$500 Steak?

Did you know that some people pay BIG bucks for a good steak? Wow… I did not know that! In a past life I was a waiter in a high end restaurant…. I know that beef quality can vary greatly… And when I have additional discretionary money to spend I love to get a couple of nice filets from a meat shop. (nice cuts of meat are not in any grocery store).

But I had not heard of Kobe style beef. Kobe beef is a extremely high quality beef from the Kobe region of Japan. The beef is from the Wagyu breed of cattle.

It turns out that the demand is getting so great that the growers in Japan are having Wagyu cattle “custom raised” in America, then the carcass is shipped back to Japan for processing. The meat can then officially be called Kobe Beef.

Allen Brothers is a website I found. They have Kobe style beef, not the real thing. Four 10oz. filets are only $419.95 plus shipping. Quite a good deal I would think.

Sharon Barely Survives

He is still in power for now..... Maybe we could let Isreal borrow some of our extra leaders that have some extra time on thier hands? Sharon Story HERE



He is still in the driver's seat for now... STORY HERE.
Maybe we could send over to isreal some of our left over leaders in need of some work?

Battle for Lukid

Imagine if every time things were not going well a couple of Republican Senators decided that they no longer had confidence in President Bush, and with the help of a couple of democrat's constantly voted to see if they still wanted him in power. Perhaps if bombs were going off in Dallas, Jacksonville, and Atlanta we would have just that.

It sometimes seems as now a group of boys are all crying wolf. The End of Times folks always seem to state the NOW is the time. But now comes and goes. Now becomes then and a new NOW finally becomes the time. Still we do know the time will come; and Middle East politics can be much more interesting than our own because of the stakes involved.

If Nentanyahu again takes control of the process, he may see a narrow window of opportunity to advance the cause of his country before the political pendulum of the United States swings back to the more liberal Democratic party?

Be On Guard

"We know we're overdue for an influenza pandemic strain, and we know it will occur, but we don't know when or even exactly what virus will cause it," Dick Thompson, a WHO spokesman, told the New York Times. "It is possible that the virus won't be H5N1 at all or that this virus will change in a way so that the vaccine under development doesn't work against it."

Above is a quote about the possible Flu Pandemic that may sweep the globe. This is VERY possible. A new flu strain starts in Asia every year, it sweeps the Globe EVERY year. Basically one of the days the strain will be very deadly.... like 1918-1919. 50 Million people died. The flu is a virus....we still cannot stop viruses.

Article is HERE.

Pioneers over Rebels!

A Kentucky post article is HERE.

The Post/Enquirer has 8 pictures.... all of players from the loosing team! I think the photographer is either a Boone Co. Alum or thought he knew the outcome of the game before it was played.

Tonight's Game

Tonight is a very big test..... Simon plays Boone Co.. At Boone Co... If the boys from Independence can beat the Rebels.. or give them a very good game.. they will have turned the corner....

Something I didn't think about

Of course everyone now knows how Hurricane Katrina is now effecting gas prices... $3 a gallon now..And it could be $5.50 within months... But there is one thing I didn't think about...

New Orleans is the largest port in North America... 2/3rd's of ALL agricultural products in the U.S. are imported and exported there. There are millions of pounds of raw coffee beans that are wasting. This is the fall of the year when the national harvest is done...But how do we get the goods out of the country? How do we get the goods into the country? Will bananas be available at the supermarket in two weeks?

The cost of all goods will not only be impacted by the cost of gasoline.. But foods in general will be sharply effected across the board.

This is a time you may someday discuss with your grandkids for a school project. Put on you seatbelts......just don't drive anyhere.