Enjoying My Beef Brisket Sandwich

My second attempt to post by email...

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From: Bernie Yoo <bernie.yoo@gmail.com>
Date: June 29, 2008 7:34:06 PM PDT
To: "bernie.yoo@blogger.com" <bernie.yoo@blogger.com>
Subject: Reno After Climate/Energy Change?

I'm sitting at the Gecko Restaurant at Circus Circus Reno, waiting for a table.  It's not full, but the hustle and bustle is palpable.

This is a barbecue restaurant.  I've read economic analysis predicting shortages in wheat production this year will cause increases in beef prices next year.  I'm consciously enjoying my barbecue meals, lately.

I expect salmon prices will also rise, as the collapse of the fall king salmon fishery in California and Oregon takes effect on the fish market.

I just ordered a beef brisket sandwich, a barbecue delicacy I fell in love with during my college years in Texas.

How much corn did it take to produce the beef I'm about to enjoy today?  How much farmland?  It seems like a triple whammy.  The physical presence of cattle displaces agricultural production.  The corn to feed the cattle was diverted from food production.

Will our society be equitable and reduce beef production so that more grain can be produced for food?  Or will this be derided as socialist?  Will the wealthy continue to enjoy beef at high prices while the rest of us struggle to subsist on grain, with prices inflated by the beef that the wealthy are enjoying?

I'll be mulling that question as I enjoy my beef brisket sandwich.

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