Robert Crayhon

A wonderful video of two men who raised a lion and set it free:  Christian the Lion

George Gershwin, genius.

God must love poor people. Why else would He make so many of them?

Better a whole lie than a half-truth.

The sleigh rests in summer, the wagon in winter. The horse, never.

How to get rid of someone for good: If he’s rich, ask to borrow money. If he’s poor, lend him some.

What does God think of money? Look who He gives it to.

Stay out of the way of a mad dog, a runaway horse and a fool with an education.

You can’t fill a sock with holes; you can’t pay a debt with tears.

With luck, who needs wisdom?

Never wish the doctor or undertaker a good year.

A fool’s blessing is he doesn’t know he doesn’t know.

Be careful in front of a goat, in back of a horse and on every side of a drunkard.

It’s easy to practice barbering on somebody else’s beard.

If we didn’t have to eat, we’d all be rich.

Better an honest slap than a false kiss.

If you are too bitter, the world will spit you out. Too sweet, and it will gobble you up.

Better to eat black bread than dream of challah.

If God wills it, geese will sing.

Spring is here! If you live around New York City, there is no better way to celebrate spring than to go on a wild foraging walk with Wildman Steve Brill. There is no other experience like eating plants right out of the ground and feeling the incredible energy they give you, and appreciating how we don’t need industrialized farming as much as we think. Last time I did a walk with Steve, I was high the rest of the day on the wild energy coming out of plants growing naturally in the woods. An all-natural high! Is this how our Stone Age ancestors felt all the time?

The well-known intellectual and feminist writer Bell Hooks discusses Madonna Ciccone-Ritchie and Feminism.

You’ll be glad you took a moment to read the inspiring story of Jason Ray.

If you are a fan of vegetable juicing, raw foods, and healthy eating, you should acquaint yourself with the work of Norman Walker, (1886-1985) a pioneer in the field of vegetable juicing and grain-free diets. He advocated a raw diet, and also one low if not free from “starchy foods” as he called them. His work was nearly entirely empirical, and occured without the use of the double-blinded clinical trials which we have so come to worship in the field of nutrition. But his books, like those of Paul Bragg, are still some of the best, and living a vibrant to age 99 is the ultimate sign that raw foods and juices were a boon to his health and probably ours as well. But, also, one must ask, how much was due to the avoidance of grains? He wrote in his books that whenever he went back to “starchy foods” he became ill, and when he returned to raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, his health returned. So let us remember Norman Walker for two things: the power of raw foods, and juices (and his incredible Norwalk Juicer for those who can afford it), and, just as importantly, for his discovery that starchy foods caused disease in a great many people. Norman Walker’s books are available on amazon.com and they are highly recommended.

Here is David Halberstam, in 1992, describing the greatest threat to America then–and now.