I keep thinking that kudzu should be one of those 'savior' elements in nature. With enough R&D we should be able to make everything out of it. Like hemp, without the bad rap.
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beekaytee - Jun 13, 2012 4:37:06 pm PDT #943 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Ginger - Jun 13, 2012 5:09:29 pm PDT #944 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm afraid kudzu has an even worse rep. One barrier to widespread use is that no one will grow it on purpose, and what's out there is too difficult to pick and process.
Vortex - Jun 13, 2012 6:36:28 pm PDT #945 of 1416
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I like Project Kudzu
flea - Jun 14, 2012 11:01:45 am PDT #946 of 1416
information libertarian
Ginger, this has a piece on "the most famous piece of kudzu ever." [link]
Typo Boy - Jun 14, 2012 12:39:54 pm PDT #947 of 1416
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah. I once did a survey. A number of people in the South chose "Raise the ghost of General Sherman to burn Atlanta again" over "grow Kudzu on purpose".
BTW, the Jungle book (the Kipling version, not the Disney things) includes a chapter Mowgli destroys a village for revenge. The chapter includes poem (I think sung by Mowgli in mocking triumph) which repeatedly includes the line "Kudzu, bitter Kudzu shall cover you all".
dcp - Jun 14, 2012 2:24:44 pm PDT #948 of 1416
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Ginger - Jun 14, 2012 2:39:54 pm PDT #949 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
As dcp says, It's "For the Karela, the bitter Karela,/ Shall fruit where ye slept!" I had an intense Mowgli period in my youth. Heaven knows it would work for kudzu.
Typo Boy - Jun 15, 2012 3:26:40 pm PDT #950 of 1416
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
oops
Ginger - Jun 26, 2012 4:45:14 am PDT #951 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm trying to find a diplomatic way to say, "Some writers today feel the need to build their portfolios by writing for low-paying content sites. My problem is sifting through the hundreds of articles I've written to find the ones that best represent my talents."
I hate writing about myself.
Ginger - Jun 26, 2012 5:01:14 am PDT #952 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What about something like this:
Sorting through the hundreds of magazine articles I've written to find the ones that best represent my talents is a daunting task. In a career including newspaper reporting; writing and editing articles for internal and external corporate audiences; writing for The Nuclear Professional; and freelance magazine writing, I've written about everything from meter readers who dodge alligators and attack geese to licensing nuclear power plants. I've ridden in experimental aircraft and visited 25 U.S. nuclear power plants and one Canadian plant. I have offered a myriad of ways to save energy and uses technology. It's never stopped being fun.