Think About...

This is the sort of thing I think about when washing the dishes... Disposable razors ... Sure, they are convenient ... for you maybe. But think about this for a minute.

How many billions of the things are manufactured globally in a year? The info I found says "In the US 68 MILLION men use them every year". (LOL - no mention of women who shave underarms, legs and other body parts frequently)

How often are they used before tossing them in the garbage? Anywhere from twice to a dozen?

Did you know that using a safety razor will cost you way less? Let's face it, we pay more for the packaging than for the product. And that goes in the garbage, too.

Since the blades are made of poor quality metal and the handles and cartridges are plastic, that's an awful lot of non-biodegradable stuff going into landfills and being dumped in oceans. Millions of cubic feet annually. It will sit there forever too. A thousand years from now our descendants will come across these in their billions and curse us. Justifiably.

Think about it.

And I like the way a beard looks on a man. Just let me wipe that egg from your moustache for you - unless you are saving it for a snack ;)

Arsenic in Rice Products!

"Arsenic Found in All Rice Products: Alarming levels of harmful arsenic have been found in every rice product tested by the FDA in its ongoing investigation, reports the Chicago Tribune.

There is currently no official upside to the amount of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, allowed in food.

But Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a statement: "First and foremost, I want to warn parents that every rice cereal product we tested contained arsenic. These results are shocking because rice cereal is often a baby's first solid food. Parents and caregivers should moderate the amount of rice products they feed their children, while the FDA sets standards to limit this known carcinogen in our food." via Chicago 

Well, given that all** rice produced in the US is GM* as well... umm ... time to ask for non-GMO and non-arsenic products when you shop? When they say sorry, put the stuff back on the shelf. Maybe the retailers will get the message if enough of us do this?

*There is more to this story - click on the Chicago link above.

** Unless, by some small miracle there is a pocket of truly organic rice fields or paddies with water not previously  filtered through mine tailings somewhere in the US.

I'm on holiday right now but will expand on this story later in the year.

Just a Quick Note ...

I am in Thailand!!!

Back home in a week or so and will post some pics and fill you in on my trip. 

In the meantime, have fun.

Shamantra