America’s fascinating 1st Amendment & the Laws

No one knows how many laws there are in the United States.  Apparently, no one can count that high. 

They’ve been accumulating, of course, for more than 200 years.  When federal laws were first codified in 1927, they fit into a single volume.  By the 1980s, there were 50 volumes of more than 23,000 pages. There are about 20,000 laws just governing the use and ownership of guns. From the start of 2000 through 2007, Congress had created at least 452 new crimes and therefore added new laws.

The present dispute over masks embodies the political dynamics of the campaign. It also reflects a classic American struggle between those who defend public safety and those who believe just as deeply in personal liberty.

The fight over masks is playing out against a backdrop of a health crisis that has reached historic levels. More than 5,000,000 people in the US have tested positive for the virus, according to the World Health Organization, and at least 162,000 people have died, and no end in sight!

The divide between those who wear masks and the anti-maskers, as they call themselves, has become increasingly sharp. In interviews in the Midwest and across the US, people dug in their heels and defended their position, whether for or against the wearing of masks. Many sounded deeply mistrustful of people on the other side and blamed them for the nation’s economic and public-health crises.

What I don’t understand is why the US Congress does not implement a mandatory mask law for all 50 states! If the population is willing to follow all the implemented laws listed below, why on earth would they not implement a law that keeps people from dying?

Let’s look at existing, implemented, enforced laws in the United States, which the population has accepted and obeys by; some for the past two centuries (well most of the population follows these rules!) These are the rules that most Americans are willing to accept and follow by on a daily basis, where was the protest concerning the 1st Amendment and breach of Personal Liberty against all these laws below?? so why would you have a problem wearing a mask when it could save your life or some else’s life?!

CONGRESS! MAKE IT A LAW IN ALL 50 STATES TO WEAR A MASK WHEN LEAVING HOME!!

• Civil Rights Act 1964
• No Child Left Behind
• The Social Security Act 1935
• The GI Bill of Rights 1944
• Morill LAnd_Grant Act 1862
• The Reconstruction Act 1867
• The Pendelton Act 1883
• The US Patriot Act 2001
• Smoking Ban  2000s
• Car Seat Law 1985
• Seat Belt Law 1968
• Alcohol Consumption Law
• Underage Drinking Law
• Jaywalking Law
• Pirating Music Law
• Cannabis Law
• IRS Tax Law
• Firearms Laws
• Spitting Law
• Compulsory Education Law
• Vehicle Registration Law
• Drivers License Law
• Marriage License Law
• Dog License Law

etc.etc. etc…  you all accepted these laws! But a law that can save your lives is being ignored, not even considered! it is mind-boggling!

THE PROFESSION OF CHEF

The art of the chef to prepare the tastiest, easily digestible, nutritious, and also healthy dishes from food by boiling, frying, steaming or other processes had already reached a high level in antiquity. Since, according to the ancient view, good nutrition was directly related to health, the cook often worked with doctors.

The culinary art came to Greece from the Asian countries and then to Italy. Under the Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius there were already schools of culinary art. In ancient Rome, cooks were mostly slaves, mainly Greeks, who were taken prisoners of war. Cooks were popular and expensive, and the prices paid for good cooks were extremely high.

In the Middle Ages, the kitchen was particularly cared for and developed by the monasteries. Modern culinary art comes from Italy (around since the 16th century) and was introduced to France from there by Catherine de Medici, who took her own cooks to France when she married Heinrich.

French cuisine flourished for the first time at the court of Louis XIV. The most famous chef of the time was François Vatel, who committed suicide when at one point he was unable to cook adequately for his reign. With the end of the limitless willingness to spend by the nobility and royal court, who paid no taxes, as a result of the French Revolution, the chefs had to find new sources of income. They opened restaurants in which the wealthy bourgeoisie frequented. In the 19th century, therefore, French culinary arts recovered from revolution and crises. The rising bourgeoisie gradually democratized the kitchen with successes and setbacks.

For many decades the most famous chefs often came from France. Bocuse, the Troisgros brothers, and Marc Haeberlin are all pupils of Fernand Point. They propagated a kitchen that turned fresh, high-quality food from the regions of their own country into cleverly arranged, tasty table delights. The nouvelle cuisine was based on similar ingredients as the diet cuisine: vegetables, steamed meat, little fat.

The cooking story goes on and on ….. the most beautiful job in the world 

I felt that I had to mention and give credit to today’s culinary geniuses such as Fredy Girardet  and Hans Stucky I had the pleasure to dine in the establishments of all the mentioned chefs in this post, and my favorite, most impressive one was at Paul Bocuse in Lyon, the second was The Haeberlin Brothers in Alsace, then Girardet in Renens, the fourth was Stucky in Basel.

Joel Kraaz

I don’t want to burst the bubble of any young person contemplating pursuing a career in the culinary field, however, this profession consumes and demands a lot of personal sacrifices. You will be working when everyone is off, and you will be off when everyone is working, including all holidays. In the beginning, You work long hours for a mediocre salary, until you work yourself up into a management position, or until you decide to own and operate your own business, which is even more demanding because now you cannot just punch in and out, you are on the hook for all the responsibilities owning a business brings with it. I have lived most of my life in the Hospitality business and wrote about it, you may read some of my posts on my website here. I wrote an ebook about the choices I have made as a chef, also available on my website in the online shop.

If you decide to take the path of a chef’s life, make sure you eat healthily, exercise a lot, and stay away from alcohol! I have seen many of my working friends falling into that trap.

Your blogging friend Ulrich Koepf