Clutter, and Michael Pollan on food

The daily junk removal habit has gone well so far, except yesterday morning. I left for work in a hurry, didn't even see the little picture by the doorknob, and simply forgot. It's not really a big deal, just a reminder why my place gets so cluttered in the first place: distraction. This is a good habit for me to work on, because most days it comes to mind before I reach the door.

A nice thing about our dumpster is, it is well scavenged. If I think something might be valuable to anyone, I put it down beside and it disappears within 24 hours. So I don't need to worry about where to donate stuff.

On another theme of change, I've been reading about food and diet. Specifically, Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food. He has attracted controversy for criticizing the food and health industries in this and his previous book, The Omnivore's Dilemma. His ideas resonate with some of my concerns, and increase my resolve to change the way I eat. Has anyone else read Pollan? What did you think? I will post something more substantial at speedriverjourn when I finish the book.