I have attempted to read books written by politicians before, usually without much success. Even being a politically active and aware person cannot make up for the dryness and empty rhetoric which quickly loses my attention. So, I was not sure what to expect from Barack Obama’s “Dreams from my Father.” As a Hillary voter, …
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Organic | The Omnivore’s Dilemma
“When you can eat just about anything nature has to offer,” Michael Pollan writes in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, “deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety.” Nothing has made me think longer and harder about my food choices than this book by Michael Pollan. Focusing on the U.S.’s “national eating disorder” and attempting to …
Of Stage and Screen
Continuing with yesterday’s theme of cold and dark, I have seen a lot of movies lately. Milk was brilliant. I first heard about Harvey Milk a long time ago while reading Randy Shilt’s And the Band Played On, and was moved to see a film made about the social change Milk created. The entire cast …
Shutterbug
I have a new toy. It is called the Nikon D40. Everything I have read so far says it is a great SLR camera for beginners who know nothing about photography. Yeah, that would be me. So, as I am wont to do when I am beginning from scratch, I am making my way through …