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They are:

1. canned tomatoes
2. corn-fed beef
3. microwave popcorn
4. non-organic potatoes
5. farmed salmon
6. milk produced with artificial hormones
7. conventional apples

I don’t eat canned tomatoes or microwave popcorn, so I don’t have to worry about that.  I try to buy only organic dairy products because there are too many hormones in cows nowadays.  Even as a kid, I noticed the waxy, pesticide residue from apples and would always peel mine.  The two things that surprised me were the potatoes (or all root vegetables for that matter) and farmed salmon.  Wild-caught Alaskan salmon is the way to go.

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While out to dinner with friends the other night, I mentioned how I was going to write a Yelp review of the restaurant we were at.  My friend knew I was also going to upload the pictures I had taken that night and made a comment, saying that even though websites like Yelp are convenient, there’s something to be said about creating your own content and keeping it.  I’ve never thought about it that way, but he was right.  For the past few years, I’ve been spreading myself thin over the internet – Yelp, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, Google+, etc.  I’ve spent so much time at other places that I’ve neglected my own blog.    Cross posting to other sites is always an option, but it’s time to add value to my own website first.

Below is a picture of my college friend and I from last week.  We hadn’t seen each other in two years and it was nice to catch up.  Coming back and writing here again gives me the same fond memories.  It’s been awhile, but it’s great to see you again!