When my old friend Doug Henwood, America’s most brilliant left economist, posted this item ... Louis Proyet
---------- Hmm. Doug has denied the allegation of Economist several times over the years. Quote, ``I am not an economist''. The first few times I didn't get it. Later after I read some economics I got it ... with a laugh, no wonder. Other thoughts. Here is a documentary on what goes into a can of ravioli: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/02/201321312460884587.html The workers at each part of the process tell their own stories. The one that got me was the slaughter house in Poland. This old pole was one beat up motherfucker. The old woman at the Ukrane grain mill was another. She thought bread was the staff of life, and it may have been when it was made into fresh bread. Now its just dog food filler like Purina. Back in yore, Purina used to supply cereal grains for Ralston Purina, human breakfast chow called Chex this and that. Out of curiousity I ate some Dog Chow to see. It had no taste. No wonder dogs prefer to lick dinner plates. And no wonder I loaded up my Wheat Chex with sugar, cinnamon, and milk. If we were out of those or Cheerios, I got out the Wonder bread and loaded up a couple of slices with butter, sugar, cinnamon and it tasted about the same. I read Michael Yates essay on the 1000 calore burritos as the one of 20 worst foods in America. I was laughing all the way. Burrios are my favorite lunch, except I get them at La Familia down the street from where I used to work. Guacamole and sour cream were extra and I usually skipped them. In this hole in the wall they made their own stuff... well almost. The chopped, raw flank steak, and black beans came in big bags they bought in Oakland. The grill had somekind of lard on it. Probably best not to wonder about that. It would be interesting to compare a `real' burrito to junk food burrito to see. BTW I always ordered Asada not Carnitas which is fried pulled pork. Don't get me wrong, I like Carnitas, but they were extra. At a 1000 calories no wonder I wasn't hungry until a late dinner. That's why they call them burritos ... little burros who just keep going and going. A 1000cal lunch is a lot for a desk job, but much less so for heavier labor. These were considered a portable meal. CG _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
