The Week That Was!

Newspaper - Prisoners pit wits against Cambridge's elite debaters
A news story that was positive and made me a bit teary eyed. We need more positive stories like this. Nobody is born bad or good. We all deal with the circumstances that life deals us. Some of us seem to do fine while some others need extra help. When people like the orange monkey (apologies to real monkeys) and his family get away with stuff that is akin to murder it is unfortunate that the jails in this country are populated with and lots of local governments are run on the backs of poor people who cannot afford to pay their small tiny debts.

Another Study ‘Organic’ Food From China Found To Be Highly Contaminated
If you are buying organic vegetables and if the label says they are from China, will you still buy it? I have learned that we don't have to buy everything organic and not everything organic is even necessary. How about organic ice cream cones?

Buying organic fruits and vegetables I think is a good idea but certain vegetables being organic is better than others. Fruits like oranges and bananas even if you don't buy organic might be not all that bad. Few others like strawberries etc., organic might be better. But would I pay extra for fruits and vegetables that come from China marked as organic? Probably Not! I'd rather buy conventional produce grown here in the US.

I would buy organic from countries who have stricter laws regarding food but from countries which are corrupt and wouldn't care about making a few extra bucks by labeling a product organic because some gullible public is willing to shell out money?

So learning where food is grown is probably as important as reading those nutritional labels. Better yet visit a local farm and become familiar with your local farmer. You might learn a thing or two about where food comes from and also appreciate what you put in your body.

TV
Now that we have cancelled we are back to watching a lot of PBS shows. I have watched Seasons 1 and 2 of Unforgotten and enjoyed it, this is Season 3. Well made and gripping as always.

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