Friday, June 24, 2005
Crescat watch department:
2 3? out of three ain't bad:
Baude nails the flag burning topic, and then has a weird post about milk as freedom.
Raffi drove up to the wonderful Baldwin's Book Barn (somewhere near westchester i think) but it was closed, but coming home he discovered sweet potato pie.
For those unfamilar with it, sweet potato pie is one of the engines of black capitalism. It's in there with the Black Star line, numbers rackets, Madam Walker's hair creams, and the incense the muslims sell on street corners. But not vegan.
The bookateria on east cleveland ave in NewArk is no Baldwin's but is worth a visit, and he could check out the food coop and the Deer Park Tavern. No idea if the food there is any good these days but it's a landmark, like the hotel dupont or the arden guild hall.
Update: Baude responds (proving again this blog has at least one known reader)
Hello-- the right to consume products you enjoy regardless of whether
other people think that they are harmful to you, and regardless of
whether other people think that still other people need to be
protected from themselves-- is this not freedom?
Oh! Point taken.
I will concede a) that i'm not very well informed about the class action lawsuits, not having followed the links, and b) those of us in the movement to keep coffee safe and legal need all the allies we can get.
Ok, the ad is very mockable. milkmakesmesick.org But I grew up in strange situation - privileged for sure, but without freedom. Including the freedom to choose my diet. In my family, drinking a quart of milk a day was mandatory. And milk makes me sick.
Baude nails the flag burning topic, and then has a weird post about milk as freedom.
Raffi drove up to the wonderful Baldwin's Book Barn (somewhere near westchester i think) but it was closed, but coming home he discovered sweet potato pie.
For those unfamilar with it, sweet potato pie is one of the engines of black capitalism. It's in there with the Black Star line, numbers rackets, Madam Walker's hair creams, and the incense the muslims sell on street corners. But not vegan.
The bookateria on east cleveland ave in NewArk is no Baldwin's but is worth a visit, and he could check out the food coop and the Deer Park Tavern. No idea if the food there is any good these days but it's a landmark, like the hotel dupont or the arden guild hall.
Update: Baude responds (proving again this blog has at least one known reader)
Hello-- the right to consume products you enjoy regardless of whether
other people think that they are harmful to you, and regardless of
whether other people think that still other people need to be
protected from themselves-- is this not freedom?
Oh! Point taken.
I will concede a) that i'm not very well informed about the class action lawsuits, not having followed the links, and b) those of us in the movement to keep coffee safe and legal need all the allies we can get.
Ok, the ad is very mockable. milkmakesmesick.org But I grew up in strange situation - privileged for sure, but without freedom. Including the freedom to choose my diet. In my family, drinking a quart of milk a day was mandatory. And milk makes me sick.
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