Recent content by tgfencer

It seems I have triggered you for some reason. At least in terms of the topic of food/farming, I don't think you and I are necessarily disagree with one another, but since you didn't make much of an effort to explain your viewpoints, its hard to say. I will just say that I don't think cows are...

I'm not quite sure if I understand exactly what you mean by this. Might just be tired, its late here. I was just trying to say to Jovidah in reference to 'ram their message down people's throat' that people can sometimes not listen very well when they're trying to espouse their opinions. I...

Yeah, I agree. Just in general, people with strong opinions who don't listen are the worst, even if I sometimes agree with them.

Salade de museau is one of my favorites. A great summer snack. Fat, vinegar, salt. Voila.

Yeah, of course, it has been and always probably will be that way to a large degree. I just meant that the blocks on a wider access to healthy and responsibly raised foods in the US and elsewhere for a greater number of people is largely predicated on the agricultural system. Improving our food...

Yeah I agree. For me in particular, the toxic cult of masculinity and meat drives me nuts. Guess the same could be said of knives and knife collecting more broadly too, outside of the culinary world.

Yeah, I have the same problem with my parents. It's just ingrained for some reason. There's a lot of acrimony and preachiness around ethical food consumption, but it's really boils down to a matter of political priorities. I don't judge people too hard, because financial realities being what...

I personally won't ever go vegetarian or vegan, but responsible and knowledgeable consumption of meat is important. I try to advocate a more interesting way to consume meat. Being both a butcher and a former organic livestock farmer, I tend to advocate buying whole animals and using all their...

Well to be fair, the traditional style of meals with smaller portions over several courses and longer eating times in many Med/European nations plays a pretty big role in addition to the type of food being eaten.

I've thought about a G-Shock. Probably among the best beater watches out there, but I really do hate how they look. Thought about one of the Vaer field solar models for not too much more, or about the same if its used.

I own both those Stowas models too, got them used. I like the Singaporean micro brand Vario as well for affordable yet stylish/historical. I want a 100-200m rated solar quartz of some kind for rougher work/play times and that's probably me done with 6 or so watches. Crazy expensive hobby if you...

Lots of so-so foie gras out there, particularly outside of traditional areas. Some of the stuff I had in the US was terrible. But quality foie gras is really great, though a little goes a long way.

Yeah, when the supply of basic foodstuffs and input grains gets interrupted everything spirals, both for consumers and producers. Feed costs for animals are crazy and major reason, alongside normal farming costs, for meat prices. I worked on an organic livestock farm and the cost difference...

For me-and granted I'm not an economist- an economic system based on a concept of limitless "growth" is an obvious global culprit. There are finite people and resources in the world. Growth doesn't occur in a vacuum, in order to grow your economy/wealth/resource pool, the economy/wealth/resource...

An eclectic mix of sharpening stones, diamond plates, stropping material, and some ohira suita naguras. Asking $400 for the lot. Tuesday is my last day for shipping. King Hyper 1000 (90%) Gesshin Soaker 6k (95%) Shapton Glass 120 (70%) Gesshin 1k Diamond Sharpening stone (95%) Atoma 150 (50%)...