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This photo essay shows the remarkable benefits of replacing a secular government with a religious one. The fate of Egypt is quite an endorsement for the superior morality of religious rule.I was a bit surprised by the extent to which the temporary…Continue

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Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing and our bodies have all kinds of red flags it sends up to tell us something is wrong. Pay attention to those flags, they can save your health and your life. I talked to a lady yesterday who…Continue

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Comment by sk8eycat on May 15, 2013 at 11:41pm: Re: wasting tomatoes.

How many of you have read The Missionary Position; Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher Hitchens? He describes an incident in Rome one summer when everybody seemed to be having bumper crops of tomatoes, and many donated the extras to one of her convents there. They couldn't even give them away (because nobody needed them), so the nuns prudently canned them to save for winter.

MT pitched a fit and fell in it, saying that preserving food demonstrated a lack of faith in the ability of their imaginary friend to provide for them.

The woman was nucking futz...even the most fanatic fundamentalist would figure that preserving the overabundance, to be used during a time of shortage, and giving thanks, was the proper thing to do with a gift from what's-his-name.

If you haven't read the book, DO! And then whenever someone uses the old bitch's name as an example of caring for the poor in your presence, give them a good slap upside the head. And tell THEM to read the book.

Comment by Chris Breman on May 15, 2013 at 11:34pm: You're right FA, it's so strange to see people waste good food so senselessly. Here food is wasted too, but people start to come to their senses. I see more Transition Town ideas coming up now, but perhaps that is because I read a little about it. A very nice project is a vegetable garden where volunteers grow food for people on benefit. I regret that I cannot take part in it, my bad back won't allow it.

And finally I'm getting into a holiday mood! Next week we're off to Naples for a few days!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on May 15, 2013 at 5:21pm: I just don't get it.......

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tomatina

Of course we waste much food here in the US as well. We live in an era when food has never been so plentiful or readily available, yet still, millions of people around the globe are starving. (Sorry to bring down the mood.)

Comment by booklover on May 15, 2013 at 5:04pm

Comment by booklover on May 15, 2013 at 5:03pm: Wow I've never even seen food being thrown like that. It's so true though that that is a horrible waste. What could we throw to get our frustration out?! lol. There are some people I'd like to throw! (just kidding.)

Love the video Carl! Of course we wonder where our friends are when they haven't posted!! When you don't post we miss you!

I was a cleaning-machine today!!! I cannot believe how much dog/cat fur collects everywhere in my house. Gross, but I wouldn't trade them for the world. :)~ Melinda, aka booklover, aka Mindy ;)

Comment by Patricia on May 15, 2013 at 4:39pm: That's funny FA!!!

I'm disgusted with seeing how food is treated sometimes. I do not believe food is a toy to play with, & I even had trouble with the kids using food in their school assignments that had nothing to do with science or nutrition. IE....'art' out of macaroni & glue, mountains out of flour/sugar paste & food coloring, etc......especially when it couldn't be washed & eaten later.

I get really bent when I see tomatoes thrown like that, or melons thrown from rooftops to see how much splatter can be gotten.....geesh!!!!!!!

Comment by Idaho Spud on May 15, 2013 at 4:26pm: I also hate seeing good food wasted. Especially once I started putting a lot of time and resources into growing my own.

The hardest for me to watch is watermelon being smashed because I love eating them so much, and can't grow many on my small property.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on May 15, 2013 at 4:09pm: Here I am, Melinda. I've been busy working and doing this and that. Thanks for thinking about me.....I'm humbled and flattered.

Joan, something you said in an earlier post about not wasting lemons hit a nerve with me. I hate seeing good food wasted. I am deeply saddened every year when I see that tomato throwing festival that occurs, I think, in Spain. What a waste of precious food!!!

I love cats in boxes...and I guess so do they.

On an unrelated topic, a friend sent me this video. I thought I'd share it with all of you.