I thank Thee, Mammon. I thank Thee because Thou hast bequeathed upon me such fecundity and blessing, And all Thou hast asked in return Is my time, my freedom, and my soul. ~ I praise Thee, Mammon. I praise Thee because Thou makest possible The accumulation and consumption of innumerable shiny, new, and useless […]
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Good Friday and Other Misconceptions
By Amanda They (whoever “they” are) say that writing a book is a labor of love. Well, it’s labor. Having birthed two kids, there’s really no part of labor that I enjoyed. I know women who refuse drugs because they want to experience “the most quintessential female experience.” Ummm, I’ll take the drugs. On April […]
The War of the Worldviews
I have been thinking lately about the issue of integrated, holistic living. What I mean by this is the idea that one’s life could or should reflect a worldview that is internally consistent and all-encompassing. For example, I explained recently that I am trying to move my eating habits in a more whole-foods, vegan direction. […]
The Art of Asking
By Amanda I have a special place in my heart for heretics and oddballs, misfits and malcontents. Always have. I remember the first time I saw the movie Joan of Arc, I thought she was amazing, not necessarily because I thought she was right, but because she thought she was right and at the very […]
Eating the Food that Your Food Eats
Lately I have been thinking a lot about food. I’m about halfway through Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, in which the author argues that “Nutritionism” has taught us to be rather reductionistic about how we think about the whole eating thing. We think too much about nutrients like fats, carbs, and proteins, with actual food […]