And they wouldn't import our beef.

A story in today's Tri-City Herald made everyone stand up and take notice today. It a story about a cattle farm in Hokakaido Japan that currently has 45 cows suffering from the dreaded disease, Mad Cow. These cattle will be destroyed in hopes of staving off a larger epidemic.

And they didn't want to buy beef from us! Again I'll say, it's important to know your meat purveyors. It will become more and more evident to all of us in future years.