The war on terrorist Milk and Eggs

For those out there who occasionally like to purchase food outside of the normal distribution networks (although why we don’t just blindly believe that FDA ‘oversight’ of un-inspected food processing factories keeps us safe is beyond me), there is bad news. Grist.org is reporting that “Raids are increasing on farms and private food-supply clubs“, and has some handy tips for anyone involved in such a project for protecting themselves and the project. Sad, but recommended reading.

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Cyclist Questions Police Conduct – For a Traffic Violation

El Jimmy

Here’s a contribution from eco-villager “El Jimmy” Lizama – one of the founders of the Bike Kitchen, proprietor of the Bike Morgue, messenger, wrenchista, poet, and generally considered to be the sexiest man in the two-block eco-village neighborhood.

(I’ve linkified it a little bit… but all the words are Jimmy’s)

For a Traffic Violation?
by Jimmy Lizama

I am livid, but I could conceivably be much more upset and in a heap of more trouble, but that’s exactly what the problem is.  Let me explain:  Every morning I get up early and ride Jeanmichel, my partner’s 8-year old boy, to school on our tandem.  Today was like any other day; I dropped him off, put his helmet in the pannier and rode to Cafe Tropical.  I took Santa Monica Blvd. to Sunset, there by Sanborn, with that funny little light.  The cops say I took that red light — I don’t really remember doing that.  Their word against mine.

They pull me over at Maltman, in front of Madame Matisse, a french restaurant with the best pancakes anywhere.  The first officer, I’ll venture to say the dominant of the two, gets out and asks, “Hey, did you know you took a red light back there?”

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