These activists use "street sweeps."

The only problem is that round-up is used a few lines down for another word. And I'm looking for something that would convey the clearing of the streets, rather than what is happening to the people. If that makes sense.

Here's a recent article on displacement: [link]

That seems to be the term most used, though I think that's conflating people displaced by construction, etc., and the systematic jailing and/or relocation of the homeless during an event.

Dinner tonight: savory, hearty beef stew.

I stand with the supertasters in the "you really think that tastes good?" corner. I'm put off by almost all the foods mentioned. I can eat grapefruit if I smother it in sugar and ignore the burning pain in my jaws until they finally lock up and refuse to swallow anymore. Green olives give me the locked-jaw reaction if I eat too many, but perversely I like them. Coffee and green tea, I can drink if I cover the taste with another flavor. Beer, a bad idea for many reasons. Vegetables, nearly all too bitter without butter or cheese or a flavorful sauce to drown them in. Mouthfeel issues kick in with things that are squirty/juicy and also have a crumbly or crunchy texture - like the insides of those little tomatoes, eeeyugh

That test was odd. Eating in restaurants isn't the best way to test my relationship with food. Papillae test - mine are totally visible without the blue food dye.

I'd really like to be food-adventurous and enjoy lots of exotic new foods, but it rarely turns out well. I end up either sick or hungry.

Those who think every dish needs "a little heat" and dump peppers in everything! Damn it

Oh yeah. That, and people who think that everything needs "a little crunch!" Tuna should not crunch, damn it, I wish the lunchmakers of the world would stop putting big hunks of celery in it.

Allyson, don't worry about "expectations"! Nobody has any goals you're expected to meet - everyone's just pushing options, excited to see how far you and your bouncing baby book can go. No matter what happens from here, it'll still be awesome. Because you're published!

Jilli, tell eBay to search for your lipstick every day for you! I've found so many things I thought I'd never find that way. They just show up in your inbox; "here, here are the boots you wanted six months ago and couldn't find!"

Tuna should not crunch, damn it, I wish the lunchmakers of the world would stop putting big hunks of celery in it.

ITA. Celery isn't even food - just roughage and water.

How odd the displacement issue should come up just now.

3 minutes ago, I finished watching a documentary about Father Damien, the Catholic priest who worked in the leprosy settlement on Molokai. Moving stuff.

Robin Williams narrated...in very grave tones...and used words such as banishment, displacement, abandonment, segregation and ejection to describe the rounding up and dumping of afflicted Hawaiians.

I like apple in tuna salad. It gives a little crunch.

Hmm. Apple I might try, but ITA on the celery. Raw celery is only for peanut butter jars and bloody marys.

Tuna should not crunch, damn it, I wish the lunchmakers of the world would stop putting big hunks of celery in it.

Omigod, I love it that way. I love crunch.

A summer staple is chicken salad: finely chopped chicken, granny smith apples and chopped toffee or honey almonds. And mayo, to glue it together.

See, now I'm so confused by the supertasting! Tonic water does taste funny/bad, but sometimes I like it. Coffee is only good with cream and sweetener, but then I like it a lot. Olives are good, especially black ones. Mushrooms are gross. Green bell peppers are awful. Green tea is incredibly undrinkable.

Apple is good in tuna/chicken salad because it gives crunch without possibly making stringy bits, like celery.