The Ink-Pot and the Palette

Better when I do and crazier when I don't is about the best reason for doing ANYTHING that I can think of. It applies to by bike-riding, and to the way I eat, and to most of the creative things I do in my non-work time--the things that practical, hardheaded people might say are a waste of time.

Another aspect to this question that I didn't get into in my post, but that fascinates me, is that of our tainted food supply. It's a huge and separate issue, but I have to wonder: if we exercise consistently over a long period and our body weight doesn't "normalize" (whatever that is), then is it fair to ask whether our western diet has altered our metabolisms? The food-supply documentaries I've seen/read ("King Corn," "Food, Inc.," The Omnivore's Dilemma) all at least hint at that concern. It seems a valid question.