animal cruelty, Louis XIV style

Here's a disturbing illustration of some archaic pig siren that used to make people like Marie Antoinette giggle like a school child. This got me riled up this morning but then I thought: we've come a long way. Long way to go, but at least we don't tie wires to pigs tails and make them scream for amusement

New York wants you to eat less salt

Mayor Bloomberg wants all New Yorkers to eat less salt, thereby asking the restaurant industry to lower their salt usage. Wanna know what I think? Eat at home more! Make food yourselves! You have all the control over your diet this way. Have to eat out 3 meals a day 7 days a week? Well, besides there being much wrong with this lifestyle you also have no control over what goes into your body. However, order green salads with olive oil and vinegar, no added salt. In all the restaurants I've worked in, which tally over a dozen, any chef is willing to make a low-sodium meal upon request. Pretty soon, New Yorkers will be hand-fed tablespoons of mysterious green goo, if Bloomberg gets his way.
Stand up for yourselves and eat responsibly.