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By ~LS~ On September 29, 2006 · Add Comment · In The Quotidian (yadda yadda) and tagged Tagged With: Random Numbers

Elmers Glue

By ~LS~ On September 29, 2006 · Add Comment · In Fun Facts and tagged Tagged With: Trivia

Don’t ask me the train of thought that led me to this link. Did you know that Elmer of the glue fame is Elsie the Cow’s “husband.”

Where Did Elmer’s Name Come From?

Elsie the Cow became Borden’s very popular “Spokescow” in the late 1930′s. She was a big hit at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and soon afterwards the character of Elmer the Bull was created as Elsie’s husband. In the late 1940′s, Borden’s new Chemical Division asked to use Elsie for its new white glue product. The thought of Elsie representing a non-food product didn’t seem appropriate, so as a compromise, Elmer was loaned to Chemical as their very own “spokesbull”. To this day, Elmer the Bull still represents the most recognized adhesive company.

Which reminds me. One of my kids at Park drank half a bottle of [...]

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Walmart Goes Organic

By ~LS~ On September 27, 2006 · Add Comment · In Capitalism and tagged Tagged With: Capitalism, Consumption, Food Politics, Politics

Walmart is “going organic.” Wow. Wal-mart is actually breaking into the organic food market. I have very mixed feelings about that. Willow’s food is very expensive. But Wal-mart is also the devil incarnate. The rub is that Wal-mart is violating many of the principles of organic farming. Many people from the organic foods movement fear that Wal-mart is going to “greenwash” its products. Also, many major food brands are working on developing their own organic products. This is one of those cases where a movement has successfully changed public consciousness, but at great cost to the movement’s principles. Is it a bad thing to want cheaper organic food?

From the New York Times:

Activist groups, as well as some organic food retailers and dairies, contend that the company where Wal-Mart and the other big retailers get their milk operates large factory farms that [...]

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By ~LS~ On September 25, 2006 · 1 Comment · In Pedagogy, This is my life? and tagged Tagged With: Baton Rouge, Teaching

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