food security

one of my goals this year is to support food security. "The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing 'when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life'. Commonly, the concept of food security is defined as including both physical and … Continue reading food security

grieving my dead relatives, part 2

march 15 was the anniversary of the day my father died and joined my mother.  had he not been addicted to cigarettes, alcohol, and gambling in his 20's,  he'd have been 72 years old. instead, he's been in that great rehab in the sky (i hope...) for 12 long years. as i have often done since he died, … Continue reading grieving my dead relatives, part 2

grieving my dead relatives, part 1

necco wafers, tootsie rolls, pepper and egg sandwiches, chipped beef on toast, coffee jello, split pea soup, hermit cookies... what do these foods have in common?  well, for  one thing, they are all foods that i don't like much. also, they were some of my mother favorites  (i'm sure there is something very freudian in that admission). Her birthday was … Continue reading grieving my dead relatives, part 1

catholic death by chocolate

i found out today that my friend gave up chocolate for lent.  being a lapsed catholic, my guilt began gnawing at the edges of my psyche. it's lent already?  in a burst of solidarity i say, "i'll give it up too!". having acted in haste, i then began repenting in haste. WHAT was i THINKING? … Continue reading catholic death by chocolate