Comments on: Chi-town http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:47:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/comment-page-1/#comment-7763 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 14:37:30 +0000 http://www.sighclub.com/?p=1671#comment-7763 I think my anxiety was mostly about getting checked in and everything, not about actually flying. I think my anxiety was mostly about getting checked in and everything, not about actually flying.

]]> By: kristen http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/comment-page-1/#comment-4616 kristen Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.sighclub.com/?p=1671#comment-4616 I think my anxiety was mostly about getting checked in and everything, not about actually flying. I think my anxiety was mostly about getting checked in and everything, not about actually flying.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/comment-page-1/#comment-4526 Maggie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:49:03 +0000 http://www.sighclub.com/?p=1671#comment-4526 Hi Kristin! I recommend you skip In Defense of Food. Was mostly a rehashing of the content of Omnivore's Dilemma, and not nearly as interesting. I also recommend Atavan/Lorazepam for the plane. Just takes the edge off, ever so much, and leaves you coherent enough to function four hours later. Hi Kristin! I recommend you skip In Defense of Food. Was mostly a rehashing of the content of Omnivore’s Dilemma, and not nearly as interesting.

I also recommend Atavan/Lorazepam for the plane. Just takes the edge off, ever so much, and leaves you coherent enough to function four hours later.

]]> By: Brittnie http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/comment-page-1/#comment-4525 Brittnie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:28:40 +0000 http://www.sighclub.com/?p=1671#comment-4525 Have fun! Sell those books! Have fun! Sell those books!

]]> By: David Long http://www.sighclub.com/2009/01/14/chi-town/comment-page-1/#comment-4522 David Long Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.sighclub.com/?p=1671#comment-4522 My strongest recommendation for the Pollan books. If you want a quick intro to the thesis, here's a concise Times editorial / moral tale he wrote a bit back, which curiously ties all of the above 'next book' choices together: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?em Cautionary note, there's a lot in Pollan about Jeffersonian-style 'yeoman farming' kinda stuff - which is most interesting if you're open to the idea of growing some of your own food. Oddly, a bunch of my work colleagues are at that conference (my research job which pays for my Ph.D. is a NCLB literacy project). My strongest recommendation for the Pollan books. If you want a quick intro to the thesis, here’s a concise Times editorial / moral tale he wrote a bit back, which curiously ties all of the above ‘next book’ choices together:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?em

Cautionary note, there’s a lot in Pollan about Jeffersonian-style ‘yeoman farming’ kinda stuff – which is most interesting if you’re open to the idea of growing some of your own food.

Oddly, a bunch of my work colleagues are at that conference (my research job which pays for my Ph.D. is a NCLB literacy project).

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