"When" Alls' Said 'n' Done

Now we come to the fourth "W", which is "When?". When will I be doing this? Well, it's looking like the whole shooting match will kick off this Sunday, October 24, 2010, when I eat the first apple. It will continue fer a full year, 'til October 24, 2011, 'n' possibly beyond if it 'pears to be beneficial.

Perhaps another thing that we could shoehorn into the "When?" category is the timing o' this whole thing. I know it seems like that topic should more appropriately fall under the "Why?" "W", as in "Why now?", but that post'll be long enough as it is without adding to it. 'Sides, since it is a matter o' time, it just seems nat'ral to include it in the "When?"s.

So why now? Well, fer a couple o' reasons.

Firstly, October is national apple month here in the United States of America. I guess they chose October 'cause so many differ'nt varities are ready to harvest right now. (Least, the store boughten varieties that seem to mostly come from Washington state.) So there's a goodly variety at cheap prices to be had right now.

Secondly, since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act officially kicked in last month, it seems 'bout the right time to do something health related. Who knows? If it turns out that there's more truth in the old saying 'bout apples 'n' doctors, maybe I can just ignore all the fussing 'n' feuding betwixt the two sides over this whole thing 'n' hoe my own row.

Course, the down side to that is, if it does turn out that apples're all they're cracked up to be as alternatives to the medical industry, then the big drug companies'll prob'ly buy up all the apple orchards 'n' trees in the country 'n' have us buying 'em at something like ten times what we're paying fer 'em now. Then they'll try 'n' sell you specific varieties to combat er treat specific complaints. 'N' they'll start developing new varieties to handle whatever new complaints they can invent.

So maybe this ain't such a good idea after all. I may just be embarking on a project that will mean even more money fer the folks what already have it, 'n' more cost to the folks who can least afford it. I'll take a run at it anyway, though, 'n' let the chips fall where they may. Who knows? Maybe in twenty er thirty years we'll have politicians fighting over how much we should be paying fer produce 'n' who should be picking up the tab.