hungryone

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We can simultaneously accept established vaccinations being checked for schooling and reject Shiloh at the front door of a sandwich shop requesting a glorified flu shot printout.

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You know, I actually agree with this....but I also know that ridiculously low vaccination rates in LA have led to crisis operations for hospitals in at least two of LA's major population centers. It's a bad time to have a heart attack in BR or Houma/Thib, or (g=d forbid) see a mass casualty event from accident or human foolishness in those places right now. So if not being able to go to a favorite place motivates someone to get vaccinated, then I don't care. To me, it's like requiring proper attire, or no-shoes-no-shirt-no-service. A business owner can impose particular rules within reason on their patrons.

Yes, the messaging has changed--because the dang virus continues to evolve and certainty isn't science (that's faith).

But we are capable of making calculated choices even in an environment of changing info. My choice to be vaccinated isn't really "how will this illness affect me?" It's more about "how will this illness potentially affect my immunocompromised 10 y o neighbor kid, or my transplant survivor co-worker, or my immunosupressed nephew" or any of the countless people who are at more risk than I.

A worldwide vaccine campaign has nearly wiped out polio, and we've managed to get rid of smallpox outside of bioweapons....wouldn't it be nice to see coronavirus & other illnesses go the same way.

What a neat find. Would love to see more like that....I need some close-by spots on the water.

+1 on Forte Grove

Depending on where you’re headed after you leave the airport, the economy garage at the old terminal can offer a distinct traffic advantage. Headed west and south via 310? Economy garage gets you to Airline then 310 south faster than Vets to Loyola to I-10 west then south to 310. Heading to south Kenner, Elmwood area, River Ridge, Uptown? Airline to Dickory/Earhart can be loads faster than interstate at peak traffic times.

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My mantra has always been, I may get tired of cooking, but I never get tired of who I am cooking for.

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I love this sentiment, it puts the focus on cooking as an act of love, rather than a nutritional burden or diet policing. An obsession with “correct” eating can be as significant a disorder as bulimia…..OCD comes in many forms, and simply bc it’s theoretically “better” for you to do X, Y, Z doesn’t mean you have a healthy relationship with food. Joy, pleasure, enjoyment, a sense of accomplishment and shared cultural values can stem from practicing traditional foodways that some deem wrong/bad.

Live long enough, and you’ll come to know many thin, “healthy” people felled by genetic predispositions to heart disease, cancer, autoimmune conditions, etc. We have come to blame eating/obesity for every damn thing in this country…..while it’s a terrible problem, obsessively eating according to whatever nutritional gospel you practice is not the answer to every health threat.

Plenty of ancient ppl in Italy eat the hell outta pasta and bread…..and plenty of ancient ppl all over Asia eat lots of white rice. Why the US is fat is far more complex than just carbs/what we eat.

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Trader Joe's

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No blood orange juice at TJs right now.

It’s way out of season for blood oranges….blood oranges ripen in late winter (Jan/Feb). So you might find a frozen blood orange concentrate, but not any fresh juice. The taste isn’t radically different from non blood oranges, so if it’s for a cocktail or drink, you can cheat with a little red fruit pulp (strawberries, say) or a drop of food coloring added along with ordinary fresh squeezed OJ.

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It me.
I go months without touching cash, Yes, I’ll get some cash out of the ATM if a Hurricane is in the Gulf, or if I’m headed to the farmers market to buy from the one crotchety vendor who still deals only in cash. But otherwise, everything from vending machines to gas to snowballs to haircut to food is paid via electronic transaction or credit card.

This scenario is exactly why I don’t check bags. Delays happen, and having clothes/toiletries/meds/basics in hand mean I can more easily roll with whatever comes my way. Hope they can make the best of it as an unplanned adventure.

My ginkgo tree is turning yellow and shedding leaves too. It can only be this endless rain. At least the cypress trees are happy.