Food prices push cash-strapped consumers to, yes, Spam

It's true. Sales of SPAM are up 10% from last year, as shoppers facing unaffordable food turn to more, ah, inexpensive meats. (On average, a 12-ounce can of Spam costs $2.62, and it's dense enough that you can feed several people with one can.)

I should point out that I have, in fact, eaten Spam. For reasons not worth going into, when I was home in May I had fried Spam for breakfast on two different occasions. Now, my sainted father urged me not to spread this following fact around, for reasons relating to my social standing -- but I have always been a rebel at heart -- so friends, as God is my witness, I tell you now that FRIED SPAM IS DELICIOUS. It's like a tender, candied sausage. Greasy and awesome. My blogging purview does not normally include endorsements of food products (only rages against them), but in this case, I wholeheartedly recommend you try some Spam today.

Above: Fried Spam. I am completely serious about this.

(via Daily Kos's irreplaceable Bill in Portland Maine)

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How Many Earths Would We Need If Everyone Lived Like You?

Check out your eco-footprint to see how many acres you take up and how you compare to other people. Help raise consciousness about consumption and how much is available on the planet!

My Eco-Footprint:

CATEGORY ACRES FOOD 3.2   MOBILITY 5.9   SHELTER 4.2   GOODS/SERVICES 9.1   TOTAL FOOTPRINT 22
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON. WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.1 PLANETS.

(I must say that the 22 score is interesting because that only happens when I put Cambridge as my residence. When I do back home in Oceanside, CA, I get 16.)