by Doran Roggio

With the arrival of spring comes the myriad of walkers and runners out to shed those winter pounds and atrophied muscles. As part of that group, I ventured out for a walk this weekend. Once again I was struck with one of my pet peeves, the pedestrian traffic light. Why do these walk lights cause me so much grief?

Reasonably the crossing of a thoroughfare should not be conjuring up that much dread, or so one would think. There are pedestrian traffic lights after all and in theory one only has to push the button and the walk light will stop the traffic and allow one to cross the street safely. At least that is the way it is supposed to work.

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by Doran Roggio

The other night I went to my favorite buffet as I was craving a juicy rare steak. As I always did, I requested that they make me a rare steak as they do not serve it on the buffet rare. Since my last visit at the restaurant, there was a new manager. Prior to this visit I was able to get my steak cooked the way I like it. The new manager was not obliging. His argument was the danger of E. coli infection.

This experience got me to thinking about the excessive concern with E. coli, Salmonella, and the various food borne illnesses. While not intending to minimize the threat or the need for caution, I wonder if our concerns for these things have not grown to an extreme.

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