Saturday, March 24, 2007
HOW DO HUMANS SURVIVE ON THIS PLANET?
Consider China.
Nearly 5,000 years of recorded history as a nation. Scores of dynasties. Political upheaval. The invention of the abacus.
Pasta.
Taoism.
Confuscianism.
The Panda.
There's a good argument that they invented money.
Now, a country trying in vain to hang on to Communism as a government while openly practicing capitalism because they know it works.
Yet after all that time...
...all that history...
...all that tasty, yummy food...
...no one has ever had the sense to say to the shipping guys:
"DON'T SPRAY RAT POISON ON THE WHEAT, ASSHOLE!"
Didn't Confuscius say that at some point?
Needless to say, we have been watching our dog (who eats only dry food) for the last week. What I don't get is why the dry food makers would get wheat that wasn't sprayed with rat poison and the other guys would. Some vast, Chinese wet dog food conspiracy?
I mean, who thinks this is a good idea in the first place? Probably some guy who's been feeding sprayed wheat to his family for years and can't understand why his grandchildren all have three eyes and a horn.
If you have a dog or especially a cat I hope they're all fine.
------
Tonight I'm playing at the Paisley Violin, 1030 NW Grand with Alden Powers and others. Come on out! 8 p.m.
Tomorrow I'm at the Phoenix Folk Festival at 4:30, in the Clubhouse! Come on out!
TT
Consider China.
Nearly 5,000 years of recorded history as a nation. Scores of dynasties. Political upheaval. The invention of the abacus.
Pasta.
Taoism.
Confuscianism.
The Panda.
There's a good argument that they invented money.
Now, a country trying in vain to hang on to Communism as a government while openly practicing capitalism because they know it works.
Yet after all that time...
...all that history...
...all that tasty, yummy food...
...no one has ever had the sense to say to the shipping guys:
"DON'T SPRAY RAT POISON ON THE WHEAT, ASSHOLE!"
Didn't Confuscius say that at some point?
Needless to say, we have been watching our dog (who eats only dry food) for the last week. What I don't get is why the dry food makers would get wheat that wasn't sprayed with rat poison and the other guys would. Some vast, Chinese wet dog food conspiracy?
I mean, who thinks this is a good idea in the first place? Probably some guy who's been feeding sprayed wheat to his family for years and can't understand why his grandchildren all have three eyes and a horn.
If you have a dog or especially a cat I hope they're all fine.
------
Tonight I'm playing at the Paisley Violin, 1030 NW Grand with Alden Powers and others. Come on out! 8 p.m.
Tomorrow I'm at the Phoenix Folk Festival at 4:30, in the Clubhouse! Come on out!
TT
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