Fighting for the last chicken thigh...

If you need another reason to stay away from Old Country Buffett,this story may assist you in realizing that not only is the food often slop, but you may get ridiculed or stabbed for rocking the boat (or bumping a lady).

It all started when a young man and young woman, who police described as being friends, were approaching buffet tables when they bumped into one another.

"The victim said he had his eye on his next entree when his right arm connected the left arm of the young woman," police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

"He says the woman responded by commenting on his girth indicating he did not need any more nourishment," DeSpain said.

A fifty year farm bill...

Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry offer a serving of interesting opinion in today's NYT, with a piece on sustainable agriculture. I don't know the solution to all of the issues raised here, and in other articles, but it seems exceedingly obvious that we really must reconsider our agricultural policy and move towards a more secure, safe, and sustainable situation.