Archive for July 2nd, 2008
Tomatoes: How I Love Them!
July 2nd, 2008
I love tomatoes any way I can get them. I love them green and fried or red and eaten by themselves or as part of a salad or sandwich. I just love tomatoes.
A few years ago I was tested for allergies and found that I am allergic to tomatoes. That explained all the itching I had experienced since it was tomato season and I was eating a lot of tomatoes.
Now we have a salmonella outbreak and my beloved tomatoes are the main culprit according to the FDA. Well, I haven’t eaten tomatoes since I was told I was allergic to them, but I still love tomatoes.
Yesterday I broke down and had two BLT sandwiches, and they were delicious and worth the itching I am having now. We got them from our son’s best friend who grew them in his garden. Thanks, Neil! 
If you like tomatoes too, the raw ones are the suspects, you can go to this FDA site and see if tomatoes grown in your area are safe or not.
The FDA is now checking other vegetables that are usually eaten with tomatoes, but won’t tell us which ones. They are also checking common watering sources and common soil to see if they can find the reason for the outbreak.
If you love tomatoes just look for those that are acceptable, and hopefully you live in a state that is safe. There are a lot of them. Happy eating!
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Twenty Dollars Well Spent..Or Not
July 2nd, 2008
I don’t pretend to know the legalities of this practice, but there is something which seems unsavory about continuing to sell lottery tickets (at twenty dollars a pop no less) after the “grand prize” has been awarded:
Not engaging in the lottery ticket phenom myself, but having witnessed the lines at various places in our state, there is no question but that it is big business and a huge source of revenue in Pennsylvania.
I wonder if folks here go to the lottery site to check out the recent winners before buying their instant winner tickets. Somehow, I would suspect very few take advantage of that information and that is assuming they are aware such a site exists.
Any thoughts? Should remaining lottery tickets be pulled after the big prize is secured, or is it the responsibility of those purchasing what they hope will be their lucky ticket to first educate themselves on the status of the game they are entering?
