Hey 1101--

This is a hint. Study those comma rules.

More Than Just McDonald's For Her

Another 1102 student writes about the powerful associations we make with food. This is a beautifully told, heart-wrenching story.

Nurse Judy

This is also beautiful.

Excellent Blog Post, 1101

This blog post and page are beautiful. Love it. Also partial to the subject matter because I worked in Macon as a cocktail waitress for two summers many moons ago. Ms. Lindberg: slingin' drinks and smiling pretty for the tips. It was a wild, wild time--thanks for the nostalgic moment, Brandon!

MacDo? Oui Oui.

Anyone catch this bit on why French McDonald's is better than American McDonald's? Dadgum French. They win at McDonald's.

(Might be an interesting anecdote for those of you examining the fast food giant.)

Food Timeline: Food Through the Ages

The radio show Marketplace from American Public Media, a show focused on economic issues, is doing a year-long investigative piece on how we are feeding the world. In conjunction with that radio series, their website has some cool tools, including this:

A timeline of world food history

and

An interactive world food map with lots of cool numbers and facts (Hey look! It's Logos!)

Here's An Example of a Great 1101 Blog Entry

Robin!!: Mel's Great Escape: I am 32 years old and it hit me the other day that I've never had to deal with the loss of someone I love. It sounds hard to believe, and ye...

Pink Slime

 

Have you heard of it? News out today claims that Burger King, Taco Bell, and McDonald's have all agreed to abandon the practice of grinding up the leftover bits of bone and gristle, dousing it with ammonia, adding some dyes and other bits, and then using it as "filler" in their beef.

Well thank goodness for small favors.

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