Sunday, January 07, 2007
Monday, December 25, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Happy Holidays?
How come the holidays are so stressful? I am not as stressed this year, but then again, I haven't put up the tree yet and and have only bought a few gifts. I went to the store yesterday to buy some gifts for my nephew and my Dad and Step Mom. The stores were so crowded! The shoppers were grouchy, and they kept wheeling out more items. I don't get it. How come this holiday season is so full of commercialism?
Monday, December 04, 2006
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Beef
(not for the squeamish) This video comes closest to how beef is currently processed in the U.S. Afterward, the carcasses must be cooled (quickly) and kept chilled below 40 degrees F for at least 48 hours. They can then be cut. They are cut in a large room that is kept chilled below 40 degrees. The workers wear clean coats, hairnets, hats, protective eyewear, gloves and boots. No jewelry or items are allowed. There are boot washes at the entrances to the room (which must be stepped into in order to enter or leave). There are also hand sanitizing stations. After leaving the room, the workers must put their overcoat (frock) into the dirty laundry. They receive a clean frock when they are ready to re-enter. There are USDA inspectors present in all areas of the plant. Workers cannot go from slaughter area to the cutting area without changing their clothing and sanitizing their boots and hands.
(not for the squeamish) This video comes closest to how beef is currently processed in the U.S. Afterward, the carcasses must be cooled (quickly) and kept chilled below 40 degrees F for at least 48 hours. They can then be cut. They are cut in a large room that is kept chilled below 40 degrees. The workers wear clean coats, hairnets, hats, protective eyewear, gloves and boots. No jewelry or items are allowed. There are boot washes at the entrances to the room (which must be stepped into in order to enter or leave). There are also hand sanitizing stations. After leaving the room, the workers must put their overcoat (frock) into the dirty laundry. They receive a clean frock when they are ready to re-enter. There are USDA inspectors present in all areas of the plant. Workers cannot go from slaughter area to the cutting area without changing their clothing and sanitizing their boots and hands.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Happy Feet tops weekend box office at 42.3 million!!
Unbelievable! Everyone predicted Casino Royale at number 1 and Borat and number 2, but Happy Feet beat them all!!!!!!!
I took two of my kids to see Happy Feet this weekend. It was enjoyable and beautifully done and the music is great.
IMDB box office totals
Weekend Box Office
I took two of my kids to see Happy Feet this weekend. It was enjoyable and beautifully done and the music is great.
IMDB box office totals
Weekend Box Office
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Jim Webb' Novels are a Non-Issue
I do not live in Virginia, so I have no personal interest in this race other than the current issue brought up about his novels. I have read the passages in question. Besides the fact that these are fiction books, they are based on Jim Webb's personal experience in war. Believe it or not, these things do and have happened. I have heard similar stories from Air Force enlistees who have been sent to these areas of the world in the 1990's. They are a part of the military experience and have a definite effect on these military troops.
Jim Webb for U.S. Senate: Home
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