What Is Your Least Favorite Food? And Why?

Your Answers:

• Cooked spinach. I love fresh spinach, but the mushy cooked stuff is gross.
• Animal liver, because everything passes through the liver.
• Eggplant, ewww! - Arielle
• Seafood is gross. Yuck. - Eve
• Purple grapes with seeds. I hate the gooey texture and the bitterness of the seeds when I bite into them.
• Brussel spouts. My parents always made me eat them
• French fries. I love them, I want them, I lust after them -- then I hate myself for eating them -- so they are my least favorite.
• Jello, the texture makes me remember that I'm eating cow's hoofs.
• No food is my least favorite. - Justin B
• This is a tricky question. There is so much tasty food! Hmm, Guess it would have to be soft-boiled eggs. Too runny...but fried and hard boiled are yummy!
• Crow, definitely crow. Hate eating crow. It offends the palate of self denial. - Poet of the north
• Caviar!
• Fake anything, like fake butter, artificial "vanilla" and those weird tofu hot dogs and tofurkeys. Give me the real stuff.
• Any veggies except green beans, salad stuff and corn on the cob
• Andouille - French blood sausage. Ick!
• Liver and onions (plain liver is even worse)
• Swiss cheese - it tastes weird
• Broccoli - the taste
• Sea urchin (ocean poop)
• Buffalo nuts
• Mom: lima beans (texture, yuk) Kids: mayo (Dad loves both)
• Jello, because I really have no idea what is in it and it wiggles in a very scary way on a spoon!
  
• Marshmellows
• Mayo, because I always have to fill containers of it at work, and it has no taste and is bad for you!
• Four legged animals! They taste bad and are bad for the environment.
• 5 day old hot dogs. Yuck!
• Beets! They smell bad and are not good.
• Asparagus - tastes icky and makes your pee smell funny
• Banana ice cream - Seth
• Eggplant
• I hate liver. It feels like velvet in my mouth.
  
• Any food that isn't fresh, whole, and local, and non-organic foods. My digestive system flourishes when it is nourished by sustainable food production!
  
• Liver, because I do not like the taste of it and the smell. Thank you.
• Sushi made with "natti" - thoe gooey, stringy, slimy fermented soy sludge. - Ron
  
• Spinach, because i just don't like spinach. -E
• Cow skin boiled- because of its nasty taste and how it goes to slime in my mouth. Ate it in N. Camaroon. -M
  
• There isn't really any food that I've tried that I don't like. But, eggplant and artichokes top my list of least favs- too sour and too hard to prepare.. unless breaded and deep fried. :) Long trail girl
• Meat! tt
• Mystery meat.. self explanatory.
  
• Grapefruit! It makes everything too bitter, but I love Fresca!
  
• Once I thought there was nothing one could do to mess up something as perfect as cheese. And then I tried Goat cheese. Yuck!
• If it walks, breathes, reproduces, poops and makes a noise, it's icky- says Jana.
• Meat... because I'm a stinky hippy-ass vegetarian.
• Rocks
• Peanut butter because it makes me constipated! All day!
• Gross jello. It's alien.
• Lima beans. had to eat 2 each time served as a kid.
• Fried foods because they are not good for you.
  
• Lamb. Poor Mary
• Brussel sprouts. Gross. - Jeff, Charlotte NC
• Bananas, because they are mushy and disgusting
• "Potetklubb" - Norwegian for potato club
  
• Humans - then I'd be an cannibal

What is the best thing about your dad?

In honor of Father's day...

This question received a lot of answers. Check it out...

• My dad made the best fried-egg sandwiches
• He plays all the sports with me and is good at baking. - Ella
  
• I like to play fight with him - Sammy, age 5
• How strong he is - Alida, age 7
• I like his hair.- Eliot age 2
• He is cool. We bike and have fun together.
• He is retired and now works for me. Couldn't ask for anyone better!
• He believes in Jesus Christ.
• The guy is a freakin' comedian.
• His integrity - Mark
• His love of nature - Barb
• His generosity and friendliness - Ron
• Integrity
• He taught me how to skip stones and he was really awesome at it too (more than 12 times with one stone)
• His gratitude and kindness
• He loves my humor and gives perfect advice
• His big bear hugs and warm, gruff personality
• He was a cowboy and he loved me very much - Coyote
  
• The fact that he's my dad ;)
• He's really nice and funny
• He's the most self-less person I know. I love him. - Karrie
• He's just fun to be with!
• That he has a great sense of humor, is a little goofy and knows more about math than anyone really needs or wants to know.
• Hmmm...He flys a plane, and sometimes flies me and my friends to places...very convenient.
  
• He always seems to know the right thing to say when you need a smile
• My dad reminds me of pontoon boats and sailboats! Katie
• I like my Dad's SMILE! HE always smiles and he's always optimistic, unlike me sometimes. -Jess
• My dad is dependable, responsible, always there when you need him. He's friendly a dn has a great smile. He also has great moral values. - Deb
• My dad is always there for me. -Max
• Pop has unending enthusiasm for hikes, bikes, skis etc. Aways up for it, encouraging me.
• His easy going personality. He never gets upset.
  
• His smile
• His self-confidence, which he passed along to me.
• He plays baseball with me. -Ella
• He's wise, kind and loves good food and wine.
• That he pays me well.
• He's smart, environmentally conscious, he believes in me and loves me. P.S. makes the best popcorn ever!!
• My dad's compassion for all people.
• I like him... no I love him. Matt age 32
• He loves me unconditionally.
• Have you got nothing better to do!!!! - Dave

Should the penny be decommissioned? Why or Why not?

June 11-18, 2007 Answers:

• Yes!! They are annoying and aren't worth the metal they are made of.
• Heck yes! Down with Pennies!
• 1.They're not worth the time it takes to pick them up.
• 2.They're so dirty all the time.
• 3.It cost 1.4cents to manufacture one penny.
• 4. New Zealand did away with them and they are doing just fine.
• Let's round to the nearest nickel!
• No, because if you drill a hole in a penny it's cheaper than buying a washer!
• Yes. I believe pennies are useless, they cost more to produce than they are worth, sooo make them worth 2cents!- Liam
• A penny for your thoughts, 3 penny theatre, a penny saved is a penny earned, penny ante, penny royal, pennywaist, George Penny Washington, the penny colossus, where will this erosion of our culture end? When will the hate stop? Is there a God blessing our country anymore? Why do you even ask an evil abomination of a question like this? A penny for your thoughts.
• Yes it should. For years (20+) overseas in the military PX's they have rounded up or down.
  
• The sooner the better.
• This is a good idea. Kudos to you folks. I read about this little artistic/neighborly vision in the paper. Pennies are good -- it gives us hope that things will be cheap.
• No. Everything would be four cents more.
• It depends. If I had a penny for every time I passed by a dead skunk this past week in the middle of the Intervale trail -- well, we could just use the nickel (actually it was the same dead skunk each time).
• No, because Lincoln rocks!
• No way! It would be unamericanful.
• Yes. Really too small an amount to make any use today.
• Yes because its unnecessary in its consumption of energy and materials, both in its production and recycling.
• Yes, but we would need good warning so we could cash in the 400,00o pennies that we each have in jars. And Lincoln need a new assignment.
• Jana says "no way"! What would I save for a rainy day?
• No, if they were decommissioned, there would be no lucky days.
• No, if they are decommissioned, my loafers would be bare!
• Yes, in New Zealand there are no pennies and tax is included in the price. What you see is what you pay -- all in multiples of 5. Easy!
• No, because then I would be officially 'old'!
• Yes, it is useless. Australia laughs at us for still using it. They round up.
• What about "a good luck penny" or "a penny for your thoughts"? I like pennies just because we have always had them...and besides everything is changing too fast!
• No, I think pennies allow us to feel like we are getting more for our $! I say bring back the hay penny.
  
• No, the penny should stay as a symbolical memory of Abraham Lincoln. Apart from that, saving up pennies for a long time can have some results.
• No, how will I save my pennies? Every cent counts. $9.99 isn't $10.
• Yes, no one uses it anyway. It's more of a pain to carry them than they are worth.
• No, I like the penny.
• Yes, it costs more money to make than it's worth!
• Yes, because it's easier for kindergarteners to count. Alida, age 7
• Absolutely!
• Yes, because it's a hassle -- make them 5 cents and up.
• No. Having the lowest denomination as something other than one is wrong. Copper is beautiful. Abraham Lincoln deserves it. Nothing will ever cost 99 cents again. Stamps will have to be raised in 5 cent increments. Everything will ultimately cost more. Those pennies add up. It ruins the base 10 system for our $. We should bring back the gold dollar coin, though.
• Yes, and let's get rid of nickels and dimes too! - Gary
• Yes. Why? Because it is such a small amount of money. Lots of pennies are dropped on the ground along sides of parking lots and meters (due to angry people and meters not taking pennies). Can you imagine the amount of pennies lost or just dropped on the ground? People think twice about nickels and dimes because they add up quick. The best way to count pennies is by the pound!
• If the penny is decommissioned, what do we get for change?
• No! You can't say something is $1.37 or $0.26. - Ella
• Should this question even matter. Does it make any difference at all?

What do you do to make the world a better place?

Answers From June 4th Till June 11th:

• Give second chances (but not thirds)
• When my dog poops, I use the scoop
• Give, give, give. And in that we receive the most precious gift of all...Gratitude
  
• 36 years as a child protective services social worker, 12 years as a developmental home provider, 3 years WIC program (w/ Bob Kiss!). I'm tired of the walking wounded and the posers who make a living off of them.
  
• Make every road a bike path -- Solly
• Plant seeds and be happy -- Ella
• Stop worrying about being late -- Chris
• Do not use car much -- Ella
• Essential oil room spray freshness
• Bring diversity. Allow all to be in one place. Burlington is beautiful and natural with clean, crisp air, the lake and the mountains.
• Work with international environmental policy. It is the last planet we have.
• Follow the example of Miss Rumphius: do something to make the world a little more beautiful (although the world is pretty beautiful already)
  
• I'm a teacher
  
• I ask myself that all the time. I try to be nice to people and I think of the song "It's a wonderful world" by Louie Armstrong -- especially the line "what they're really saying is 'I love you'." Bye.
  
• How about fighting encroaching Everglade development
• We don't trample the greens and we smile a lot
• Get 'rid' of the following: politicians, preachers, teachers, police -- Scott
• If people just stopped more often and chilled
• I work in the social service field and am a massage therapist. I love people. -- DT
• Do not buy conflict diamonds
• I try to be kind to people and animals, ride a bike as much as possible, and use as little energy as possible. I can't wait for the rails to trail is complete from St. Johnsbury to here. I want to take that trip before I get too old.
  
• Create a sustainable community: www.griffinhillvt.com
  
• I volunteer at FAHC in the emergency room. - dcs
• Please, close Depot St. to cars the road says closed on one end and DO NOT ENTER on the other end. All the kids who use Depot St. are in danger of being hit by cars, who are breaking the law by using Depot. Police should take more action against these drivers before there is a disaster.
  
• Give out FREE HUGS like Juan Mann. www.myspace.com/freehugsvt
• Respect each other. Love (yes, Love!) one and all. "Peace, love, joy" Aunt Jemima
• I don't. At best I don't cause much damage.
• Bike...of course!
• Build a compostable toilet / outhouse with a tin roof. Smile more. :-) Spend more time laying in a hammock. Shop thrift and support my community!! (great idea)
• Ride my bike -- Ella
• Teach my children to protect our environment, teach by example. Sing, smile and be happy.
• I give and I care about you, but to be truthful, the less you do the less you have to fix.
• We need signs on the path advising biers to give notice when overtaking.
• Need more Plum trees. Thanks. Bryan.