Christmas Joy? The 12 Daze of Christmas

Crankeverend — clearly on the path to either heaven or hell — it is anyone’s guess.  We are up to day 8 of the 12 daze of a Cranky Christmas.

In the 8th Daze of Christmas, Crankeverend is pondering: why is there still Ginormous food available — and food shows about eating Ginormous portions?

The beginning of every year is about trying to make changes in your life.  At least, there is a large portion of American society that is trying to improve their lives through exercise, diet, and quitting bad habits like smoking.  The number of commercials selling items like the “Peloton” and some hybrid “step/elliptical” machine have increased.  Oprah is pushing “Weight Watchers”.  And some schmuck in the Food Network is hosting a show called, drum roll……..”Ginormous Food”.  Here is a good example:

CR feels his arteries clogging just looking at this burger.  You would need ginormous hands to pick this burger up off the plate — and CR will not make any comment about the size of someone’s mouth needed to eat it.  The main question, my friends, is “Why?”  “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?”  And that is CR’s heart begging for mercy.  In this age of conscientious eating, caring for the poor and feeding the hungry, how can anyone look at a meal like this and say “I deserve this?”  And yes, CR knows no one is going to tune in to watch a show called “Tiny Meal Nation” — but come on — “Ginormous Food” could be called “Gluttonous Nation” — “Heart Attack World” —  “Casket Nation”.

Now, is CR suggesting people are NOT FREE to eat what they want — to SPEND what they want — TO DO what they want?  Of course not…..CR just thinks there is no reason that people should go hungry in this day and age.  The reason people go hungry is because there is an unequal distribution and availability of affordable food for everyone.

Currently CR is sitting with CR’s wife and daughter watching “Guy’s Grocery Games”, and CR’s wife asked “I wonder how much food gets wasted from this show?”  For “Guy’s Grocery Games”, there is a set built within a 15,500 square foot warehouse that is stocked with more than 20,000 items of food.  Again, this is simply for entertainment purposes, and it makes a Cranky pastor wonder, how much food is thrown away?  Do they give food to shelters, food banks, other ministries that serve the hungry?  The Food Network reports that much of the food not used goes to local farmers, food banks, and charities.  Even a Cranky pastor can get behind that kind of giving.

So, CR says: go ahead and try to grab an eight pound burger and shove it in your mouth — just be sure to leave CR in your will.

Crankeverend………………puke!