If you are needing a smile today, this video will surely bring it….
ENJOY!
If you are needing a smile today, this video will surely bring it….
ENJOY!
I was a bit grossed out by this cartoon video…
Okay, so I haven’t yet told you the highlight of my day trip to Wichita. We ate supper at Chipotle’s Mexican Grill. I was first introduced to Chipotle’s a couple of years ago in Manhattan, Kansas. My Hero had eaten there a few times with one of his fellow managers and wanted me to give it a try. It was after this trip that I wanted to cover all of my basement walls in corrugated steal, just as Chipoltle’s wanescotting throughout their restaurant.
To be truthful, however, when My Hero mentioned going again tonight, all I could remember about the food before was that it was a tad spicy, the choices were confusing, and there was a lot of it. Tonight I wasn’t as intimidated by the menu, which could have been because I was just so darn hungry and didn’t care. I ate three of the most yummiest barbacoa tacos ….loaded!
While we were there I noticed a “Food, Inc.” poster on the wall. Maybe some of you are familiar with said poster, but it states…
“I hope that all our customers see this film. The more they know about where their food comes from, the more they will appreciate all we do.”
Steve Ells, Founder and Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill
I had heard of Food, Inc., but knew with our geographic limitations, the chances of me getting to view the movie were pretty slim. Seeing the poster in the restaurant renewed my interested. Looking at the menus, all the meat descriptions include the words “naturally raised”.
From their website…
“ When you order naturally raised beef at Chipotle, here is what you are getting (and not getting):
· No added growth hormones, ever.
· No antibiotics, ever.
· Vegetarian feed with no animal by-products.”
Further investigation found that Chipotle’s believes in Food With Integrity. “FWI is a philosophy solidly based on a foundation of not exploiting animals, the environment, or people.”
The trailer from the movie……
Maybe you have already visited Chipotle’s before….maybe it is your favorite restaurant…I don’t know. After perusing their wonderful website and really undertanding their philosophy, I will be returning and certainly recommending to anyone who will listen. I hope that you will take a moment to look over their website….there is just so much to see.
T. Boone Pickens needs to find homes for 687 giant wind turbines after calling off plans for his huge wind farm project in Texas.
Pickens Calls Off Massive Wind Farm in Texas
from the AP
HOUSTON – Plans for the world’s largest wind farm in the Texas Panhandle have been scrapped, energy baron T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday, and he’s looking for a home for 687 giant wind turbines.
Pickens has already ordered the turbines, which can stand 400 feet tall — taller than most 30-story buildings.
“When I start receiving those turbines, I’ve got to … like I said, my garage won’t hold them,” the legendary Texas oilman said. “They’ve got to go someplace.”
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In Texas, the problem lies in getting power from the proposed site in the Panhandle to a distribution system, Pickens said in an interview with The Associated Press in New York. He’d hoped to build his own transmission lines but he said there were technical problems.
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Renewable energy provides a small fraction of electricity used today, but the wind and solar sectors are the fastest growing in the U.S. In 2008, the U.S. became the world’s leading provider of wind power.
Like most industries around the world, the recession has hurt wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm developers. Companies have shelved development plans and laid off workers.
Check out the video HERE.
I just love this guy! A few years ago, John Wells left his New York live to build an alternative energy and sustainable living field laboratory. Southwest Texas Alternative Energy And Sustainable Living Field Laboratory is an inspiration toward a greater sustainability for all. John shares his poem, “The Best is the West” which gives us a light look at his journey todate.