Last week I showed you an old Sunday from 2009, featuring Ludwig at the game console. Since then, I ran across this one from 2008, which I like better. I think it has run on the Web site before, but here it is again. Apparently, Ludwig was just learning to play. He made a lot of progress in a year.
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Ref yesterday’s discussion of organic foods…
From “Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review”, a study of scientific literature published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2009:
“Conclusions: On the basis of a systematic review of studies of satisfactory quality, there is no evidence of a difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs. The small differences in nutrient content detected are biologically plausible and mostly relate to differences in production methods.”
I suppose it comes down to a personal decision as to whether you can justify the price differential for no apparent significant difference in nutritional quality.
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2013/11/15
Jimmy ALWAYS makes the point, doesn’t he?
As youngest says about the oldest, “She drank the Koolaid.”
I used to make yogurt because you couldn’t buy it in a store. Used to bake breads for same reasons, ditto, ditto, ditto, not because I believe it is better for you but maybe it tasted better or you couldn’t buy it?
About gardens, I put all the organic material I can into soil, enrich it all I can, etc. without being finicky and then I throw on the organic fertilizers! It is like I told my helper yesterday, yeah, I learned how to measure the mixtures of materials, the per centages of fertilizer, make the rows with levels and strings and do it right, all before computers. We pruned and cut and thinned and did it “right” but does it matter when it is a “hobby” of sorts for me, not to create a “yield”?
America’s farmers do a fantastic job of creating yields and crops.
I am just playing.
Love, Jackie Monies
Someone once told me, I think only half jokingly, that the only reason organic farmers can raise pesticide-free crops is because they are surrounded by farms that use pesticides.
Up the hill and across road from me is an abandoned organic truck farm, set up with probably government funds as a rehab project for a neighbor who was shot in line of duty as deputy. I may be a little vague on details? I am not sure whose idea or approval it was but it is now abandoned and lying unworked. It was beautiful in the beginning.
Organic farms are hard, hard demanding farms. Not that all farms and farming is not. Ask Debbe about eggs when you casually crack one to fry in the morning!
Love, Jackie
Good morning, Villagers! *tries to remember when she last had an egg for breakfast* Great run this morning – wait for it – “it was like a fall day!” Blessed phrase! Passed the garbage trucks gearing up to start the day and waved to the guys. They waved back, vaguely surprised. I guess not many running girls wave at them.
Jackie, I like the sensation of going out and cutting basil or picking tomatoes for diner, And I like all the free zucchini! Gardening is good for the back, the legs, the tan, and the soul. But you cover up, girl, I’ve taken care of too many medication-related skin reactions to be casual about them.
Dumb question of the day:”Now that I have quit taking Coumadin, yesterday, can I take an aspirin now? ***NO!!!***
Heh, The Boss Of My Life says I am fierce when aroused. 😀
Oh, and 9CWL was Laugh Out Loud funny today. Today’s A&J was nearly so, and Andy Capp made me google “Mrs. Brown’s Boys.”
Yeah, I remember what happened the last time we saw Gene and ML “go to the river”. And the aftermath. 😉
Seems some Darksiders are still beating the dead horse of “somehow they will buy The Dock from Gus and continue to operate it”. Didn’t Gus pretty well torpedo that idea when he decided to sell?
And as far as Janis continuing to obsess about G&ML being “unemployed”, I’ll say this–There are two things I’m reasonably sure of…as good a business man as Gus is, he will realize a butt-load of money from the sale of the property; and Gene’s and ML’s 49% “sweat equity” share of it will net them a butt-load of money as well.
Heh, The Dark Side obsesses sex, about them running the restaurant, and Mary Lou being pregnant. Though if they go down to the river enough, the second may happen
Here’s an interesting factoid, Munchkin…a 4-oz margarita has about the same number of calories as 6 strips of fried bacon. 🙂
Last evening, I was at the local Kroger store, shopping for salad makings. The “organic” version of hearts of romaine lettuce was three feet away from the “regular” lettuce, and priced 13% higher. I imagine the mark up on most other organic produce items would be even higher.
Her’s another factoid for you: a sugar free margarita like I drink has 100 calories, the same as a slice of bread 😛
I love todays current toon and the “caution” from lost in space. I think Gene would be wise to listen to his warnings.
That’s one smart cat! But it’s hard to say which strip he’s smarter in.
Most of the cats I’ve known completely ignored the boob tube. I still remember, however, back in the late ’50s, watching our cat jumping up at the screen and trying to catch ballet dancers. I’m not sure what she thought they were, but she sure did want to get her claws on one.
Our cats love to watch sports on TV. Of course we have the Tigers and Lions….
So, Lily, how many loaves of “bread” do you average per week? 🙂
Well, Ludwig is smart enough to speak sometimes, so…
5-7 cocktails a night. You do the math. At 120 Kcal/mile and running 50+ miles a week, they all get burned up, all right. So the scales tell me. 😛
Lily- You got me thinking and I cannot remember ever putting any form of sugar in a marguarita. Tequila, lime juice, cointreau (or similar orange liqueur, I’ve actually been favoring Patron’s lately). Granted there is a bit of sugar in the liqueur but I couldn’t imagine it adding too many calories.
{comes in, staggering, and dripping with sweat, muttering swear words}
I’m back. Approaching 80% unpacked. I was way too much stuff. (Arlo is SO right.) managed to wrench my knee in the opening hours of the move. Up and down those steps a few dozen times every day just about killed me. I still have trouble lifting my leg up. The saga continues…
Oh dear! Hang in there, Mindy. The Village is sending positive vibes. And here are some fellow sufferers for you (if I can make this work):
http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse
Jose Cuervo Margarita mix has 100 Kcal per serving. http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-jose-cuervo-margarita-mix-i164724
Cointreau, 80 Kcal/serving
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Sideburns, I used to have a cat that liked to put her paws up on the TV cart and watch football games. I think the side-to-side motion is what entranced her.
Jimmy should have run this cartoon one day last week.
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2013/11/19
Sideburns, I used to have a cat that…um, wait, no I didn’t 😛
I like a lot of things about the new Apple phones but that new way to pay makes me nervous. I just know some bright crook is going to figure out how to hack it
For what it’s worth, those two guys at
http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/
are the Eberhard bros. Billy Bob Eberhard is, I think, the one on our left.