A Kinder Gentler Me

so yesterday a friend of mine asked when i had become "so militant". so i thought about it for a moment, trying to figure out what has changed in my life recently that might taken me from the laid back california surfer dude that i used to be (except that i am not from california, i can't surf and, last time i checked, i am not a dude) to the alleged militant somebody i am now. and i know what it is. high fructose corn syrup (and even the regular strain too). i decided to try not eating products containing any form of corn syrup. yeah... that was before i discovered that it is just about EVERYTHING! yes, the devil is everywhere. and it all started with the chocolate, where the difference in taste is very very obvious. a corn syruped chocolate bar is all sweetness, no flavour. sorry... i digress. corn syrup. militant. me.

well it takes a lot of work and dedication to avoid corn syrup in these here united states unless one shops exclusively at whole foods, aka whole paycheque. but i do try. i try really hard. but perhaps all this passionate avoidance along with a real sugar high has me boucing off the wall, just looking for things to have opinions on.

i find myself itching to walk up to that person in a fur coat and say to them - hey, that's not cute. if you didn't spend a whole lot of time and money removing every piece of hair from your body, you wouldn't need to wear someone else's hair. where's my red paint?

i read about non-binding resolutions against the war in iraq and a symbolic ban of the n-word in new york and i think - yes that really makes sense. you leaders who represent us, you come out and tell us that yes, you feel really strongly about this. apparently, it takes a lot of courage to tell us that you don't like it and you are going to do nothing about it.

i wake up to opinions on the mistreatment of injured soldiers at the walter reed medical center - unless i missed the fda determination that mouldy rat infested rooms are supposed to help speed up the recovery process. then again i am sure if a person was in a room like that he or she would really try hard to get out asap. and then i hear that the contract for support services at walter reed was awarded to iap in january 2006; a company headed by a former halliburton officer, a company that is best known for having trouble delivering ice during the response to hurricane katrina. stretch, yawn and reach for a sugary cup of tea. very sugary.

i've been told it might be a good idea to cut hydrogenated fats out of my diet...