Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Oro Blanco Grapefruit
Winter is citrus season. The farmer's market is full of lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines and grapefruit. Of particular note is the Oro Blanco grapefruit, a hybrid of a Duncan grapefruit and a Pummelo, created in 1958 by researchers at UC-Riverside. It excels in the climate of the Central Valley and Bay Area, as well as more traditional citrus-growing areas like Southern California and Arizona.
The Oro Blanco is sweet and lacks the tartness that is usually characteristic of more common grapefruits of the Citrus paradisi species. As a result, its popularity is growing rapidly. It has a thick pale yellow rind and white flesh which can be easily separated out and tossed into a salad or eaten with breakfast. Like most grapefruit, the Oro Blanco is rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A and dietary fiber, and care should be taken if one is on certain prescription medications.
Winter is citrus season. The farmer's market is full of lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines and grapefruit. Of particular note is the Oro Blanco grapefruit, a hybrid of a Duncan grapefruit and a Pummelo, created in 1958 by researchers at UC-Riverside. It excels in the climate of the Central Valley and Bay Area, as well as more traditional citrus-growing areas like Southern California and Arizona.
The Oro Blanco is sweet and lacks the tartness that is usually characteristic of more common grapefruits of the Citrus paradisi species. As a result, its popularity is growing rapidly. It has a thick pale yellow rind and white flesh which can be easily separated out and tossed into a salad or eaten with breakfast. Like most grapefruit, the Oro Blanco is rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A and dietary fiber, and care should be taken if one is on certain prescription medications.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Democrats Challenge the Ohio Vote
I had a couple diaries over at dKos over the last two days. Today's was promoted to the main page. Yesterday's was not as popular, although more fun to write.
I'd taken a contrarian view and tried to defend it. Didn't want Boxer to join in the protest over the electoral college today.
I had a couple diaries over at dKos over the last two days. Today's was promoted to the main page. Yesterday's was not as popular, although more fun to write.
I'd taken a contrarian view and tried to defend it. Didn't want Boxer to join in the protest over the electoral college today.
Please do not trivialize vote fraud and electoral reform issues by using the issue to attempt to delegitimize Bush's 2nd term by calling into question his victory in Ohio.
If you must utilize the certification of electors for the purpose of political theater in order to bring attention to election problems, do no use Ohio. Use another state. To use Ohio is to change the discussion from "our electoral system needs to be changed" into "who won the election?".
