Comin' out the earphones: bulls on parade (live): rage against the machine [something new I'm adding to the posts...soak it up]
I can't help, at times, thinking about work when I'm not there. I had the day off today, and I kept thinking about stuff that I need to get done tomorrow and Friday before the weekend. There always seems to be issues. One after another, after another, after another. It really does drive me crazy at times, and the brunt of the blame always falls on me, as well as the other department managers. The issues are small and senseless at times, but not everyone gets it.
One thing that repeatedly is brought to my attention is prices. People coming up to me and asking why milk is this price, why organic stuff is so expensive, etc. etc. I just get sick of it. They look to me for the answers, but I got nothing. I don't make the prices people, get it through your heads. Do you go up and ask the cash attendant at the gas station why gas is over three dollars a gallon and then blame them for it being so high? Surely I hope not. If you do, check yourself.
Organic foods are becoming more prevalent in the stores these days. I don't quite get it. Buy one package of chicken breasts and pay ten or eleven dollars OR buy another, non-organic package and pay five fifty or six dollars. Same thing with organic milk. Half a gallon of organic milk can run about five dollars, ordinary non-organic (which will kill you because its not organic!) is two or three dollars cheaper. So why the big deal? Does organic food taste better? Will it reverse the damage alcohol has done to my liver and kidneys? Does it cure diseases? Will you be smarter...or more paranoid about your food?
Or, is it a gadget of the government and farmers (that may be a stretch)? Think about it. You don't know if that organic hamburger you buy is actually organic. Did the cow eat just grass and drink water that didn't have any additives? If it did, could you tell? Is it all in your head? Do you sleep better at night knowing that the eggs you over paid for are organic? What prevents the companies from just slapping those lovely letters on the packaging and jacking up the prices.
I have had some organic foods, and I couldn't tell you the difference between that and non-organic. I just don't see the point in over paying for food that will taste the same (or perhaps worse) after it is prepared.
Just face it, food serves one purpose: to give us energy to function throughout our lives. In the end, organic food may prolong your life, who knows. But I'm not about to start overpaying for food that, as far as I know, does jack shit for me.
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