I was watching a film clip from the war regarding the lack of food, and they pointed out that in the film you never saw a fat person. Of course many were in the services, and others had not been eating that well from well before the war. Today however, you rarely see a man without his belly filling his shirt. Don't look at me like that.
Kids we see are mostly thin, school checks on their lunch habits helps here, and careful mums and the 'cost of living' has helped keep some slim. Adults on the other hand are fat! Several reasons for this, one is wealth. I spite of everything most people have enough, and enough to eat more than they require, thus getting fat. The word 'obese' is used today to avoid giving pain to fat people, I will use 'fat' as that is what causes the bulges everywhere. Wealth, greed, poor choices of foodstuffs, and carelessness are the main causes in my view.
Those who are poor however, may put on weight by eating badly by indulging potatoes, chips, bread, and in my case bread and sugar as it was cheap and filling. That was about 1980, I reached 13 stone then, and considered myself fat! Today, having lost two pounds, I am under 15 and a half.
The trick is the 'balanced diet,' this I work on, but very slowly this time.
The snowballs in the picture, a recipe is on that site, like the 'fly cemeteries, and wee brown round things I never knew the name off, are reminiscent of the buns we found in bakers shops in my youth. The bakers shops of Edinburgh are one reason we were healthier in the past in comparison to today.
In any supermarket mum will buy stiff for the kids. These biscuits, cakes etc, are all mass produced, full of add-ons, and the explanation means nothing, and all have an effect on kids, along with the chemical sweeteners in the drinks they choose.
My mum used to bake cakes, not fancy, but using her own flour etc. These were similar to the cakes and buns bought in local bakers, as the baker also used similar material, devoid of chemical add-ons and fed us happily without offering a long term problem. Most mums did similar. They were healthier than those found in fancy bakers today, although I am sure small bakers still produce their own bread, cakes and buns in similar fashion, but the costs keep going up and trendies demand fancy, not basic stuff thee days.
Basic feeding produces healthier kids, maybe more granny's are required to cook...?
The King arrived in Edinburgh to receive his coronation again. In a vain attempt to pretend Scotland matters, other than as a storehouse for England's requirements, he arrived with full pomp at St Giles Kirk and was presented with the sword, mace, and crown of Scotland. This he did not place on his head, I wonder why? A short service, directed by Charlie himself, with all the required high heid yins in place, and a number of hanger-ons who will boast of this for many a day, a parade of military personnel, a lack of violent or offensive protestors, Andrew was not present, and a handful of professional republicans, mostly from the west coast, and the party retreated to Holyrood House and dinner.
I watched this for the historical interest and because it is an event, and we all like to see an event. There is a need for some pomp at such times, though the truth is the royals are not as popular in Scotland as in imperialist England. Slightly left of centre Scotland does not like to bow the knee to those who get above themselves. This does not means the couple are disliked, and who actually knows what they are like? But it shows Scots want more input into the choice of king. I suspect dim Willie will not be popular in any way whatsoever, and his publicity seeking wife will be told to cut costs or scram.
I fear she will end up like his mum, playing with the Tabliod's and suffering because of them.
The usual voices spoke in the Kirk, but what the moderator of the Church of Scotland was talking about I could not understand. I expected her to mention the cross, the saviour, and what his will really is, but she blethered in an American accent for a while and the royal four looked somewhat bemused. I was disappointed with her.
Another event over, another block on the business life of Edinburgh, another excuse for pontificating in the English owned and controlled media. All very tiring isn't it?
