Obama Goodness and Peanut Butter Badness
Happy Happy Obama day! What a day of hope! What a day to be proud and grateful to be an American. I stayed home with Dave and the birdies this morning so we could watch the inauguration together. I could do with a little less pomp and annoying newscaster opinions, but it was thrilling nonetheless.
And now - about my good friend PB - let me share some peanut butter information with you. I eat a lot of peanut butter. A LOT. The current peanut butter scare of 2009 is driving me crazy. If you also eat a lot of peanut butter, I have some info for you. Basically - you can eat peanut butter - the kind from a jar. It's fine. It's the little debbie snack cakes and shit that you need to toss. And Clif Bars. I just found out today about Clif Bars. *sniff*
From the FDA:
Major national brands of jarred peanut butter are not affected by the PCA recall. PCA does not sell peanut butter directly to consumers. PCA only sells peanut butter to institutions and food manufacturers (some of which use it as an ingredient in other processed/packaged foods). Some food manufacturers use PCA peanut butter or peanut paste in baked or processed foods, such as crackers, cookies, cakes or ice cream to name a few. The FDA and food manufacturers are working to identify products that may be affected, and to track the ingredient supply chain of those products to facilitate their removal from the marketplace.
And this just released from Clif Bar:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- BERKELEY, Calif., Jan 19, 2009 -- Clif Bar & Company today announced a voluntary recall of CLIF(R) and LUNA(R) branded bars that contain peanut butter because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products contain peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA is the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning a recent Salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter.
The following Clif Bar & Company products with "Best By/Sell By" dates ranging as shown below, in all sizes and packages, are included in the recall:
Clif Bar Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
Clif Bar Peanut Toffee Buzz
BEST BY/SELL BY: only 13SEP09
ZBaR Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 07JUL09 to 05SEP09, and 12NOV09
Clif Builders Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 19JUL09 to 30SEP09, and 05NOV09 to 18NOV09
Luna Nutz over Chocolate
BEST BY/SELL BY: 29JUL09 to 03OCT09, 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
Luna Peanut Butter Cookie
BEST BY/SELL BY: 02OCT09 to 03OCT09, and 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
All Clif Mojo Bars
BEST BY/SELL BY: 30APR09 to 21JUN09
In other news, my show continues to kick ass. I will post some awesome reviews and articles soon. And my next show is finally fully cast and will start rehearsals in a week and a half. yes. it is crazy. these overlaps... i know. anyway....
I can drop from standing all the way to catching by my ankles on the trapeze without lines now. I can balance on my knees and roll forward (suicide roll - nice name, eh?) without lines. And I got my skin the cat fall to ankles back without lines. i am a badass. oh - i can also hold myself on the bar with one heel, but I still need lines for that as I fall off more than half the time still. BUT. I mean, come on, ONE HEEL! think about it. :) I can also muscle my way through 10 pullups (once again - finally!) and 10 skin the cats (and I couldn't do ONE just a few months ago). Things on the circus front have been kicking ass. I had a tissu gig scheduled for valentines day, but it was just cancelled. ah well. Plus I'm teaching 5 classes and a slew of privates. it's crazy, but i love it.
I need to run to teach some tissu right now, but I'm reminding myself that I want to tell you about my first physical therapy appointment. it was yesterday. my pelvis is all out of whack. my right side is turning in. a lot. but it feels a good deal better today. i think this stuff just may work. i sure hope so anyway.... and today is a good day to be hopeful!
let's just look at it in print one more time: President Obama.
pleasing.
posted by arweena @ 6:21 PM
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