Yes, Brandon, there are many people smarter than you and me put together that are challenging the propaganda and dogma that is out there about milk. And "clearly" contrary to your assertion, I've done a lot of reading on this subject. The CDC has plenty of smart folks in it, but like any government/corporate/scientific entity, are subject to politics. And food is a biggie. I'll be back (I've got to run to a local dairy and pick up some fresh Jersey milk!)with some other information that challenges your reliance on CDC (the same folks that threaten us with annihilation from various flu's every year)as the only source of info out there. That's not to say they don't provide important and useful information, but many of it's conclusions are swayed by money and politics. It's how the US does business. Money first, truth second. Cheers! And keep up your poking and prodding on forums! You remind me of my bro-in-law with your research and strong opinions. Keep challenging with debates! It shakes out of our complacency!

I got the tattoo a long time ago when I first started having all these problems with my back and was feeling bad about my self. My best friend talked me into it and yes it hurt like crap. The girl getting one beside me actually passed out. The tattoo guy said I don't know why everyone wants one there. It hurts worse than anywhere else. I wanted mine there so I could only show it if I wanted to. People that know me now are amazed that I have one if they happen to see it, lol. Hong if you give it a good size pot and feed it a lot with fish emulsion and bloom booster and water it a lot it will bloom. Oh, I got my belly button pierced way back then too but I had to take it out. It kept catching on my clothes and nearly ripped all the way out. I kept that plant growing over the winter last year. Not all the blooms are seperate petals like that but I found a few that were. They only last over night in the vase. It may have opened back up the next day but I had to chunk them out they smell so strong I couldn't breath in here. This one will have to go dormant this winter. If it blooms like that in the garage I'll choke to death, lol. Miz Scarlett is what Brenda is calling her dark pink seedling. It got really dark. Nearly red. Yes Waldo ll has buddies. I love frogs, lol. I moved them from the flower bed. You couldn't see them there. I kept trying to count the flowers but there were too many sticking every which way, lol. I don't know but its a lot. Been blooming for a few days now. I wanna see your flower tats Bri. They just had on the news they are collecting food and clothing down the street from me for the shelters in Killeen for the hurricane victims still here. There are over a thousand with no home left to go back to. I am broke at the moment but have plenty of food so gonna run gather up some of the can stuff and some clothes I can't fit my tatooed rear into and run them down there before work. Have a wonderful day you all. I'll check back in later.

I got one recently and love it! You have to freeze anything you want to seal first. It pulls a suction and will make a frightful mess if you try to use it with unfrozen liquids. I freeze liquids in plastic freezer containers, then take them out of the containers and put them in the food saver bags. It sounds like a lot of work, but it isn't. For freezing cooked solid foods (I make lots of casseroles), I put them in the food saver bags, then put them in the freezer standing up until they are frozen, then wipe any moisture away from the inside of the opening, then seal. I've frozen cake slices the same way - freeze first! It's a real life saver, believe me. I don't use it for things that I know I'll be using soon because of the expense of the bags, but do for anything that might be there for a while. And things take up a lot less space in the freezer when they're in those bags. Go for it!

Thank you all so much! I will definately keep my eye out for those! We did get the pizza dough, but it wasn't frozen, so now I will look for the frozen. We tried the fresh whole wheat pizza dough last night for pizza on our Big Green Egg. It was really good! msrose, I have tried the goat milk and it isn't bad, how do you like it? It taste like cow's milk to me, but with a bit of a twang, I'm sure I could get used to it. It is suppose to be SO MUCH better than cow's milk that has caseine, which can cause cancer. I know, can't just about everything?? Frustrating! The WF lunchmeat deli did look really good, but we already had quite a bit left, so wanted to use that up first, The roast beef looked delish! Will definately be back for that! And the roast turkey, since you mentioned it! I've been making smoothies for my DS with all the organic fruits (I sneak in a little spinach too). He loves them!