September 8, 2015, Prescott- I have a couple of pieces of starter for kombucha. It is a sort of fermented tea that, combined with organic, unrefined sugar, and mixed with the starter, will be a very strong digestive aid. Penny and I made it, around 2006-7, and used it for both of our abdominal well-being. I will do this again.

This, and milk-based kefir, were the topics of a Slow-Food Prescott gathering, this evening. Of course, there were a wealth of GMO-Free and organic dishes, as part of the festivities. Given the pressure that our U.S. House of Representatives, and various conservative judges, around the globe, are putting on us to force the public to buy Genetically-Modified products, I think we need to have more events like this, to safeguard our health. Someone asked, not long ago, if I would go to jail for my beliefs. This is one area where I would do so. No one tells me what to eat.

I heard on the radio that this year marks the 400th Anniversary of the publication of “Don Quixote de la Mancha”. Miguel de Cervantes wrote of the consequences of a belatedly examined life, and of how a man’s not living his dream, until late in life, leads to so many bouts of foolishness. Don Quixote’s idealization of the chivalrous life is not so different from the modern day fascination with Super Heroes. I was surprised, as an adolescent, when none of the Classics Illustrated comic books, which I relished, included a version of “Don Quixote”. I didn’t read the novel until my third year in university, and I read it in Spanish.

I wonder at times, whether all we do to counteract the power structure in this world is actually a tad quixotic. My heart, though, tells me “No, keep going. Our children deserve a better, less materialistic system.” So, onward I will tilt my lance.