Have bacon, will travel. That's the motto of a guy who seems to need a bit more publicity. He's an actor and a comedian, and I can't help but think that this just another publicity stunt, no matter how much I like the subject matter.
I have to be honest here: I love bacon. I love the smell of it, the taste of it, and the aftertaste of it. It's one of Nature's perfect foods. The fact that it is slightly less good for me than other foods I eat troubles me a tiny bit but not enough to keep me from munching on bacon strips on occasion.
But back to the traveler: So this guy has vowed to go from coast to coast on a "bacon barter," using bacon as currency to get accommodation along the way. It's working for him so far, and it will probably work for him the rest of the way because he left with more bacon than he would ever need.
It puts me in mind of similar ventures that other brave souls could make: What about a "barnyard barter," with eggs as the currency? How about a "soda barter," with Coke or Pepsi or root better or any number of other sodas as the currency? It doesn't have to be food, after all; the currency could certainly be liquid in nature, although I would definitely draw the line at alcohol. (I could see the appeal of olive oil, but that might be a hard sell for people who aren't avid cooks or health nuts (or both).
This guy may be on to something, actually, because he's making do without money and that can be good practice for when the money runs out and the banks close and the stock market crashes and people start hoarding water and bread and …
