Cold Brew

COLD BREW Saturday morning, no electricity.   Broken generator. Night spent wrapped in blankets. Not going to open the refrigerator, or freezer, so scooted to the Giant for some sustenance.  High on the list; coffee  and donuts. I had been noticing that this store was allocating more and more space  to coffee and tea. That means the profit margins are +++.  Now, one entire side of an aisle is carved out for them.  A long aisle. Okay, a good excuse to find out what the hell Cold Brew coffee is. And is it worth $5 a bottle?  Short answer.  No.  This stuff caters to gen Starbucks. Oh, BTW, this Giant has a Starbucks concession up front; there are two more Starbucks stores within 500 yards.  When our kids stay here, which is not that often anymore, the first thing they do in  the morning is drive to Starbucks for coffee.  Dun't matter that I just brewed a pot of real stuff. And yes, we both add a bit of bottled vanilla creamer, so we're not die hard black. To the point. The (Starbucks brand) Cold Brew tastes like Ovaltine. Did I say 5$ a bottle?  Today is Monday and the Cold Brew is still in the fridge, 75% full.  One more thing.  I suspect that one day, if we survive the Deep State assault, scientists will discover a Starbucks additive causes brainal neurons to misfire all over the place.

Obama era lawlessness

Police State Culture “ Then they came for our Diets and I did not speak out-- Because I was Oh-So-Pretty AHEM Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods. Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug Administration is getting rid of what's left of them for good.- Feds come after Trans-fats AMENDMENT XVIII Passed by Congress December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed by amendment 21. Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. AMENDMENT XXI Passed by Congress February 20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933. Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Them's the hoops would-be nannies had to jump through in the days when we still paid attention to the constitution.  The first attempt, that I remember, to circumvent the law, was by FDA Commissioner David Kessler.  Appointed by Bush, he literally begged President-elect Clinton to keep him on, and,  appreciative as he was of a good lick-spittle, Willy obliged.  Kessler deemed that he had the authority to issue a ban on cigarettes by fiat.  He was widely taken to task by constitutional scholars, but what probably stopped him was the Billion dollar vein of gold the Administration, and Democrat ally ATLA were mining.  You remember; The suit against Big Tobacco,  for a  charade called second hand smoke, which was that era's global warming.  By the by, I checked to see what Kessler was up to today, or whether he was even alive.  Guess what? Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler: "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite" Do these people ever go away? ”

Your Kid Needs Cholesterol Lady

Police State Culture Are Liberal Food Police Killing Your Chilluns? WASHINGTON—Cholesterol levels in U.S. children and adolescents dropped in the past two decades, according to federal health researchers, but a large proportion of young people still have abnormal levels that could place them at risk of prematurely developing heart disease. The study showed that 8.1% of children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 had elevated total cholesterol levels between 2007 and 2010, a decline from 11.3% who had high cholesterol between 1988 and 1994. The findings, led by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Cholesterol refers to types (Cholesterol Levels Fall Among Young ) Note: In my example the boy's French fries were cooked in hummingbird tongue oil, a very good source of HDL cholesterol.

12 Inches

Hey Sebelius Here's Yer BMI

Carl's Jr. tests a 12-incher

Here's USA Today's lede “ Which meal is the most outrageous? With health and dieting on people's minds more than ever, some fast-food chains continue to buck the trend and give consumers more meat, more calories and more fat than ever before. ” If it's "bucking the trend," as Bruce Horovitz quaintly puts "offering choices," then the test market will fail.  Won't it?  Wanna bet onwhether the public accepts this product?  “ By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY The fast-food world has proof positive that size matters: a foot-long cheeseburger. A cheeseburger sold as a foot-long sandwich, with three burgers and three cheese slices, is being tested at 50 Carl's Jr. restaurants in Southern California and 50 Hardee's units in Indiana. That's the same chain that introduced the world to the 1,400-calorie Monster Burger and the Monster Breakfast Sandwich, with 47 grams of fat. PHOTO GALLERY: More outrageous foods DEMAND: KFC keeps selling bunless, meaty Double Down The move comes at a time fast-food chains are focused on concocting more items intriguingly low in price but large in size. This summer, there's serious foot-long-on-the-cheap mania. The Carl's foot-long fetches $4 without lettuce and tomatoes, $4.50 with. ” Open wide Sebelius.

Gunpoint Nannyism

GAH! will this liberal wet dream ever end?

Sebelius: FDA Will Require Health Labels on Front of Food Packages Sebelius explained:  "While sitting on the toilet Sunday, I ate a 12 pack of Peeps, and only then turned the package over to discover that,  instead of getting 100 % of my gluten requirements, I had consumed 1680 calories of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, Yellow#5 (Tartrazine) Potassium Sorbate, Carnauba Wax ... but Peeps are "Gluten Free!"  I crapped (not from the Peeps; just my morning dump)!  Had the ingredients been listed on the front of the package, I doubt I'd have eaten all of them. "

Lobster Scam

But ya gotta act now ..

... because you know we can't keep selling lobsters for $75 all day!

(Not Erin!) Son Hucker just dropped  Baxter the Killer Airedale  off, to help stave off any terrorists what might be lurking about in MoSup's absence.  Here's a tale he told me, that you may benefit by. “Erin gave me a $150 gift certificate from Lobster Gram of Maine last year, and I decided to use it.  I browsed the Lobster Gram website, and made selections that came to just under $150. At checkout I was informed that "Gift Certificates are not applicable to these items."  What?  It's a freaking gift certificate. Bought for $150 cash money! That Lobster Gram has earned interest on for nearly 10 months!  Gak! I went back and selected approved items that came to - wait.  How much do you think a 2 pound lobster costs?  You're not even close. JTL2J Just The Lobsters with Two 2 lb. Lobsters $106.95 But guess what?  Gift Certificate people don't get the Free Shipping.  Add another $49.72 S&H & it comes to $156.67.  That's  $78.34  per lobster ($39.17 a pound).” (Me talking now)   Such a deal, wot.?  The prices are clearly stated on their site, so it's caveat emptor matey.  Not accepting your own issued gift certificate, however,  is a loathsome business practice.  Here's the website, in case you're just dying now for a Lobster Gram for your very  own self.  Sheesh.

Eat me bama

Obama Care v. Awesome food

Thanks for the suggestion PeTA

Mmmmmm

Counting Sheep

The Food Police

Will not let you eat crap (Oh thank you so very much)

“ In late June, the Indianapolis-based hospital system announced that starting in 2009, it will fine employees $10 per paycheck if their body mass index [BMI, a ratio of height to weight that measures body fat] is over 30. If their cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose levels are too high, they'll be charged $5 for each standard they don't meet. Ditto if they smoke: Starting next year, they'll be charged another $5 in each check. [Being Unhealthy Could Cost You -- Money]  ” Oh, thank you sir.  May I have some more? Okay. “ CARMEL, N.Y. (AP) _ Looks like the free donuts are numbered at Putnam County senior centers. The county north of New York City has decided to stop serving the sweet treats to senior citizens at the county's five nutrition centers. The Office for the Aging has been getting free "day old" donuts from local donut shops, delis and stores, and then passing them out at the centers. But nutritionists have questioned if the donuts are good for the over 65 set, which is susceptible to high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. "These wretched people have one foot in the grave as it is," said director Peter Pouf, "and we want to prolong that agaony as lonng as possibe. "  [Aging office stops handing out donuts for seniors in N.Y. county] ” I made that last sentence up.