Candi ([info]angelfalling) wrote,
@ 2008-04-21 13:45:00
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Jane is getting old, the hag!
Jane is 9 MONTHS OLD today. 9!!

She has mastered two things this past week. Waving (all the time) and... saying "Hello"! She is definitely saying it now. It takes a while to convince yourself they are saying something and sure, she is just mimicking the noise we make when we wave at her, but I'll take that! She's been saying "dada" "mama" "baba" and various other consonant sounds / babbling but this I KNOW is intentional.

Anywho. Jane is sick. It's official. Running nose. That said, I have a runny nose as well so it could be the weather. Seems to be the only thing wrong. She hates the nose bulb... if you want to see what a baby looks like when she thinks she is being murdered-- you only have to see me trying to get her to let me suction.

I went to Tesco "extra" in Clonmel (25-30 minutes or so from Portlaw) today. It's like, Walmart vs Super Walmart. I just wanted a change. It was nice, actually.

If I see a "Sheila's Wheels" advert one more time today I'm going to bash my face into the wall. If you watch UK tv, you know what I'm talking about. I'm learning interesting things about a kosher bakery... you can't eat bugs whole? But, like, pieces are okay? Seriously?

"FOR BONZER CAR INSURANCE DEALS, GIRLS GET ON TO SHEILA'S WHEELS!!!!!" *bang*

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[info]mana1023
2008-04-21 01:16 pm UTC (link)
Wow, can't believe she's 'talking' already. Go Jane! ;)

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[info]jennie_t
2008-04-21 01:36 pm UTC (link)
Aaaww! I love when they first start talking and communicating. You should take a video of her waving and saying hello and put it up here. :)

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[info]marlatiara
2008-04-21 01:45 pm UTC (link)
Bugs aren't kosher. Is someone saying that if you get like, one bug leg in something, it's OK?

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 01:48 pm UTC (link)
They were soaking strawberries and saying it specifies "whole" bugs, but that just a piece would be different (weird).

All I know is kosher or not I'm soaking my berries from now on !!

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[info]marlatiara
2008-04-21 02:12 pm UTC (link)
There are always loopholes, but yeah I remember having Orthodox friends who wouldn't even make asparagus because there might be bugs in there.

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 02:18 pm UTC (link)
Why bugs? I don't mean to be critical but its really strange to me. I mean, isn't it impossible to never eat bugs (I mean, imagine how many bed bugs/dust mites we eat in our sleep!).
Oh and you are vegetarian yeah? Is that common? Is it related to Judaism or just coincidence. I'm interested!

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[info]marlatiara
2008-04-21 02:22 pm UTC (link)
1. Bugs = scavengers, and a lot of the kashrut laws relate to not eating things that are scavengers. I suspect everyone just does their best with that one, really. :) Here's some more info on kashrut http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm
2. Yes, I'm veg, but it has nothing to do with Judaism for me (I never kept kosher). But yeah, some Jews go veg because it's then much easier to keep kosher for various reasons (for example, if you keep kosher you probably have separate meat and milk dishes - but if you're veg, you don't need the meat dishes at all!).

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 02:27 pm UTC (link)
"I never kept kosher"

mmhmm... BUG EATER!

Ahh I understand it now. That's crazy about the kosher butchers being exempt from USDA control. They featured a slaughterhouse, too, and I was amazed at the skill (you can't eat blood either? I like my steaks with the juices... still mooing!).
I vaguely remember having to follow a load of rules in the kitchen when I was catering a Jewish gathering (long story) because of kosher law, I think its all really interesting.

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[info]marlatiara
2008-04-21 02:33 pm UTC (link)
I didn't know that about USDA either!

Yes, no blood = kosher. But I think the juices of a steak aren't the same as blood...but I have no idea, honestly, it's been over 15 years since I ate meat and I never liked steak to start with.

As a vegetarian I wouldn't eat bugs, but if I wasn't veg I'd be open minded about cricket tacos and the like, I think...maybe...

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 02:41 pm UTC (link)
Me too... I mean as a general rule I like to avoid eating bugs... but I hear that cricket tacos are ridiculously tasty.

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[info]lareinadeluz
2008-04-21 03:38 pm UTC (link)
I'm not a fan of the whole "being exempt from USDA" control thing. I believe that Kosher slaughter is inhumane. The animal is not rendered unconscious prior to shackling, hoisting and bleeding. They bleed to death.

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 03:58 pm UTC (link)
Wow... I just googled that. And watched a youtube video. Speechless. I'm not a vegetarian but I do support humane practices.

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[info]lareinadeluz
2008-04-21 04:59 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, we learned about it in one of our food safety lectures. It was like "here are all the things the USDA requires for humane slaughter - oh wait, unless you're performing "ritual slaughter""

Granted, I am not an orthodox Jew - but I feel that the kosher law in this case is purely traditional - not functional. And while traditions should be preserved, you have to draw a line somewhere (and preferably leave all the inhumane practices out).

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[info]lareinadeluz
2008-04-21 05:01 pm UTC (link)
What kills me is all the people who aren't actually Jewish that buy Kosher meat because they think it is somehow better - without actually researching what it means to call something Kosher.

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[info]angelfalling
2008-04-21 05:03 pm UTC (link)
Well, I have little problem with "ritual slaughter". That is, one animal being killed by having its throat slit (this is very common world over), particularly for religion sake. However, the attempted mass kosher slaughter that seems to be going on here is a little ridiculous. The video I saw showed the cattle not just having its throat slit but torn out. It was then turned upside down and flipped around in some cylindrical container, then dumped on the floor.

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[info]lareinadeluz
2008-04-21 05:20 pm UTC (link)
It may be common the world over, but that doesn't mean its humane :-(

Animals that are not killed by "ritual slaughter" need to be rendered unconscious before being bled out - thats humane.

Having your throat slit and being hoisted upside down whilst still conscious and aware, IMO, is just wrong - especially when there are viable alternatives.

I'm not aware of the video you've seen, but that does sound terrible :-(

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