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And now you fish and hunt deer for your livelihood? You can be thankful for Kismet Country Club.
There was a big stink raised about the "organic" label recently. It turns out that in order to claim something as organic, all you have to do is designate a portion of your normal growing area and not add chemicals or spray directly onto that area. That does not stop the chemicals which are sprayed over the rest of the area from drifting over there nor does it stop chemicals which are added at ground level from leaching into the organic area through the soil.
If you look at the organic bins at the grocery store, you will usually see that the fruits range from those that look just like those in the normal section to fruits that look radically different. These are those that are harvested from the edges of this area nearest the main area to those that are harvested farthest away. The ones harvested nearest are usually the nicest looking so those are the ones that people actually buy.
Therefore, you are paying two and sometimes three times the cost and getting the exact same product.
I would imagine that "Organic" items would look less appealing. Organic usually means no artificial chemicals plus, the land producing the product has to be documented clean of non natural fertilizers and so forth.
I think "Organic" is really more hype "BS" than anything else. My family raises beef and of course we have gardens. I do believe in heirloom seed, because the vegetables taste better.
With Turk, you are either ignoring him, or calling bs. There is no middle ground.
Does Turk pay more for organic? Does he buy "grass feed"? If so, I have to call BS on my dearest Turk.
Della - you are relatively new here but been around enough to form an opinion. I think some here, usually those I consider to be the pollyannas, are a bit over the top on Turk. What is your impression?
I have been here for many years and proudly profess myself to be a polyanna.
I have no problem with Turk. I always read his posts and - from a polyanna perspective - I find that the number of posts where he strongly supports the coaches and the team about matches the ones where he is negative. I do not find him to be annoyingly negative nor cloyingly positive (that is my job). The only negative thing that I have ever said about him was that his writing frequently presents his opinions in a form which implies that they are supportable facts. He and I have swapped very civil posts on this issue and he does seem to be making more of an effort to delineate between opinions and statements from sources.
I also find Turks defense-of-indefensible-positions threads on the Rant Board to be entertaining as heck.
Most cultures have a right of passage signifying membership in the adult community. Welcome Della, your one of us now.
I must be 5B or something. Exult in every win and anguish in every loss. Live 800 miles away so no STs but manage to schlep out for a few games every year. Don't donate to the football program but donate to the university. Definitely speak my mind. And definitely a slob
This is a pretty serious thread, so I thought I'd lighten the mood with some Panda cheese commercials.
WTF was that????
Most cultures have a right of passage signifying membership in the adult community. Welcome Della, your one of us now.
How soon do I have to declare: Stepford, Pollyanna, or Shill?
You mean you are now an NU fan, of one type or other? Or are does Tennessee have similar categories of fans?
How soon do I have to declare: Stepford, Pollyanna, or Shill?
i guess by small town working class hick you are defining me, and the people that clothed, fed and raised you to be the discriminatory ass you sound off to be. my small town working class hick ass is working 70plus hours seven days a week to raise my family and put my wife through college. paying for this on my own dime. not begging for schollies or grants. no help from this country, state or you. when she finishes she will work her working class ass off to put me through college. even with college we will be considered in the working class. its all good, so long as our children and grandchildren have the opporitunity for something better than we have.
Whenever I hear about life in a small town, I think of that hilarious scene in House Party:
Pop: "I'm from a small town called "Fresh Off a Cop's Ass", and you're making me homesick."
Pop: "I'm from a small town called "Fresh Off a Cop's Ass", and you're making me homesick."
Whenever I hear about life in a small town, I count my lucky stars I wasn't born in one.
Yeah, nothing says fun like an 1hr and 30 minute commute to work each way.
I can get from one end of my town to the other at 5PM in 5 minutes.
It depends on the town. I had a summer job in college just outside Bellaire, Michigan. That was great. Some of the nicest people I have met were in places like Vienna, IL, Carson City, NV (some really good Thai food there, btw), and St. Cloud, MN.
There was a traffic jam in the town where I used to live. A dog fell asleep in the main intersection.
Small world. I am guessing that Thai restaurant you liked in Carson City was The Basil on North Carson Street? Took one of my NU grad sons and his family there for a birthday dinner when we were there visiting them.
Yup. That's it. Some of the best Thai I have found anywhere in the States. There is also a really good bakery, Paul Schat's, on the south side of town in a strip mall. There was a small Thai place next to it that was also quite good. And the made-to-order guacamole at the Gold Dust, if you could stomach the cigarette smoke and the gauntlet of slots on the way to the restaurant, was really good.
I will miss my client in Carson. Neat little town. Never made it to Virginia City.
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