I Told You So Part 2

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that will ban restaurants and other retail food establishments from using oil, margarine and shortening containing trans fats.
In a statement, Schwarzenegger noted that consuming trans fat is linked to coronary heart disease.
"Today we are taking a strong step toward creating a healthier future for California," he said.
Violations could result in fines of $25 to $1,000. Food items sold in their manufacturers' sealed packaging would be exempt.
New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, Baltimore and Montgomery County, Md., have ordinances banning trans fats, but California is the first state to adopt such a law covering restaurants, said Amy Winterfeld, a health policy analyst for the National Conference of State Legislatures.
California and Oregon already had laws banning trans fats in meals served at schools, she added.
The legislation signed by Schwarzenegger will take effect Jan. 1, 2010, for oil, shortening and margarine used in spreads or for frying. Restaurants could continue using trans fats to deep-fry yeast dough and in cake batter until Jan. 1, 2011.

This is a follow-up to the previous post.
I read a article the other day about a study of cell phone use. The researchers thought there might be a danger of cell phone use to children in close proximity to people using the phones. ( I will try to go back and dig this article up ). WHAT next ? Let your imagination run wild. It will/should scare the hell out of you.
Well, at least we got those nasty old smokers taken care of.

GOD Bless America, Y`all.

I Told You So.

What does smoking have to do with fast food, you might ask ?

Way back, I predicted that the anti-smoking movement was going to set a precedent. Well guess what ...

In a proposal that is stunning in both its ignorance and arrogance, a South Central Los Angeles politician wants to place a moratorium on the construction of new fast food restaurants in her area.
What is unfortunately not nearly as surprising is how Washington Post reporter Karl Vick let some huge, uh, whoppers go by without challenge when he covered this development.
Here how the story, as carried at Boston.com, begins : Citing alarming rates of childhood obesity and a poverty of healthful eating choices, a city councilor is pushing for a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in South-Central Los Angeles.
“Some people will say, ‘Well, people just don’t have to eat it,’ ” said Jan Perry, the Democrat who represents the city’s overwhelmingly African-American and Latino District 9. “But the fact of the matter is, what if you have no other choices?”
The proposed ordinance, which is awaiting a committee hearing, takes a page from boutique communities that turn up their noses at franchises.
It is supported by nutritionists, frustrated residents, and community activists who call restrictive zoning an appropriate response to “food apartheid.”

GOD Bless America, Y`all.

When You Pry It From My Cold , Dead Fingers !

I don`t know what else I could say to clarify my stand on this issue ... They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Come and take it , sucker.


GOD Bless America, Y`all.

A Good Time Was Had By All

All in all, we had a good trip.The weather had muddied the waters closer in. Bay fishing and close in wasn`t that good, but not bad. Never did find the shark. Tried in the bay, outside the jetties, around the oil platforms, and 35 miles out...
I checked out the other boats coming in for a day or two and never did see a Kingfish catch like we got ( 119# ). Red snapper were good for everybody, all week.
Had a blast watching the grandkids reeling in those Kingfish. They put up a good fight.
I highly recommend Capt. Marvin Horner Jr. on the Pelican @ Deepsea Headquarters. I don`t recommend fishing off the La Pesca @ Dolphin Dock and that`s all I will say bout that.
Was not too crowded during the week, but the weekends are bad this time of year.
All in all we caught 274# of fish. Where I come from, that`s a good catch.
I was informed that we are going on a cruise to the Western Carribean next year, so I don`t know if fishing will get put on the agenda or not. Probably not.
If the bottom falls out of this economy, I may be hunting deer and wild hogs next year ( to eat ).

What do you call Obama water skiing ? Gator bait.

GOD Bless America, Y`all.

Gone Fishin

I`m out of here for 8-10 days. They say the shark and king fish are real good right now @ Port Aransas. I`ll be checking in if I can.

GOD Bless America, Y`all.