Ok Folks, if you havent heard of it, you really must check out an Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. I am about halfway through and it is a fabulous read. If you have any interest in where your food comes from and what the term "organic" means in today's world then this is a must read book. It may set you back a few bucks, its new and as far as I know available only in hardcover at the moment, but it is well worth the money.

Also by Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire, another great bo... read more

Hi All I usually dont write these things, in fact, this will be my first foray into internet blogging. However, I have been distrracted lately by thoughts of the future and I feel the need to put them into words. As some of you may know and most of you do not, I will be starting graduate school in September. The sunny southern state of NOrth Carolina is not my first choice of places to live but I cannot pass up the opportunity to participate in a very good program learning more about a subj... read more