I’ve done a podcast on learning about food after the whole heart incident — virtually nothing I learned was good. While I’ve learned to eat much healthier fare than I did before (and lovely Carol has learned to fix dishes that are both wonderfully healthy and delightfully tasty), there’s always a battle between eating the things you’ve learned to love and eating the things you’ve learned are good for you.

Judith Woodburn has written a wistful look at the dilemma, A Time in Life for Pie and Beer, in the New York Times. She talks about the issue from the caregiver’s point of view, but there’s a lot in the piece that I recognize. I’m not in the shape her father was, and I can afford much more balance in life, but recognizing that our food culture puts us in a bit of a fix — and that food is far more than simple fuel in our society — is a critical part of learning to keep the things you put in your mouth from killing you.

Thanks to Instapundit for the pointer — Glenn is always good for thought-provoking links.

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A new toy and a new blogging tool…I’m writing this entry on my new iPhone. To be honest, the $99 price got to me, along with the demise of my old Blackjack. Now, to see about jailbreaking the new phone and working on that tethering app for the MacBook.

Until then, though, this is just about as cool as I can stand for a Friday afternoon…

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