Dumpster alien
I don't know what this small sticker on the side of the recycling dumpster behind the West Side Market means, but I love it.
The spray-painted alien (or is it a praying mantis?) is just great, especially paired with the orb that could be a moon or planet. Or something.
To give you a sense of scale, the two stickers together measure about 6 x 4 inches. The black marks at the top of the photo may be some random dumpster marking but seem to connect with the stickers somehow.
Does this look like a space alien to you? Seen anything similar? Add a comment and/or read others by clicking below.
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Eating well
I've been influenced greatly by Barbara Kingsolver's book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I was convinced after watching a video of his talk at Google headquarters suggesting that we may be going too far with what he calls "Nutritionism" (over-reliance on experts). I'm impressed. He gives simple, good advice about what to eat and what to avoid.
To summarize: don't trust the experts (yet), trust human culture. Eat the way people have traditionally eaten (not unlike the message of Kingsolver's book). His advice is summarized in seven words he considered as a title for his new book:
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
Other suggestions from Pollan's talk:
- Don't eat any food that your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.
- Shop the perimeter of the grocery store, that's where the real food is.
- Stay out of the middle, where the heavily processed food-like substances are.
- Don't get your food where your car does.
- Eat slowly.
You can watch Pollan's talk here. It's an hour long but worth it. I watched while I did odds and ends of other tasks, and stopped frequently to pay closer attention.
In addition to giving good advice, he explains why healthy food costs more, and why it's important that those of us who can afford to, "vote with our forks" by patronizing farmers' markets, buying organic, locally grown food, etc.
And in case all this sounds too serious for you, don't worry. He has a great sense of humor. Skip Dancing with the Stars tonight and watch this talk.
What are you eating these days? Have you read Pollan's book? Add a comment and/or read others by clicking below.
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