th, 2011
1:56 pm
pachi smells like smegma.
May 27th, 2011
2:04 pm
I think we need a survey among prostitutes as to whether a man with a foreskin shows as much or more orgasm than a man without. I figure it won't make any difference at all. The object of the operation is cleanliness. Show me a man who pulls his foreskin back and cleans it every time he takes a whiz, and I will show you a unicorn. Having seen both the knob and wrap versions, I vote for the knob.
May 27th, 2011
2:05 pm
Snip-Snip, see you later foreskin.
May 27th, 2011
2:41 pm
First off, the "cutting" of foreskin has changed somewhat. Now, the skin is sewn and fall off after a few days.
As for San Francisco being what you get when a city is run by liberals… if that's the case, give me liberals! San Francisco is probably the nicest city in the US. Picturesque, great tourist attraction, all kinds of great sights to see, some of the nation's highest property values, best food in the nation, possibly the world. Anybody who doesn't like San Francisco couldn't have been there. It kicks ass!
May 27th, 2011
2:43 pm
Ahh, the TOLERANT crowd at their best. Tolerant of anything they agree with, and intolerant of anything they don't. Hmm, doesn't that, once again, make them…………..intolerant? Of course.
What a bunch of hypocrites, as usual.
May 27th, 2011
3:22 pm
WOW had better not visit San Francisco wearing a turtle neck, he might get arrested.
May 27th, 2011
3:40 pm
Pachi you are abosultely right, had it done when i was 42 for the wifey, and things were never the same, not even close, but doing it as an infant, he'll never know what he's missing….advise not to do it as adult unless you have to….
May 27th, 2011
4:11 pm
The law, if passed will never stand up to a 'Freedom of Religion" case.
Besides, we need those little smucks!
Where else would the leather shops get the material to make wallets,
which, when rubbed just right grow into big suitcases?
May 27th, 2011
4:16 pm
This is being pushed by the PC crowd in San Fran. They want to save the trees, but not the hardwoods.
May 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
"I don't seem to have lost any of my, ahem, sensitivity without the foreskin. All seems to carry on quite well." So you don't know you are missing thousands of fine touch and stretch nerve endings? So you don't know that ED hits cut men at a much younger age than natural penis men?
Most of the worlds men are natural. That allows people to have natural sex, the way we evolved to have it. Circumcision is a weird thing — a cutting off of the main male pleasure zones. This is tons of pleasure giving nerves, blood vessels, protective covering and pleasure zones. The dynamics of the penis is changed for good. This is serious genital modification (mutilation) of the male with more nerves cut than female circumcision. It does lead men to want oral and anal more, because vaginal sex is less satisfying after the cut of these parts. Cut men have more premature ejaculation issues as the scar is now the most sensitive part and they have lost control of orgasm timing. It leads to sexual dysfunction at a young age. The cut men in the world use most of the VIAGRA consumed.
What a horrible thing to do to a baby. A free society would allow men to have all of their body parts until they reach the age of majority.
May 27th, 2011
5:06 pm
It's silly to legislate such a thing, of course. But why blame it on "liberals"? Liberals believe in liberty, the right of every citizen to conduct his life as he sees fit, so long as his actions don't encroach on the rights of others. That's why they're called liberals, get it?
Blame it on the people who believe that the purpose of government is to restrict the rights of citizens on social and medical issues like marriage, reproduction, and death. They're wackos, commonly called conservatives or Republicans.
May 27th, 2011
6:25 pm
Will the real Bishop Eddie Long please come out of the closet?
May 27th, 2011
6:50 pm
"WOW had better not visit San Francisco wearing a turtle neck, he might get arrested."
Don't worry troglodyte, I don't plan on visiting the butt pirate city by the bay anytime soon.
May 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
"As for San Francisco being what you get when a city is run by liberals… if that's the case, give me liberals!"
Delta is ready when you are, Gump.
May 27th, 2011
7:00 pm
Gerald West: "It's silly to legislate such a thing, of course." But not silly to legislate the exactly corresponding protection of baby girls? Which we do. In fact the aim of this bill could be achieved nationally by deleting one word ("female") from the heading of Title 18 USC S 116: and adding one word to the text:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris or foreskin of another person who has not attained the age of 18 years shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(subsection b is the exception for medical need.)
Notice it says "or any part", not just horrific African tribal customs.
"Liberals believe in liberty, the right of every citizen to conduct his life as he sees fit, so long as his actions don't encroach on the rights of others."
And cutting part of a non-consenting person's genitals off certainly does encroach on his rights. This is not a social or medical issue like marriage, reproduction or death. It's an entiraly individual issue.
May 27th, 2011
10:31 pm
A good mother of an uncircimcised boy must pull back the foreskin and lean the penis with each boy's diaper change. Annoying for the mother, and also annoying for the child.
An extra piece of work for the Mom, that isn't needed. Circumcision is cleaner and easier for all men.
Both Islam and Judaism require circumcision of boys. I'm not sure how San Francisco will get around the legal and moral entanglements of both the Torah and the Koran. God usually seems to have a pretty good legal team, and always has the last word.
It would also be amusing to ask potential juros to publically drop trow before being selected, to see if they are or if they are not circumcised. After all, that could influence their decision, if not landing them a five yard penalty for clipping.
May 28th, 2011
2:22 am
Bob- Make the argument? This just looks like posturing without it.
Wow- Hate much? Makes your argument look inane. And how is bringing up female circumcision changing the subject?
To me, it's child abuse. Pure and simple. And I've not heard a good argument here on why we should be cutting our sons' genitals? What's the argument?
May 28th, 2011
7:27 am
Wow. I don't support a ban on circ; its up to the parents to make that decision. But I didn't circ my boy. I decided to let him make the choice whether he wanted it when he became a man. He's 13 now and the only problem he's really had is "growing" pains. No infections or anything like that.
And I kind of like the fact many women are so adverse to an uncirc'd penis. So maybe the little girls will go "ewwwww" and not give my kid any before he's ready. hee-hee
Besides, I'll never forget seeing my little brother get circ'd. The door was cracked and I could see they were holding him arms and legs down and he was screaming his little head off, scared and in pain. I decided then if I had a boy, I'd never let him go through anything like that. Sure, they don't remember it but why put a baby boy through all that the first few days of his life?
And, for the record, female circ is not the same as male circ. They actually cut off the clitoris and/or sew up the yoni, i.e., MUTILATION. This would be akin to cutting off the head of the penis and/or sewing up the hole so these two don't compare.
May 28th, 2011
7:34 am
"A good mother of an uncircimcised boy must pull back the foreskin and lean the penis with each boy's diaper change. Annoying for the mother, and also annoying for the child."
LeeH1 -
I'm a good mother of an uncirc'd boy and my doctor advised against pulling back the foreskin on a baby boy. I mean, think about it. He's not having sex, he's not getting BJs; he's a baby! Worked for us.
May 28th, 2011
9:12 am
I completely disagree that San Francisco banning circumcision of minors is 'a bridge too far'. I would actually say that it's not going far enough – it needs to be banned in the whole of the USA, not just SF. Intactivists are not left-wing extremists – they are simply ethical, thoughtful people who oppose the medically unjustified and potentially fatal (300 boys die from circumcision in the USA every year, by the way!) mutilation of children. America needs to wake up and realize the colossal harm they are doing to their little boys by circumcising – it has no medical benefits, is no more hygienic than washing with plain water, actually REDUCES penile health and makes the boy more prone to infections, causes lifelong sexual dysfunction and psychological problems, and is catastrophically painful for him as it is done with inadequate or no anesthetic. The USA is pretty much the only country that routinely mutilates its babies in this fashion – nearly all the others have stopped, and some European nations have even outlawed it!
Oh and by the way, parents who would circumcise their boy to save him ten seconds (if that) in the shower every morning need to watch a circumcision and listen to the screams of agony. Then see if you'd still rather he didn't have to wash as frequently.
May 28th, 2011
10:02 am
300 boys die from circumcision in the US every year? I call B.S. I want to see a government site report on that. And for the "good mother" who never cleans under her infant son's foreskin: has he ever had one of those :major blow-out" BM's that fills his diaper with excretement. Maybe some of that got on his penis? Boys (and men) do get maojor infections if that part is not kept clean. See my earlier post concerning my father.
Again, if you don't want to circumcise your son, it's your business. But laws taking away the right for a parent to decide the best medical care for their children is not right. What if the anti-vaccination people have their way and make it illegal for you to get your child vaccinated until they are 18 and can decide for themselves. Won't protect them much from childhood diseases.
May 28th, 2011
10:03 am
And by the way, I was there at my son's circumcision and I didn't hear any "screams of agony". Did he cry – yes – for about a minute. He cried more when he was slapped on the feet following his delivery of when his diaper was full.
May 28th, 2011
10:10 am
Wiswell looked at the complication rates of having or not having circumcision performed in a study of 136,000 boys born in US army hospitals between 1980 and 1985. 100,000 were circumcised and 193 (0.19%) had complications, mostly minor, with no deaths, but of the 36,000 who were not circumcised the problems were more than ten-times higher and there were 2 deaths [Wiswell & Hachey, 1993].
A study by others found that of the 11,000 circumcisions performed at New York's Sloane Hospital in 1989, only 6 led to complications, none of which were fatal [Russell, 1993]. An early survey saw only one death amongst 566,483 baby boys circumcised in New York between 1939 and 1951 [National, 2003].
There are no deaths today from medical circumcisions in developed countries.
Very similar to the study by Wiswell above, it was found that of 354,297 infants born in Washington State from 1987-96, only 0.20% had a complication arising from their circumcision, i.e., 1 in every 476 circumcisions [Christakis et al., 2000]. Most of these 'complications' were minor and readily treated. It was concluded that 6 urinary tract infections could be prevented for every circumcision complication, and 2 complications can be expected for every penile cancer prevented [Christakis et al., 2000].
May 28th, 2011
12:11 pm
Driving circumcision underground will also be a mistake. Jewish and Moslem families will continue to practice this rite, even if it is outlawed. As a result, unclean circumcisions and botched jobs will be performed by amateurs trying to beat the law. This is the same mistake that outlawing abortions will commit. Outlawing it will not make the practice stop- it will only drive it underground.
A better deal would be to simply make circumcision an optional procedure, not covered by insurance. Then if the family wants it, they will have to pay for it out of their own pockets.
May 28th, 2011
1:51 pm
I cannot believe that this story was worthy of space. I have been trying to tie it to 4th amendment rights and it is way too bizzare. That being said, from a legal point of view it is invasion of privacy, I mean really, how much worse can it get. I simply cannot give this topic any dignity. Tony Bennett left his heart in San Fran, he needs a new song, This has gone beyond the pale. If this law is past, how can it be repealed, the 21st amendment repealed prohibition. What amendment can repeal circumcision?
May 28th, 2011
2:43 pm
"And for the "good mother" who never cleans under her infant son's foreskin: has he ever had one of those :major blow-out" BM's that fills his diaper with excretement. Maybe some of that got on his penis? Boys (and men) do get maojor infections if that part is not kept clean."
Nope, never had any infections or diaper rash or anything like that. And I was watching closely because in my ignorance, I too believed it should be pulled back and cleaned. But like I said, we didn't have any problems with it. The foreskin fits so snuggly over the penis head, hardly anything can get to it. And if you don't have an M.D. after your name, I'll take the word of my doctor over yours.
And comparing vaccinnations to this issue missing the mark. Injecting dead diseases into your child, boy OR girl, to build up their tolerance against those diseases is quite different than cutting off a piece of flesh of only the baby boys. And yes, my son is current on his shots.
I don't understand why its so "unclean" and "unhealthy" in this day and age when baby boys have been born with foreskins since the beginning of time. Do we cut anything off baby girls' bodies? No. That skin is there for a reason and once its gone, its gone. But if that's your choice for your boy, you have the right to do what you want and I don't have a say in it.
May 29th, 2011
8:08 am
SF like all liberals when they are in power are eager to impose speech codes and to regulate matters that have been religious and family concerns for thousands of years. Their ideology of the moment is all that matters to them and they are excieted to use the power of the state to enforce it. When we see liberals with the most power ie San Francisco we see the least freedom.
As for the religious aspect of circumcision, the liberals see the opportunity to stick their finger in the eye of relgious people as a bonus.
Next time you get all wee-weed up about someone telling you that your perspectives are un american or unwelcome, enjoy your hot steaming bucket of hypocricy. The liberals in SF are telling people who want to circumcise their children excactly that. Typical.
May 29th, 2011
1:42 pm
There does seem to be some connection between circumcision and fewer infections and thus less inflamed skin and thus less cancer.
However, there also are bacterial salves that can accomplish the same thing.
Long Dong Silver 2012: Lets get our groove back.
June 1st, 2011
11:32 am
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GERM 220 German Literature and its Context (LS, W2)An introduction to the study of German literature in its sociohistorical context. Provides the student with essential research and analytical skills through the examination of short, representative works by authors such as Goethe, Heine, Kafka, Hesse, Grass and Seghers. The course continues the development of the student's command of oral and written German
GERM 230 Masterpieces of German Cultural History (W2)An introduction to some of the great works of German art, architecture, music, and philosophy through a focus on significant periods in German cultural history such as the High Middle Ages, the Reformation, the Baroque era, the Classic and Romantic Periods, and Expressionism. As with 220, the course continues the development of the student's command of oral and written German.
GERM 320 Survey of German Literature and Civilization, Part I (to 1830) (LS, W2)An overview of the most important literary figures and works in German history as reflections of the various cultural periods that produced them. The broader cultural context of each epoch--its social history, philosophy, art, architecture and music--will be stressed.
GERM 330 Survey of German Literature and Civilization, Part II (1830-Present) (LS, W2)Applies the same approach as in GERM 320 to the period from Goethe's death to the present. GERM 320 is not a prerequisite.
(Note: GERM 320 and 330 are viewed as core courses in the German program. While at least one of them is required for the major, both courses should be of significant interest to non-majors and minors as well.)
GERM 340 From Expressionism to Exile Literature (LS, W2)Deals with the most important authors and cultural movements of Fin-de-Siècle Vienna, the Weimar Republic and the years of Nazi domination in German. Includes such authors as Rilke, Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Seghers, and Brecht.
GERM 350 German Literature since 1945 (LS, W2)Examines the most important literary figures writing in German since the Second World War against the backdrop of the turbulent sociohistorical history of this period. Authors include Boll, Grass, Hesse, Becker, Wolf, and Maron.
GERM 395 Contemporary German Civilization (W2)This course focuses on the political, economic, social, and cultural institutions of Germany since World War II, with special emphasis on developments from 1989 to the present.
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Cilantro-Pineapple Shake
I imagine you could throw a couple of handfuls of greens in to turn it into a green (well, greener) smoothie.
By Sarma Melngailis, via Tracy Anderson's website.
Cilantro-Pineapple Shake
Serves 2
I love cucumbers in shakes because they add filling, thick volume, but they're very light and low in calories. Mango is also really good in this shake, either as a substitute for, or in addition to, the pineapple.
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup coconut water or filtered water
1/2 pineapple, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons agave nectar, or more to taste
1 large bunch cilantro
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In a blender, puree all the ingredients until smooth.
(Source: tracyandersonmethod.com)
Raw Spicy Coconut Noodles
I'm not sure what she means by "ground chili pepper". In my cooking vocabulary, there are chile peppers, which come in a variety of levels of spiciness and are available both fresh and dried, and there's chili powder, which is a blend of ground chiles and spices. My best guess for "ground chili pepper" is cayenne. (Here endeth the detail-freak digression for the evening. *grin*)
On a more serious note, you may wish to avoid papaya if you're concerned about GMOs and contamination.
From a post on Raw Freedom Community.
Spicy Peanut Coconut Noodle
By Sarma Melngailis
Posted on GreenChefs here [RRN note: link seems to be broken/domain has been nabbed by a squatter]
Peanuts are technically a legume, although you wouldn't necessarily think so considering someone misleadingly named them "peanuts." Make sure you get really fresh, organically grown peanuts. Some debate persists about peanuts having toxicity, but it seems this may be from peanuts that are too old; at any rate, most toxins and other undesirables are washed away in the soaking process. However, if you don't feel comfortable eating peanuts, try this with cashews.
"One of our chefs, Amanda, helped us turn this idea into a really great, flavorful dish. The flesh of young Thai coconuts makes perfect noodles — although they are soft, they do not stick together and are as easy or easier to eat then regular starchy noodles."
Serves 4
For the spiced peanuts:
1 1/2 cups raw peanuts, coarsely chopped and soaked 4 hours or more
1/4 cup raw honey
2 teaspoons ground chili pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Drain and dry the peanuts and toss them in a medium bowl with the honey, chili pepper, and salt until well coated. Spread them in one layer on a Teflex-lined dehydrator tray and dehydrate at 115F for 1 to 2 days, until crunchy.
For the peanut sauce:
1/2 cup coconut meat
1 cup coconut water
2 cups peanuts, soaked 4 hours or more
1/4 cup nama shoyu
1 cup chopped ginger
1/2 cup galangal
3/4 cup raw almond butter
2 small red chili peppers, seeds optional
1/2 to 1 cup filtered water
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup lime juice
In a high-speed blender, blend all the sauce ingredients except the lime juice until smooth. If using right away, add the lime juice and blend further to combine. If not, store the sauce in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Before serving, bring to room temperature and thoroughly stir or blend in the lime juice to thin it out again.
For serving:
2 cups coconut noodles, from about 4 coconuts
1 cup julienned jicama
1 cup julienned green papaya (or green mango)
1 cup julienned bok choy
1 cup julienned French radishes
2 green onions, white and 1 inch green, thinly sliced on a bias
1 large handful cilantro
1 small handful Thai basil
1 tablespoon finely minced red chili pepper
Coarse sea salt
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons nama shoyu
2 limes, cut in half
In a large bowl, add the coconut noodles, jicama, green papaya, and the peanut sauce and toss to coat well. Add the bok choy, radishes, green onions, cilantro, half of the basil, half of the red chile, a sprinkle of salt, and gently toss. Divide among 3 serving plates and sprinkle with the spiced peanuts and the remaining basil and chili. Drizzle the sesame oil and nama shoyu on the plate around the noodles and garnish with the lime halves (which should be squeezed over the noodles just before eating).
Kelp Noodles with Almond Butter Sauce
From the Raw Freedom Community.
Serves 6 as a side dish- 4 as a main
16-oz pkg Sea Tangle Kelp Noodles
2 tbsp peeled, grated ginger
1 C carrots-grated
1/2 C coconut water
1 C each red and green cabbage shredded
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 C (about) shredded baby bok choy
2 tbsp lemon or lime juice
¼ C shredded daikon radish, or regular red radish
1½ tsp Celtic sea salt
6 tbsp almond butter*
½ tsp cayenne pepper, optional
Wash, shred, and grate all vegetables and place them in a bowl with the Kelp Noodles (these noodles are ready to use, ready to eat – just open the package and put in bowl!)
Blend almond butter, ginger, coconut water, sesame oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and cayenne, if you're going spicy! Blend well. Pour dressing over your vegetables and noodles, toss, and let salad sit to marinate for 30 minutes.
* Almond butter can be substituted for other nut butters.
(Source: rawfreedomcommunity.info)
Raw Thai Mango and Sticky Un-rice
For this recipe I think you want a fresh mature coconut, the kind in the dark brown hairy husk, not a young coconut.
From Gone Raw.
mature coconut, processed into rice sized bitsPreparation:
1 ripe mango, peeled and sliced
1 cup macadamias or almonds, soaked overnight
1 teaspoon vanilla or vanilla bean
1 cup h2o or coco water or o.j.
2 tablespoon agave to taste
grind coconut in what ever you have to make rice sized bits, peel and slice mango and arrange over coconut. make sause by blending soaked nuts, liquid( water or coco water) syrup and vanilla until smooth. drizzle this over mango and "rice" decorate with sesame seeds and viola!
(Source: goneraw.com)
Hot Pink Smoothie
I have soooo many beets in the fridge right now. Gotta try this one.
From Slendarella.
Hot Pink Smoothie! (tastes like strawberry kool-aid)
I posted the recipe late last year - but no pictures. Here's the recipe again along with the hot pink photos of this marvalous tasty drink. My son asks for it often!
Fresh COCONUT WATER (from a young coconut)
Half a BEET (yes, raw!)
One CARROT (yes, yes, raw!)
Frozen STRAWBERRIES (raw, raw, raw!!!)
One DATE
Some VANILLA
A bit of AGAVE, if you desire a bit more sweetness.
Whir, whir, whir in the blender and then BLISS out on this healthy treat!
(Source: slendarella.blogspot.com)
Raw Chocolate-Raspberry Green Pudding
Jericho lettuce is a variety of romaine.
From the Raw Divas/Green Smoothie Queen Believe in Green series.
- 1/2 cup coconut water
- 1 pint of raspberries
- 1 Tbsp. raw chocolate (cacao) powder
- 1 Tbsp. of carob powder
- 1 avocado
- 3/4 of a bunch of Jericho lettuce
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
I wish I had had more raspberries cause I love them but it was still divine.
(Source: greensmoothiequeen.com)
Jeweled Caribbean-ish Smoothie
We have almost, but not quite, all the ingredients needed for this smoothie on hand. Darn.
From Kristen Suzanne.
Jeweled Caribbean-ish Smoothie
Recipe by Kristen Suzanne of KristensRaw.com
Yield 1 quart
1 cup young Thai coconut water
2 bananas, peeled
2 cups pineapple, diced (I include the core)
2 handfuls romaine lettuce
2 heaping tablespoons hemp protein powder
2 tablespoons goji berries
knob of ginger
1/4 teaspoon pure raw vanilla powder
1/4 teaspoon allspice
Blend all of the ingredients and enjoy!
(Source: kristensraw.blogspot.com)
Raw "Canh Chua" — Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Soup
A tablespoon of saffron? Holy cow. At first glance that makes me blanch. A little more research shows that's more than $5 if you buy from Penzeys (and are willing to buy $82 worth at once, that is). Sounds tasty, though, with a bit less saffron, of course. If you do want to be generous with it, Vanilla Saffron Imports seems to have the best price, and I can vouch for their vanilla beans being good quality (haven't tried the saffron yet).
From Gone Raw.
One of my favorite comfort food, "Canh Chua". The original soup is made with fish or shrimp stock along with the fish or shrimp itself. The soup I made have those flavor by just using some oil, saffron and salt. It gives it a shrimp oily flavor. It's delicious!Ingredients:
2 cup coconut waterPreparation:
1 stalk of celery
2 teaspoon carrot juice
1 cup tomatoes, no skin
2 tablespoon lemongrass, zested, using a zester
1 cup cilantro
1 lime
1 teaspoon agave nectar
2 teaspoon nama soyu
2 teaspoon Himalayan salt
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 teaspoon jalapeno with seeds, more for a spicier soup
1 tablespoon saffron
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon Himalayan salt
Soak the saffron in olive oil and salt. Set aside.
Blend all the other ingredients. Prepare a nut bag or cheese cloth to strain the soup. Pour the soup into the nut bag or cheese cloth then squeeze liquid.
You can put the soup in the dehydrator to warm before service.
Serve with the saffron oil made earlier. Strain the saffron oil and top the soup. You can add cilantro and mung bean sprouts, too! Enjoy!
(Source: goneraw.com)
Raw Raspberry Mole Enchiladas with Plantains and Spinach
From Raw Food Talk.
Raspberry Mole Enchiladas with Plantains and SpinachYum, these came out so good I just had to share the recipe. So good I'm having another two for breakfast right now. I made up the recipe and I was really just adding things til it tasted good so I'm not sure if these proportions are exact.
Corn Tortillas – (Makes 12 tortillas)
* 2 bags of corn
* 1/2 cup ground flax seeds (I used yellow and ground up them up in a coffee grinder)
* 1 small onion
* 1 tomato
* 1 Dash of Cayenne Pepper
Puree in food processor and then form into 6 inch tortillas on teflex sheets – I made balls on the teflex sheets and then simply patted them down (to 1/4 inch thickness) with my hands.
Dehydrate at 105 for 6 hours and then flip onto mesh sheet for another 2 hours.
Plantain Filling
* 1 Large Ripe Plantain sliced into thin rounds.
* 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
* Juice of 1 Lime
* 1/2 Tsp Chili Powder
* 1/4 Tsp Cinammon
* 1 Tbsp Agave
Mix all ingredients in bowl and let marinate for at least an hour.
Spinach Filling
* 2 Cups Spinach
* 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
* 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
Combine ingredients in bowl and massage with hands til spinach breaks down a bit.
Raspberry Mole Sauce (this made lots of extra but I think you could freeze the leftover sauce)
* 1/4 Cup Cacao Nibs (or Cacao Powder)
* 2 Tbs. Pumpkin Seeds
* 2 Tbsp Flax Seed
* 1 Tbsp. Oregano
* 1 Tbsp. Cumin
* 1 Handful of Fresh Cilantro
* 1 Red Bell Pepper
* 1 Jalapeño
* 3 Tbsp Agave Nectar
* 1/4 Tsp of Sea Salt
* 1/2 Cup Raspberries
* 1/2 Cup Coconut Water
* 1/2 Cup Coconut Meat
Blend all dry ingredients in a coffee grinder (you'll need to do this in batches) and then add these ingredients and the remaining ingredients to a high speed blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Coconut Cream Sauce
* Remaining Coconut Meat and Water from Coconut used in Mole Sauce
* Meat (but not water ) of 1 additional coconut.
Blend in blender until smooth and creamy.
Lay each tortilla out flat and put a large spoonful of plantains and spinach on top. You can then warm them up in the dehydrator for 15 minutes or so if you like.
Roll up and put on plate and then cover with raspberry mole sauce and coconut cream sauce. We also had guacamole on the side and mango salsa on top. Divine.
(Source: rawfoodtalk.com)
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Overall review: Gas mileage is usually better than EPA estimates. Doesnt feel like a cheap car. I've put on window tint, replaced the speakers and installed an in-dash DVD/NAV unit and feels much more substantial than the price suggests.
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Overall review: Ive owned this car for 6 months and over 5k miles. The gas MPG is currently 38.3 mpg average in mixed driving, beating almost every one of its competitors. The car is comfy inside, cute outside, handles better than Fit, 0-60 is about 9 seconds with 5 speed manual transmission. Car comes loaded in Touring trim: pw, pl, pm, cruise, trip comp, cd/mp3, tilt wheel, alloys, spolier, fog lights, etc. got mine for $16,000 +0% financing for 60 months! Far less than any comparably equipped competitor and Mazda was recently named #2 in reliability by consumers reports, yes even above Honda....it`s all good, cant ask for more fun, economicalcar for such a low price.
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How Long Will Baked-Good-In-Jar Kits Last?
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Q: So I'm thinking of making one of those baked good in a jar kits for a Christmas present (like these) and was wondering how long they would keep?
Is there any good reason sugar, flour, and other dry ingredients wouldn't keep as well in a jar together as they would seperately?
Sent by Katharine
Editor: Katharine, we don't know of any reason why sugar and flour would expire more quickly in a well-sealed jar. In fact, a well-sealed jar would probably be better for their longevity than a paper bag in the pantry! So our sense of it is that these will keep as long as your most-perishable ingredient. We would generally recommend that recipients make these recipes within a year — although hopefully they will make yours much sooner than that!
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It is possible that any leavening agent could lose it's oomph over time when mixed with the flours and sugars, but if left out or wrapped well and separate inside the jar, it should all be fine.
Since many of the 'mix in a jar' gifts contain spices, nuts and/or whole grain flours, I usually suggest that folks use them within 6 months. That way, everything is sure to be fairly fresh and there is a lot less chance of rancid nuts or flour.
I agree with the nuts and dried fruit. They won't last as long as the flour and sugar. If the jar sits on the shelf longer than 6months, I'd add a 1/2tsp-1 tsp baking powder per cup of mix to compensate for any deterioration of the mix's.
I'd start looking at it funny after 6 months, but that's just me.
This year, I made chocolate chip cookie mix in canning jars, and I then used my Tilia FoodSaver vacuum sealer with its Bell Jar attachment to suck the air out and pop the lids down securely. I expect that will help in the preservation.


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My self-summary
I am a writer and poet,
one, bear with me here, of the "major" writers of the late 20th century, though just typing that felt desperate. I received a B.A. in English at Humboldt State University, then went on to attend the esteemed Iowa Writers' Workshop, thus launching my career. I also like to drink.
What I'm doing with my life
Working on some short stories but
honestly not that into it, which may be why I'm entertaining the prospect of dating again.
I'm really good at
I hate to kick a dead horse here, but I'm really good at writing. I also make a pretty neat beef stew, since I tend to take 6 hour naps. It just gets done. My first collection of short stories Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? was shortlisted for the National Book Award and sort of revitalized the short fiction form. John Updike selected on of my stories for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century; Robert Altman made a sprawling film out of my stories; writing professors all across the country solemnly mention me as a kind of blue-collar American Camus; so, I'm not saying I'm really good at writing, just noting some examples of how others seem to feel this way.
The first thing people usually notice about me
I look the way a depressed person looks, if one were not trying to look that way.
Favorite books, movies, shows, music, and food
The Trial; The Sun Also Rises; For Whom The Bell Tolls; The Stranger; Dear Mr. Capote; Kramer vs. Kramer; Terms of Endearment; Taxi Driver; Annie Hall; Love Connection; Empty Nest; Mr. Belvedere; My Two Dads; Miles Davis; Charles Mingus; Bill Evans; Pasta all kinds.
The six things I could never do without
Hendrick's gin; tonic; lime; ice cubes; a tumbler; my typewriter.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
The triangular yet cyclical relationship between the author, the character of a story, and the reader; how empathy may just be narcissism projected onto others; how nostalgia is desperate memory; the hair-thin line between cliché and truth; showing vs. telling; my kidneys, liver, and spleen; realism, location, and class; linguistic economy; how to say something by not saying it; codependence, alcoholism, and intimacy; rent; whether or not something is a run on sentence and does it matter.
On a typical Friday night I am
I enjoy turning off all the lights in the house a few hours after dusk, walking over to the window, a drink in hand, and just looking out
at the vessels of leafless branches bruised into purple gloom, as if beaten by day. I see a man walking his dog, the diagonal leash sloped downward towards its neck like some slanted guillotine; I see this and think what is wrong with me? As you can tell, I need to be dating again. The bottom of my glass portrays multiple ever receding foci, all working in collusion together as the room fucking spins. The once frozen lobster ravioli is now paste in my boiling pot, as I've forgotten about dinner.
The most private thing I am willing to admit
I've been cruel to others for material.
I'm looking for
Just something, or rather someone, to get me away from this writing desk. A jovial date; a flash of tits; some female chatter. We could ride a roller coaster, have way too many corn dogs, and I would hope to die of a heart attack. Anything.
You should message me if
You should message me if you'd like to take a chance on a morbidly depressed yet emotionally available writer near the end of his noteworthy, and in some circles, brilliant career who just wants to tap into this supposed carnal hedonism of art and literature, which I will admit is a heavy handed euphemism for copulation, which despite all subtleties herein I must now betray and just say will you please be quick, please?
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Just saw this video linked on Awful Announing and the way they play it up is that this Brewers fan saved this poor young girl from certain doom. That's one way to play it. Another way to play it is that this is a grown man wearing a baseball glove to a game who decides to make a diving catch for a ball that he was the only one within ten feet of.
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This look is fantastic, so casual and welcoming! The first room via House of Turquoise just wonderful.
The last picture is wonderful! I've seen that same kitchen somewhere else but from a different perspective... I have to say it tops my list o' kitchens.
Shabby is easy. Chic takes a special touch. Most times real people try it, they just get thrift store.
AT, you really need to do a better job sourcing photos. A generic link to a site like House of Turquoise isn't very helpful. If you don't feel compelled to trace a photo back to the original source (which you should), a link to the exact post where you found it would be helpful. Thanks.
btw if anyone else wants to know, here's the source for the first photo.
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I agree, tequila. I blogged a whole post on the same sort of topic, except aimed at Pinterest users. http://elishaetc.blogspot.com/2011/10/pinterest-problem.html
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For our first meeting the events manager, Kelly, was very attentive and met with me for an entire hour for our first appointment so we could discuss numbers, costs, and expectations. Over the course of the several months that I planned for my wedding we met about four or five times. She was always very pleasant and friendly. But after our initial appointment she showed up late (about 20 minutes) for every single one after. There was one appointment that she forgot about completely and while she was fulfilling alternate plans I was left sitting around at the BH wasting my time. I started to wonder how reliable they were going to be the day of the wedding since she seemed to have trouble remembering our appointments.
For one of our last appointments I met with both Kelly and Jill. Jill is in charge of the catering. We started discussing some of the specifics as far as food and bar choices and the hours for the open bar. I had brought my own contract that listed these things and I wanted us all to sign it. My reception was from 7-11pm. I only wanted 3 hours of open bar, so I told them I'd like to have it from 7-10. Jill states something along the lines of "you really probably want to start your open bar at 6:30 instead of 7 because you will have a few guests show up early and you don't want them to have to sit around and wait for drinks." Hmm… this really didn't make sense to me because why pay for ~$20pp for 3 hours of open bar and then waste 30 minutes of that time for a handful of people that might come early. I politely said "No, I think I'd rather it just start at 7." Jill became frustrated and said that she really thinks I should push it back to 6:30. Again I told her no, I want it to start at 7 so we can take advantage of the full 3 hours. She then said "Well that's fine but put it on your contract because I know how you young brides are and the day of the wedding you are going to forget you ever said this and you'll be upset when your guests arrive before 7 and can't enjoy the bar." I thought this statement was rather offensive. She was talking to me like I was a child. I'm a woman in my mid-twenties and we are paying them thousands of dollars to have the reception we want. I told her my age and that I came prepared so that there won't be any hiccups on the wedding day … I let her know by my tone of voice that I was offended by her comment and then she STILL kept going with it. She wanted the last word. Kelly then told Jill to step down because I clearly knew what I wanted. I can see why Kelly is the face of the business because although she was often late and a little frazzled, she was always much friendlier and cooperative and Jill seemed to be hot-headed. I met Jill again about a month after that and she didn't even remember who I was.
Also, I know a lot of brides would like to taste test their menu before the reception. Well it seems that Jill will only do that for certain special brides. One day I met with Kelly and while we were meeting Jill was letting another couple taste test a few dishes for their reception and when I asked her if I could do the same she said no and that she doesn't do that for everybody but if I wanted to go to an event they were holding that weekend and try their chicken I could. She didn't even try to cover up the fact that some brides get the special treatment.
Let's move forward to the actual reception. Overall things went very smoothly. But I would like to tell you all if you are interested in getting the photobooth it is probably NOT what you are expecting. I thought it'd be like the ones in the mall because that is what I've seen at other receptions. It is actually a curtain with props, a Nikon camera, and a laptop. It's open, not closed. The laptop kept restarting for updates and our guests continually had to ask someone to fix it and get it running again. A lot of our guests said they wanted to do the photobooth but when they got inside it stopped working for them so they weren't able to do it. A little disappointing considering it was $600. All in all though, it was fun and I'm glad that we had it.
On our wedding day one of the two projectors had a lighting issue and most of the screen was green. This might've been fixed since then. The other projector is fine but they do not put out HD.
The DJ is very nice but I believe is a little inexperienced. He seemed unknowledgeable about some of the technology. He kept forgetting to restart the slideshow and he messed up the slideshow that was supposed to go with our father/daughter dance but after a few minutes he had it figured out. Other than those two things there were really no other problems. He was very pleasant and really tried to work things out for us.
For our reception we had a wonderful time and our guests say it's one of the best receptions they've been to. I think that the main issue we had was directly correlated to communication. There were definitely a few times before the wedding day that I was nervous, but in the end things went really, really well. The atmosphere of the venue was great. The lighting was perfect. The set up was very nice and Kelly and Jill were very helpful the night of. I felt that they both went beyond our expectations during our reception. I would recommend this venue to other brides, but I would also recommend that they figure out details, numbers and costs and then write up their own contract. That way nothing is forgotten and it's clear what the plans for evening are.
Well, I have taken quite sometime to finally decide to write this review. Mainly because I do not like writing bad reviews, I would much rather refer someone to a good business than complain about one I did not like. However, I have finally decided that I cannot in good conscious not warn people about the way the Barrel House conducts their business.
When I first called The Barrel House I spoke with Kelly, we met and it seemed perfect. My husband and I were on a very limited budget and wanted something specific. We were hoping to have a beach themed venue and were told that this was perfect because they already had everything needed for that, we would not have to provide a thing! Furthermore, we wanted to have a Nerf war at the end of the reception, interesting I know but we are unconventional and like to have fun. The Barrel House said the Nerf war sounded fun and they would be fine with that, ultimately this is why we went with them.
When we received our contract nothing was filled in. We were concerned so we spoke with Kelly and we were assured everything was included, this is the same contract they give to everyone, only a formality. So we went with it.
Well, the day of our reception we call to ask if there is anything we need to bring. We were shocked when we were told "everything" the only thing included is the space and the DJ. No decorations. We had to rush out at the last minute and spend hundreds on lame decorations that were not at all what we wanted. But, I figured this was partially my fault for not insisting on a more specific contract.
Then that night everything is going great, we let it go and decided to just have fun. The DJ was nice, but warning he is not a real DJ, this is obviously a guy who just does this is his spare time, he still uses CDs! Then we are nearing the end, we have our first Nerf war battle and Kelly walks in. She immediately goes to the bar to check what the purchases were for the night (we had a cash bar, as I said we were on a budget.) Well, our friends are not really big drinkers so not much was purchased. After checking the balance Kelly turns to our guests with a sour look on her face. She then yells at to stop the Nerf war. She did not even have the decency to come to us directly! Yelling at a guest, I couldn't believe it. It was obviously a reaction to the fact that she had not made more money that night, well, we already paid for the venue!
At that point the night was pretty much over. We stood around and talked for a few minutes and then decided to pack up early. We had the space until 10pm, and by that time had pretty much everything outside. Then, the final straw, at 9:50 Kelly turns all the lights out. We were literally packing up, cleaning everything up for her, so she wouldn't have to do a thing, and she turns the lights out, guests were there and everything. One of my friends shouted "Hey! We are still packing up!" We decided not to say anything because we were not about to have a confrontation on the day of our wedding reception. We ended up just taking the party to our house.
Summary: I have never been treated so badly by anyone in the customer service industry. We communicated plenty up until the day of the event and all seemed great. When the day came everything changed, it was like dealing with a totally different person. Rude to guests, lied about what was included, and the woman is a freaking nutcase!! I wish she had shown her true colors before the event, we would have cut our losses on the deposit and went somewhere else.
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Say what you will about the various social media, there is one thing at which they really excel: providing a brand new platform for the endless circulation of the kind of inane and poorly informed pop 'wisdom' that we love so much here on TCA. Just recently, for example, I've been sent the same exhortation about five times to sign an Avaaz petition against Bayer for being responsible (via their manufacture and marketing of insecticides called neonicotinoids) for bee Colony Collapse Disorder. Now, while I don't particularly hold with the use of Bayer's products, and don't even particularly like Bayer as a company, this irks and frustrates me. What Avaaz is doing here is piggybacking an agenda on top of an emotionally-charged issue to give the impression that CCD is being caused by one simple mechanism, and that Bayer should be held responsible. As I've written before, it is far from being quite that simple.(i) Unfortunately, very few people who get the link to the Avaaz petition will know much, if anything, about bee Colony Collapse Disorder, and not bother to take the trouble to research the Avaaz claims. And so the 'OMG! The Bees Are Dying Sign the Petition' suggestion will no doubt circulate for another few weeks, etching into people's minds the notion that Evil Bayer is Killing Bees (supplanting the previously-etched notion in most of those same people's minds that the culprit was mobile phones).(ii)(iii)
Anyhoo, that's all really just a way of introducing the real subject of today's post, which is another wonderful social media 'advice' epidemic which also concerns honey. Honey and cinnamon, in fact. It's very lengthy, so I'm not copying it here, but you should really go have a look at it so you can witness the true scale of its stupidity (you can find it linked just about everywhere across the net, so ubiquitous has it become).
Synopsizing, it begins with a warning that 'Drug companies won't like this one getting around!' and goes on to list ways in which the combination of honey and cinnamon will cure EVERYTHING. Well, I'm exaggerating, but not by much.
Here are just some of the troubles that you will no longer have if you imbibe and/or smear yourself liberally with honey and cinnamon:
•Heart Disease
•Arthritic pain
•Bladder infections
•Weight gain
•Stomach ailments
•Cancer (oh yes)
•Aging (!)
•Hearing loss.
I'm totally sure the drug companies would be mightily pissed off if there was even a grain of truth in any of it, but there ain't so they happily continue with their business of converting their piles of cash into cocaine and snorting it off stripper's tits.(iv)
The long list of cures ends with the folksy signoff: 'Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it! Re-post!'
Because, you know, we never had any of those problems when we were kids, right? Except for the poor tykes with cancer who obviously didn't eat their cinnamon toast.
The thing that really ticks me off is the completely undiscriminating way in which this stupid piece of internet diarrhoea is pooped all across the various social media platforms even by those who should know a LOT better. This is the internet, people. It should be the work of moments to find out the bona fides of this gob of banal hogwash.
And moments it takes. Less than thirty seconds of Searching™ turns up the original source of the Cinnamon and Honey gumpf:
That's right, Space Cadets. The provenance of this piece of 21st Century wisdom is an article published in 1995 by that veritable shining bastion of scientific respectability, The Weekly World News. It's travelled down almost two decades unscathed. What's that you say? What other scientific discoveries has WWN delivered up? I'm so glad you asked.
I mean, for fuck's sake. Who's going to believe Dick Cheney is a robot? We all know perfectly well that he's really a lizard!(v)
- As we have seen time and time again here on TCA, human beings just lurve to fall for the most simplistic solutions to complex problems. Our brains shy away from complexity. We are not made to cope with it, and we deal with it badly. [↩]
- What's actually killing bees, my friends, is that voracious, deadly scourge of the planet Earth – human beings. Our demand for cheap honey (and for cheap fruit and flowers and grains and all the plants that the bees rely on to make that honey) is creating a population pressure on the bees that is just not something that they cope with well. We've made bees into something they are not, for our own purposes, and while that works to an extent, it is truly not surprising that it is not a sustainable prospect. [↩]
- One friend commented to me that surely the fact that Bayer was not necessarily responsible for CCD is irrelevant if they're doing something environmentally irresponsible – an 'end-justifies-the-means' argument, if you will. That's all well & good – maybe the petition will get one environmentally undesirable substance out of the way BUT the bees will still be dying. It deflects the view of the public away from addressing the actual problems, and so is, in my opinion, doing more harm than good. [↩]
- This is a colourful metaphor, intended to provide humour. It is not meant to imply that drug companies make huge swodges of profit at the expense of our health. Because we know that they are all doing it for the love of humankind. [↩]
- This QED really is SOOOO much better than I could ever have hoped for. I wish all rubbish of this kind was so easily slapped down. [↩]


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Detective John Hobbs was laid to rest earlier this week. He was shot and killed while pursuing a felony murder suspect.
Hobbs's partner, Albert Casados, was also shot by the suspect and is recovering.
Danny's Family Car Wash held a benefit car wash today with all proceeds going to the officers families.
Street side, officers gave some of their own time to help one of their own."This is about paying it forward, obviously Detectives Hobbs and Casados were in a violent situation that obviously led to Detective Hobbs losing his life fighting for us and fighting for the City of Phoenix and the citizens," said Ben Carro a community action officer with the City of Phoenix. "We saw a huge procession downtown for the officer, their families are hurting and the need support and that's what the community is here for," said Dan Stuebe. From 7:30 am to 2 p.m. Danny's Car Wash on Cactus and Tatum helped the families with free car washes. The company gave 100-percent of the donations going to the officers families. "It's always sad when we lose one and I hope the whole community comes out and donates they need it they need our support," said Dion Etter."We'll probably have 30 officers out here throughout the day that are just going to be helping out by working, that are just going to be out here helping, they want to give back," said Caro.
Police officers also held a raffle of some sports memorabilia and a barbeque grill among the items.
A mobile command van and a special assignments unit vehicle were also on display. Some folks saw the vehicles and stopped. Others heard about the event on the news or radio and made the special trip in. "I have actually been traveling quite a bit this month but made the trip down to get it done it's a great cause and everyone should come down and do it, a free car wash and give to a family in need," said Stuebe. One cause for 2 families who gave of themselves protecting the community.
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