USDA Prime

Watching people mull over packages of meat at the grocery store amuses me. I know, I need a life. As one who doesn't eat or cook much meat, I fear not following the recipe precisely and only accept the ideal weight prescribed. It somehow reminds me of the relentless messages thrown at me regarding ideal size and the ways in which to achieve perfection.

Countless products to measure, reduce, expand, calculate. She's packaged, suffocated, presented. For sale. But she's only picked off the shelf if she meets the calculation du jour.