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Last night when Adam saw the vegetable box I was getting ready to open he said, “Is that Cain?”  My first impulse was to laugh and say, “Of course not, sweetie.”  Then I looked again.  Ok, so it’s not an image of Cain; but is it supposed to make us think of him?  <\/span>

Watching the process of developing the name, Edenali, made me much more aware of what is really behind a name and how much we get visual and mental messages without realizing them.  If Beth weren’t headed to the beach for a wonderful, sun-drenched, children-free three days at the beach with Kelvin I would call her to ask for the exact amount of money behind the design of the arrow in FedEx.  (If you never noticed, look at the arrow created by the Ex.)  One of her school students noticed it and thought maybe it was co-incidence so Beth had her class write the company to ask them if they knew the arrow was there or if it was put there on purpose. <\/p>\n

I love her version of the story.  She said, “I was out at recess time playing double base with my fifth and sixth graders (and if you don’t know Beth, that would have been blonde, 19 year old, 92 lbs who blends right in with the highschoolers) all out of breath and hair everywhere from racing around when in drove a vehicle she didn’t recognize.  An expensively suited executive emerged asking for ‘Miss Hershberger.’  I swallowed, tried to find some dignity and said, ‘yes, sir. That would be me’.”  Mr. FedEx representative himself had come to talk to them (impressive, right?  It makes me smile and say, “Yes, I like that company!” every time I see their trucks.) regarding the letter and answer their questions.<\/span>

But back to the vegetables.  You know … Cain grew the first vegetables and even though he was born outside of Eden and had to work hard against the thorns and thistles (and ended up going against God) don’t you sort of mentally associate him with the garden of Eden?  So did Green Giant purposely create an image that makes us think that so we think their vegetables are better or no?  Maybe I should have Adam write and find out.  In the meantime, I’d better make some new everyday dresses. <\/span>
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