Weird Ponderings

Look, I am as much in favor of healthful (not healthy) eating as anyone.... but I cringe when I hear people say "Don't Eat Fast Food!" Being fast doesn't mean that it's not nutrititional. In fact, in many cases, it's quite the opposite. You can get a salad at many fast food establishments, just as you can get a side of fries at a sit-down restaurant. Fettucine Alfredo is among the most fattening dishes in existence, yet no one goes around yelling "Don't eat slow food! Don't eat slow food!" Let's face it.... you can get the best of food fast, and the worst of food slowest. Let's not generalize and categorize for the sake of convenience! Fresh is good, old and packaged is not. Preservatives are bad, and so is MSG. Too much oil and salt are bad. Vitamins and proteins are good. Don't lump all foods to…

I saw something disturbing the other day. I pulled up to a drive up ATM, and on the machine, and under the directions for withdrawing cash, I swear there were directions written IN BRAILLE! Now look....I am all for making it easier for the blind. I can't imagine how difficult life would be without the gift of sight. But... I'm sorry, I have to draw the line at driving blind, no matter how desperately you may need the cash..... at least wait until autonomous cars have been perfected.

The term "selling out" has always given me pause..... or more descriptively, has turned my crank the wrong way. If a rock and roll artist wants to capitalize on the hip hop craze, we say he's selling out. He's trying to reach the masses that are no longer quite as enamored of rock. If a 'high brow' artist, who's never sold a painting, is employed by a comic book publishing house, we say she's selling out. She could have been the next Picasso, they say. So what does 'selling out' mean? From my perspective, the term suggests that rather than stay true to one's calling, whatever that may be interpreted as, one decides no longer to be a starving artist, but actually do something to earn a living. To put food on the table. Go figure. The implication I suppose, is that passion and true calling are noble, and …