Revised Panacea…a cure-all; or the Greek goddess of healing…is she embodied in the word “organic”? (…I think you know my opinion based on the title of this post…lol) I have to admit that somethin’ annoys me (well, what doesn’t, really? lol) and it’s that the word “organic” is thrown around like some sort of panacea [...]

Hey guys! Ever since I decided to try out veganism at the end of December, I’ve fed my voracious appetite with research on animal rights, factory farming, ethics, and much more philosophy than I care to stomach. I realize saying I’m “trying out” something like veganism might seem insulting to those who revere it as [...]

Hey guys! Forgive me if I don’t “talk” much — I’m running on 4 hours of sleep! Blasphemy! Wanted to point you to some interesting things in the news. Are you ready for the good, the bad & the ugly (it’s not more MeMe Roth, promise!)? The Good Michael Pollan. In case you’re new to [...]

Hey guys! [photo cred] Ever since Michael Pollan and his books have been in the spotlight, I’ve felt fortunate that such important issues on food production, health and sustainable living were taking center stage.  It’s also meant that I’m now viewing my world with Pollanized eyes. In reading Henry David Thoreau’s Walden for one of [...]

Hey guys! What’s up? I’ve been super busy, but the good kind of busy where I’m busy doing things I love doing. Needless to say, any crankiness I feel is simply for the pleasure of it. So, The New York Times featured, yet again, a story on Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. Check it out here – it’s [...]

Hey guys! If you didn’t catch Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone on Oprah yesterday for the show “Grocery Shopping 101,” no worries! I took some notes of the things I thought were particularly cool to share with you You can also check out Oprah’s site here for some video re-caps. For full disclosure — I’m just going [...]

TGIF, guys!  How’s it going?  Life has been crazy, but I’m learning.  I’m learning about how much I can take on, about what I’m willing (and unwilling) to sacrifice and, most importantly, what I need to improve upon.  In other words, I am learning my rules to live by.  I wrote here that I was [...]