Food Normalities

Note: this was a draft that was accidently published too early. It's a note to myself (in bad grammer): "why is salad = lettuce"

It's part of a larger investigation in the sociology of knowledge, focusing on food. In this case, the simple question, why did lettuce become the absolute basis for the thing we call "salad."

Pic from here.

Clifford Geerz dies

Oh my! See the obituary from Princeton.

He was the father of modern, decent, anthropology. Oy.

Pic from the Princeton obit.

Religion Poll

Another fascinating poll list, this one about religion in the US.

"Do you personally believe in the existence of each of the following? . . . "

...............................Believe - Don't Believe - Not Sure
God:..........................92....................5........................3
Heaven: :.................85................. 10........................5
Miracles:.................82...................14........................4
Angels:.....................78...................15........................7
Hell:..........................74...................20........................6
The Devil:.................71..................24........................5
UFOs:........................34..................55.......................11
Ghosts:......................34..................60........................6
Astrology:..................29.................64........................7
Reincarnation:..........25..................62.......................13
Witches:.....................24..................69........................7