The Purpose of Sex

Dr. John Corvino is chair of the Philosophy Department at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Introducing Phood Filosophie

Say fellas, go check out the new blog by my best friend, M. P., called phood filosophie.  I've also added a link to it in the sidebar under "Truckbuddies Blogs" for future reference.

M.P., the other half of the Pork Boys, is a wonderful self-taught cook who understands the intimate connection between the garden, the kitchen, and the table, and wants to share what he knows with the world. As he puts it:

In each season, I can elaborate on how traditions for foods start and give ideas on how folks can appreciate the season's foods with some recipes.

I can also write on where to find various foods, growing your own herbs and veggies, and harvesting, drying, and canning.

I have a lot of plans. This is to be my retirement teaching tool, also with stories, spirituality, traditions, amusements, my own philosophies and table settings and presentations.

There is so much out there about all this, but I'm gonna do it anyway, if nothing more than to share what i know . . . which will be more comprehensive than any one blog I've seen yet. Most are just recipes or how to cook certain dishes explained out.

Your Head Trucker can testify that he really knows his stuff - and his cooking is larrupping good, I tell you what. Longtime readers of the Blue Truck will recall the many amazing holiday feasts M.P. has prepared that I've documented here with photos and descriptions; see our last Thanksgiving feast, for example.

Now with his new blog, you'll be able to try some of his recipes yourselves, and expand your culinary horizons. I think his concept of the Wheel of the Year, connecting different foods with the seasons and the holidays is just fascinating, to give one example.  I never realized or even thought about any of that, growing up in an age of canned goods, frozen foods, and supermarkets, but I wish I had.

Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Tell him Russ sent ya.

What Does It Matter?

An old man walked across the beach until he came across a young boy throwing something into the breaking waves. Upon closer inspection, the old man could see that the boy was tossing stranded starfish from the sandy beach back into the ocean.

“What are you doing, young man?” He asked.

“If the starfish are still on the beach when the sun rises, they will die,” the boy answered.

“That is ridiculous. There are thousands of miles of beach and millions of starfish. It doesn’t matter how many you throw in; you can’t make a difference.”

“It matters to this one,” the boy said as he threw another starfish into the waves. “And it matters to this one.”

Honk to Porncake.

The Parts DO Fit

Here's some brilliant excerpts from a talk by Dr. John Corvino, Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University in Detroit, who is smart, funny, and handsome. How come I never had any professors like this in college?

Never heard of him before, but gotta love it. You can order the complete DVD at gaymoralist.com for $25. I'm going to.