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Young & HungryIf you can't take the heat, get outta the kitchen! |
| 26 October |
In our modern day society technology and mass production has, perhaps, made food too “fast” and readily available. Gone are the days when people ate to fill a need, an actual hunger; we now eat to fill our desires, mostly emotional. I am guilty as charged, but a recent trip to Aspen Colorado reminded me that the food we eat serves a purpose. It’s our bodies’ fuel, without which we cannot “run” or sit at our desks all day, be it as it may…
I watch in wonder as my more athletic friends strive to obtain the correct protein to carb ratio for their big run, opting myself for a different sort of carb load, that will remain undisclosed, for my own ammo… The fuel we “pump” into ourselves, however, should match energy expended and it should be composed of the proper nutrients necessary to maintain good health. It’s quite simple really. This is not to say that I will cease to dine out for the pleasure associated with old friends and new tastes, and it’s certainly not to say that I will stop overindulging for curiosities sake. But I do hope to take with me a big dose of organic, farm fresh, 6 grain, Rocky Mountain wisdom and remember that when the need is unavoidable, as it is for these extreme athletes, you will and must adhere.
| 27 August |
Today’s topic is unrequited love and the act of giving love freely no matter what the rate of return. I challenge you to ask yourself if true love includes expectations? Does the real deal love come with circumstances and qualifiers? Does it go away if it’s not equally reciprocated, or if it’s not tested, held in court or over the other person’s head? And does it not exist if you don’t say it? If you don’t share it? What’s the point of stifled love left to tarnish and mold until it is no good to anybody, especially the beholder. Love is not a business case my friends, you cannot keep a neat and balanced scorecard with internal and external performance measures and strategies. We are too calculating. Love is messy, it requires paper towels, it is constantly tipping the scale and is not always equally embraced.
This is a concept that has been debated amongst friends as of late, but let us take a minute to turn this theory to something besides the opposite sex. There are other things we love dearly without having to cross the line into the realm of animism and objectum sexuality*… People love sports, diamonds, cars, cities, Twinkies, grill pans and I imagine there’s somebody out there that loves just about everything you can think of, stinky tofu included. And, not all things are loving beings, despite what the animists say. So why can’t we get the same joy from loving people unconditionally that we do from, say, a get away to New York City?
Katy and I generally spend at least a month planning our yearly girls’ weekend trip North. We waste idle hours anxiously anticipating the sights, sounds, and tastes of the city that never sleeps. Upon arrival, lists of carefully researched boutiques, candy shops, ethnic finds, and itineraries are practically burning holes through our favorite designer purses and hours later the rickety cobblestones are burning holes through our flip flopped feet.
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