Is it just me, or has pork lost its flavor? I’m not talking about bacon, ham, nor sausage; I’m talking about pork roasts, tenderloins, and chops. Regardless if I grill, bake, or slow cook, the meat has zero flavor. In fact, I often have to stare at my plate to figure out what I’m putting in my mouth. Even grocery store tomatoes have more taste than pork!

Once in a while, I’d be glad to pay big bucks for a delicious roast or a pack of pork chops, but in all of Phoenix I’ve tried the best, only to be disappointed once again. At first, I thought I was victimized by COVID destruction of my taste buds, not. Then I wondered if it was due to my family raising their own pigs to butcher, maybe. So, I decided to ask others and discovered those of us west of the Mississippi are clearly disillusioned by the flavorless “other white meat.”

Of course, most of us are further disillusioned by the “pork” in Congress. That sneaky little way of sliding a localized project primarily to a representative’s district. One of the most outrageous examples was Boston’s Big Dig, a 7.8 mile road relocated underground. Its estimated cost was $2.5 billion, but due to delays, we, Americans, paid $15 billion for the project. Parking decks in small towns were all a favorite of some congressmen, even though the entire town could have parked on the main level. Another favorite was a million-dollar grant to research the use of sheep grazing as a means of weed control. WTH?

I’m quite sure, though, the Warner Brothers cartoon character is delighted I’ve stopped buying his ribs–that’s all folks!