I Picture Bo

Stepping outside to roll the trash bin to the curb,
I love the sunny, cool morning
and the lay of the trim front lawn.

The air is so clear and invigoratingly fresh,
so that I even feel younger,
a decade stripped away.

And I picture Bo running out with me,
sniffing and surveying his territory,
his little princedom in the country,

and I almost cried.

God, I miss those days.

I Picture Bo

Stepping outside to roll the trash bin to the curb,
I love the sunny, cool morning
and the lay of the trim front lawn.

The air is so clear and invigoratingly fresh,
so that I even feel younger,
a decade stripped away.

And I picture Bo running out with me,
sniffing and surveying his territory,
his little princedom in the country,

and I almost cried.

God, I miss those days.

Taco Bell

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama law firm claims in a lawsuit that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef" in its products.

The meat mixture sold by Taco Bell restaurants contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as "beef," according to the legal complaint.

The class-action lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in the Central District of California by the Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles.

Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef.

-- MSNBC/LJ

I would have thought it was at least 50% beef. It's amaazing how naive I can still be.

I just recently swore off Taco Bell (again), when I thought there was another degradation in the quality of the food. The lure, of course, is that it is cheap, as we try to block from our minds that you get what you pay for.

I love the response from Taco Bell:

Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch (PAYCH) said the company denies that its advertising is misleading.

"Taco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value. We're happy that the millions of customers we serve every week agree," Poetsch said. He said the company would "vigorously defend the suit."

I love the way he says Mexican inspried food, instead of simply saying Mexican food. Even the greatest knave has a touch of honesty, just as the best saint has a bit of the sinner in him.

Taco Bell

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama law firm claims in a lawsuit that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef" in its products.

The meat mixture sold by Taco Bell restaurants contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as "beef," according to the legal complaint.

The class-action lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in the Central District of California by the Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles.

Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef.

-- MSNBC/LJ

I would have thought it was at least 50% beef. It's amaazing how naive I can still be.

I just recently swore off Taco Bell (again), when I thought there was another degradation in the quality of the food. The lure, of course, is that it is cheap, as we try to block from our minds that you get what you pay for.

I love the response from Taco Bell:

Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch (PAYCH) said the company denies that its advertising is misleading.

"Taco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value. We're happy that the millions of customers we serve every week agree," Poetsch said. He said the company would "vigorously defend the suit."

I love the way he says Mexican inspried food, instead of simply saying Mexican food. Even the greatest knave has a touch of honesty, just as the best saint has a bit of the sinner in him.

The State of the Union Speech

I usually only have the State of the Union speech streaming on the TV in the background as I amuse myself with other things, such as cleaning up after dinner and blogging. It is usually a dry affair filled with big policy plans that seldom become more than a plan, and filled with unconvincing bravado of the great things than can be accomplished. However, it looks like Obama is still riding high after his big Tucson speech following the shootings, as he managed to put a little more oomph into it. But I don't think Smart Money will bet on this becoming anything more than stirring music.

We have a tough season ahead of us. It is enough to hope that this doesn't erupt into a lot of gunfire. Indeed, there is so much division and contention these days, I believe this is an historic first in which a supposed third-party will give a rebuttal to the president's speech, following the Republican rebuttal. Of course, we are talking about the beloved teabaggers Tea Party. Mmm, good times!

( Excerpt )

The State of the Union Speech

I usually only have the State of the Union speech streaming on the TV in the background as I amuse myself with other things, such as cleaning up after dinner and blogging. It is usually a dry affair filled with big policy plans that seldom become more than a plan, and filled with unconvincing bravado of the great things than can be accomplished. However, it looks like Obama is still riding high after his big Tucson speech following the shootings, as he managed to put a little more oomph into it. But I don't think Smart Money will bet on this becoming anything more than stirring music.

We have a tough season ahead of us. It is enough to hope that this doesn't erupt into a lot of gunfire. Indeed, there is so much division and contention these days, I believe this is an historic first in which a supposed third-party will give a rebuttal to the president's speech, following the Republican rebuttal. Of course, we are talking about the beloved teabaggers Tea Party. Mmm, good times!

( Excerpt )