sainteve (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sainteve) wrote,@ 2009-03-19 18:18:00 |
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Cheeses Christ!
So, I'm back in New York from a fab time in New Orleans, where things are pretty mellow and I find out that the last day to enjoy Rocquefort cheese at normal-ish prices is March 22nd. As if Obama didn't inherit enough nonsense. You can celebrate the sad goodbye at Murray's Cheese this Sunday: TimeOut Article with party info
Check THIS out.
Apparently, Bush spent his last days in office wringing his hands and adding a 300% tax on luxury imported goods. So, cheese that was about $8 a pound is now $30, after Sunday. The town where roquefort is made is, like, population 4500. Can you feel the hate? Was that necessary to help the economy? I support local stuff as much as I can, but I believe in encouraging trade, not drowning it when other things are so much more important. It's like his last stab after freedom fries. Man, it's like he's creeping beyond the grave with one more slap. I doubt it's not the last.
BTW - did you hear the latest with Monsanto? They're the ones who make seeds that only make one genetically modified crop. The seeds from that fruit won't bear fruit. You have to buy more seeds. If their pollen infects your crops they don't apologize, they expect you to pay them a fee. There's stuff HERE. A good read? THE BOTANY OF DESIRE by Michael Pollan. The potato chapter talks about Monsanto. Creepy stuff.
So, I'm back in New York from a fab time in New Orleans, where things are pretty mellow and I find out that the last day to enjoy Rocquefort cheese at normal-ish prices is March 22nd. As if Obama didn't inherit enough nonsense. You can celebrate the sad goodbye at Murray's Cheese this Sunday: TimeOut Article with party info
Check THIS out.
Apparently, Bush spent his last days in office wringing his hands and adding a 300% tax on luxury imported goods. So, cheese that was about $8 a pound is now $30, after Sunday. The town where roquefort is made is, like, population 4500. Can you feel the hate? Was that necessary to help the economy? I support local stuff as much as I can, but I believe in encouraging trade, not drowning it when other things are so much more important. It's like his last stab after freedom fries. Man, it's like he's creeping beyond the grave with one more slap. I doubt it's not the last.
BTW - did you hear the latest with Monsanto? They're the ones who make seeds that only make one genetically modified crop. The seeds from that fruit won't bear fruit. You have to buy more seeds. If their pollen infects your crops they don't apologize, they expect you to pay them a fee. There's stuff HERE. A good read? THE BOTANY OF DESIRE by Michael Pollan. The potato chapter talks about Monsanto. Creepy stuff.
