Food for thought
Baby's first (puréed) Argentine steak! Had to capture that milestone. He looked a little dubious or concerned at first, but he indicated that he wanted more by gnawing the table afterwards.
More tidbits:
Today, Rev Ken -- the Unitarian-Universalist minister who married us (and a friend of Ian's since childhood) -- has a thoughtful opinion piece in Philadelphia Daily News: "The Rule of Law at Guantanamo"
Yesterday, Yahoo! News ran a story that caught my procrastinating eye: "Ceiling Height Alters How You Think." After reading that high ceilings encourage freer, more abstract thoughts and lower ceilings favor getting concrete tasks done, I'm wondering if our tall ceilings are the reason I'm starting up new projects, but not quite, ahem, following through.
This past weekend, the New York Times Sunday Book Review gave a glowing endorsement of Rebecca Barry's "marvelous debut work of fiction," Later, at the Bar. In NYC, reading tomorrow at Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 7 PM. Wish I could be there. (RB is a favorite friend since our shared days at Seventeen Mag.) [Review: Bad Behavior, Within Reason (registration req'd)]
posted by cintra @ 1:19 PM
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What happens if you have a room full of ceiling fans? ;-)
Hi, this is Victor from Argentina.
Argentina is together with Australia one of the countries with the highest rate of "sindrome uremico hemolitico", which can badly damage kidneys in kids. This disease is caused by the escherichia collii bacteria, which can be found in cow meat, specially not enough cooked.
So be careful when you give beef to children under 7 years old, as they are not protected yet from this bacteria and could end up with lifetime dialisis, needing a kidney trasplant or event die.
If you don't want to ban your kid from tasting "bife", at least make sure that it is very well done.
Any doubt I would suggest to consult a doctor or better, a kidney specialist.
Have fun in Argentina!
My father in law was so anal about this that he talked to all of us (his family) and prohibited giving any ground beef products to his grandkids. This bacteria is easier to find in ground beef.
This might be a bit over the top since I am pretty sure that if you grind beef at home that is well done you should eliminate the bacteria but just to be safe we followed his suggestions.
Our kids do eat steak medium-well though (mostly lomo).
Very interesting article from Rev Ken. I´m glad there are so many people in the US having that kind of thoughts... Unfortunately in Argentina we also have sad records and memories about crimes against humanity. Take a look at the official US position on the Rome Statute according to the wikipedia.
I am always fascinated by your notes on architecture and psychological/social behavior! I read the story about ceilings and it brought to my mind a song from Joan Manuel Serrat. It´s about a man that thinks of his beloved and looses himself up on the ceiling ("... me quedé mirando a las alturas, por cierto, al techo no le iria nada mal una mano de pintura..."). I guess you guys are entitled to fly more if you have higher ceilings ;)
So I understand that Hugo Chavez is the most important leader in South America. Are you looking forward to living under his rule? The middle class can join the poor in a low-calorie Cuban-style paradise across the continent!
Wow, he's officially cute now! I just deleted about 10 lines of...never mind. Read my mind :) Patriation, and steak, is never without risks. :)
I need help. I want a real photo gallery option to embed in my blog. Without porno ads. Any suggestions?
Last day of work is this Thursday. It's like school getting out, but with some added terror. I'm not registered anywhere else come September! Well, I am, but Accent Francais doesn't really count.
I think you know my gmail address but if not, let me know before Thursday or we will slip into a state of occassional blog responses and semi-annual phone cal...wait. Oh.
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