Two more great responses!

Two Kitties- I have a simple eggplant recipe:

cut one large eggplant in thick slices (`3/4")
coat with flour that has been salted and peppered
fry until brown in hot vegetagle oil
arrange the mostly cooked slices on the bottom of a pyrex 8x12 2"tall dish ( or brownie pan, casserole, etc.)
cover with italian-seasoned tomato sauce
top with shredded mozzarella, and bake in medium oven until cheese melts (15-20 min)

Soledad- my thinking is the same. I think awareness of inter-relatedness will eventually erode the cultural and political boundaries that divide people and foster irrational hostilities.

All carbon-based life forms are related (we all share identical RNA), and there is no evidence that life exists anywhere but here. I hope we don't blow it, because humanity has a higher purpose than being the top of the food chain and multiplying.