A reader asked me to “share what a few days’ worth of eating has been for you.”
Glad to. I’ve been pondering diet for years. And I’ve concluded that our approach to food must be deliberate. Thoughtful. Mindful. The way you would move on patrol behind enemy lines – because the environment is clearly risky — or how you would step through a minefield.
Nearly naked, I placed one foot onto the smooth rubber mat, my mind ringing with Edward Abbey’s war-cry, obey little, resist much! Abbey was the bestselling author who advocated for protecting wilderness from commercial exploitation, if necessary by sabotage (he called it “monkey-wrenching”).
Instantly the automatic door swept aside, and I entered the supermarket, the tiles slick and cool underfoot. I noticed the specials (two pints of blueberries for $5) and the surprise on the faces of some of my fellow-shoppers – evident in a subtle downward flicker of the eyes — as they confirmed that I’d violated an unwritten moral code. Honestly, people are mostly cool with it. But not always. Continue reading “Supermarket Hippie”
The Long Brown Path 