The Stream of Zeus & That Sucking Sound
Another day of dog ball heat here in WPA. This now makes 3 hot days this summer and 2 days in row. I would use the term "heat wave", but it's currently raining (surprise, eh?) harder than the exit stream of mighty Zeus himself, and temps are to be back in the 70s tomorrow, so me thinks I can shelve my fears of turning to steamy pile of dog feecus anytime soon. (Edit: the storm is pretty much over and streams of sun are shining through the darkness. Looks UBER cool. Still looks like Zeus might dick slap us again soon though).
Yes, the plans to melt into a pile of dog doo can be shelved, but that doesn't mean that I didn't FEEL like a pile of dog doo during my road ride today. The heat and humidity were brutal, even at 9 a.m.. I felt like I was riding with a glue filled Zip-Loc bag over my head (NOT that I would know what that feels like). Damn, I was spent by the end. Lets just say it was a three bottle ride, and I had two. It felt good though. Or at least as good as near dehydration can feel.
That sucking sound....
By "sucking sound" I do not mean the groans, vurps, and grunts I make during a bonk as I race my way to a mid pack at best finish, or sounds emanating from a computer, with a fast download speeds and fresh "content". I mean the audible sound of me being ssssssssssssssucked into the book I'm currently reading.
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, has sucked me in hard. The books been out for a while, but I just never got around to reading it. I won't get completely into the book or anything, this is a bike blog (sadly), not a book club, many of you have surely read it, and I'm only 1/4 of the way through it. For me it sort of picked up where books like Fast Food Nation and movies like Super Size Me ended, but with a deeper look at the "hows, whys, and what the f*cks?" of what we eat and don't eat here in America.Anxious get further into it. Also anxious to read Pollan's more recent In Defense Of Food. But I gotta get this one done first. Which given my attention span (even though I sucked in) could take me 3 months.
I guess I should to try to go squeeze a few pages in before I get distracted by shiny lights or cartoons or something.
Later.
posted by Jason @ 8:13 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
great book. I like the way that he looks at food and the way that it is produced.
I hear that sucking sound on almost all of my rides these days.
Harp, Makes you look at just what you're eating a little differently, and take a little more joy out of using fresher ingredients (IMHO).
Rick, I hear you brother, getting a little tired of the sucking sound. I'm sure we will both (or at least you) bounce back.
Yeah, I really need to get that book. It'll probably change my life for the better.
Omnivore's Dilemma was pretty good. I got a little bored with it by the time I got to the last section, but yeah, mostly good stuff.
You should try to see Food, Inc. somewhere, although I'm not sure if it's still playing anywhere around here. Pollan and Schlosser. It's not perfect, either, but if it gets people thinking a little more than they do now, it's still okay.
Alan,
Yeah, I want to see that! I think that any time a movie/book/paper can get folks thinking about what the f*ck they are eating, that's a good thing. I can see where I or anyone could get bored with parts of Ominovre's Dilemma, but so far I am enjoying it.
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