Priceless Trash

I saw a statistic somewhere referring to the amount of food Americans throw away each day.  Not quoting here, but it was saying something to the effect of what's in U.S. household trash cans would be considered full course meals in several countries.  Not too hard to believe; "greatest country on earth" has always been tagged as gluttonous.  It's almost as if waste is a part of American culture.  But just think, what you cleared off your plate (maybe to much was on your plate to start with) into the garbage fed a kid...maybe even one living just a few miles away.

Hurry Up, But Don't Rush

The title of this post was one of my baseball coaches famous sayings.  Hardly ever mentioned during a game, he would blurt it out when our middle infield made an error while attempting to turn a double play; or during clean up after practice.  The saying was so brilliantly simple I'm surprised I didn't hear it before I turned 15.  What slicker way is there to express accomplishing a task quickly without moving too fast so things don't turn reckless?  Then again, the saying is diametrically opposed to our microwave culture; and really threatens our "bottom-line" existence.