Part of me really wants to write a long verbose entry trying to articulate why I think I want to stop blogging, but then I realize that even doing that would go against every reason for why I think I want to stop blogging.
I would like to leave off with one last thing, however, before the blog goes on an indefinite hiatus. This is something that I have been wanting to write about for several weeks now.
Probably about a month ago Lisa gave me a book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," by Michael Pollan. I have not quite finished it yet, but I have read enough to know that this is probably the most profound, thought-provoking, habit-changing book I have ever read. I feel that for me to even try to summarize the book in a sentence or two would somehow already diminish its value. Nonetheless, as simply as I can put it, it is about the food we eat, where it comes from, and all of the ecological, ethical, economical factors (among others) that go into how we decide what to eat (or at least how we SHOULD decide what we eat). It is about so much more than telling you whether or not you should eat meat. It is way beyond telling you to get more fiber, or less cholesterol in your diet. Try as I might, I just can't describe the book any further without mongering it.
After only a few pages I began thinking about who all I would recommend this book to. My sister? My father? My mother? My aunts and uncles? My aunts and uncles by marriage? My cousins? My grandma? My friends? My not so good friends? New acquaintances? My friend's friends? My relatives' friends? Absolutely. Actually, the more I thought about it I came to realize that I couldn't think of anyone who I would NOT recommend this book to. If you are a food-consuming homo sapien, then you need to read this book. I'm not just saying that you "should" read it, but that you NEED to read it, mostly for your own good.
Just this evening I actually heard that one person who I think regularly reads this blog just gifted a copy of this book to another regular reader, and I was really happy to hear it. But for the rest of you, you need to get your hands on a copy. I am aware of two other books by Michael Pollan and I suspect they are also very good, but I think you will know for yourself if you need to read them or not after you read this book first.
