Weapon of mass dissent.

Ahhhh, good. A Post without a comment; like a white shirt without a stain.
I agree with the point at which saqib hinted. It's not the quantity of food that many poor people eat, but the quality. The good food never makes it to their plates, it's stolen by the volunteer workers. What's a homeless person need with portabello mushrooms, or gourmet wafers? It's not like they have taste buds or anything, says Mr. Valuntier. Saqib, I would be interested in hearing you expound this topic upon which you have so briefly touched.
 

I don't think saqib said anything about volunteers stealing food, annonymous. I don't know where this idea is coming from. In fact, nutrition is an equally complex and connected issue to hunger, though it must also be considered as a unique phenomenon with some different causes as well. To be brief, socially-based food choices as well as infrastructural patterns tend to influence nutrition more while hunger is more influenced by economics, mental illness (and thus, infrastructure). And of course, all of these factors are directly related to immediate and general circumstances situated in American society. Thus, we have here two very dynamic topics. I think reducing an issue such as hunger or nutrition to one (absurd)explanation does a disservice to those trying to form solutions (for themselves or others) for the question of hunger or nutrition.
shame on you, annonymous or "Mr. Valuntier" or whatever your name is for making this a joking matter and deliberately prepetuating WRONG information.
 

Hi saqib, happy thanksgiving to you too. I wanted to thank you for the writing you've done, and some very interesting articles. I too was once a biker in LA- a pretty harrowing proposition. It was great though. I finally felt like i could take control, not being caught up in traffic. and it beats the pants off of walking. I was a walker too, for a time. biking affords one some legitimacy-- you clearly seem to be going somewhere-- while walking just gets you weird looks like your car broke down or maybe you're a prostitute or some how living outside the law. Either way though, there's a certain invisbility of both walkers and bikers (and bus riders!) in that city. I encourage people to avoid driving if they can, if not for the environment, then for their bloodpressure, but i also urge caution. The metaphysics of LA dictate: I drive, therefore i am." So bikers and anyone trying to cross a street, beware! and enjoy!
b.o.f.h-s.c.L.