Review of My Last Orange

The last Orange I ate was Sweet and Flavorful, if a little Dry.

Lentils and Shopping

I made some lentils for dinner last night. They were mighty tasty, with some chicken bouillon, cumin, and cayenne pepper. And don’t forget, lentils require less water to grow than many other crops (sadly, I can't find my reference for this, but I'll keep looking).

And now a little tidbit for all you summer shoppers, from my favorite little book, Affluenza:

“According to an EPA study in conjunction with the U.N. Taskforce on Global Developmental Impact, consumer-product diversity now exceeds biodiversity. According to the study, for the first time in history, the rich array of consumer products available in malls and supermarkets surpasses the number of living species populating the planet.”

Affluenza is a wonderful book. But don’t buy it—borrow it from me or the library. Or, go ahead and buy it. We don’t have a chance either way.

Ow Pop

I was just eating an ice pop and my lip froze to it. You know, the way the kids’ tongues stick to the flag pole in the movies? Normally when this happens (I eat a lot of ice pops, it happens a lot), normally I wait it out or get some warm water.

I don’t know why, but I was very impatient tonight, so I just pulled. Yanked it right off. And it took skin with it. Yes—there was a nasty white lump of skin on the ice pop. And my lip was bleeding.

It’s the first ice pop related injury I’ve ever had. Plus, the acidic strawberry content of the ice pop stung the sore area, so the whole experience was ruined.

I feel I have to share this story for the benefit of others. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I hope I can help make the world a better place.