Friday, August 29, 2014
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Anyone who loves their pets will, I
think, appreciate "Lessons from Loving and
Losing a Pet." As usual, Karen Swallow Prior, the author,
shows good theological sense combined with humane sensibilities.
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Ice water dousing is all the rage
recently in an effort to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS)—AKA, Lou Gehrig's disease. However, I found this rehearsal of Gehrig's
discovery of the disease a more moving reminder of what this
disease takes from its victims.
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I've found myself often unsympathetic to
President Obama's policies and decisions. Except this one: his habit of
playing golf regularly. The man shows true wisdom here! And some humility, according to Michael Brendan
Dougherty.
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What, evolutionarily speaking, is best
for us to eat and not eat? What did cavemen actually eat? Is that diet really
best for us, or was it one reason they died so young? I don't know, but I do
like the paleo diet—lots of meat and vegetables I happen to love. National
Geographic looks at what a paleo diet might have
actually looked like. (I'll take the modern version, thank you
very much.)
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So asks the subtitle of a delightful article
suggested by a faithful GR reader (thanks Elissa!). Contra the previous link,
this article is little interested in the health benefits as it maps and
argues for an official sweet for each state of the Union. Brownies, for
example, go to Illinois because they made their debut at the Chicago World's
Fair in 1893. Then again, s'mores go to Montana not because they were
invented there, but because "Montana is one of the best hiking
destination in the country." Best news of all: "Even if your state
didn't get your favorite dessert, you're still allowed to eat it."
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Until
next week, grace and peace,
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