Well, my post about Jonathan Safran Foer’s book yesterday got quite a response! Thanks for all the varied comments and perspectives. I just want to emphasize in case it got missed in what is an issue that goes right to who we are and how we live our lives, that JSF (and myself) are not about demanding everyone become vegetarian/vegan. The book is about what it means to eat animals and the goal is for everyone, including those who do not eat meat, to be aware of where our food comes from and the consequences of our food choices. Because the food we eat doesn’t just affect us, the person who is eating it. The consequences of industrial animal farming as it is practiced in the United States are far reaching (as is a good deal of industrial agricultural farming). It is important for all of us to educate ourselves so that we can make informed decisions.
But it’s Friday. It’s been a long week for me. Has it been a long week for you? How about a little geeky silliness? How many things can you check off on this Geek to-do list? I can check off 9 1/2. The half is the how to survive a zombie attack. I’m not sure about that one but I do know How to Survive a Robot Uprising for which I think I should get more geek cred than zombies. If some of the things on the list had you baffled, you can find a few of the answers here. And if you are a total geek or want to to be able to call out your geek friends, be sure to review the top 10 geek sins that will get your geek card revoked.
And while we are on the subject of geeks, if there are any rock and roll librarians out there the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is looking for a public services librarian.
Rock on!
Cool Geek to-do list… I don’t have 91/2 but quite a few. Anyway, I just want to draw your attention to no. 1. Do you know the official Star Trek Capital of Canada is right here in our province Alberta? Yes, we have a town named Vulcan, and this April Leonard Nimoy came home to grant the official title. How geek is that! So, for your Friday fantasy, click here to view the clip:
http://www.vulcantourism.com/
My score fluctuates radically depending on whether “geek” means strictly comic-reading Trekkie computer programmers or whether it can also mean bookish knitting Harry Potter fans. However, I commit at least two of the geeky sins on a regular basis, so things are looking dire for me, I’m afraid.
Couldn’t agree more that we all need good information to make sensible choices. And I also think it’s been a long week!!!!
I very much enjoyed reading your post and the comments–you created a very spirited discussion!
Like Litlove I’m all for being informed–it is very good to know about where our food comes from and how our choices affect ourselves and others! Have a great weekend!
…oops, should say your previous post… (and this post, too).
Having an already restricted diet due to a chronic health condition, going vegetarian or vegan would be more than I could (would want to, really) manage BUT I totally agree that we should know as much as possible so that we can make good decisions. On our recent flight to Hong Kong we had to get the “silly” bus at Sydney airport around from the domestic to the international terminal. I was horrified to see large wooden crates – stacked two or three high – full of live goats. They were waiting to be loaded onto a plane. THAT was really eye-opening and very distressing.
As for geekiness. I fail. I can only manage a couple. I suspect I’d do better on the nerdiness stakes
I committed no geek sin, but I score quite low on the geek test. Where does that put me? May I be a semi-geek? Hope you had a great weekend anyway!
Arti, I had no idea there was a town named Vulcan in Canada! It looks like geek paradise. Perhaps someday I will plan a vacation there during VulCon/Spock Days week. How fun would that be?
Emily, I think geek can be very broadly defined but it sounds like your creds may be in danger if you regularly commit some of those geek sins
Litlove, I hope you long week had a lovely weekend to make things better.
Danielle, thanks! It did get rather spirited didn’t it? I told a friend the other day that life is a perpetual continuing education course. I think if it weren’t things would get pretty dull pretty fast.
whisperinggums, dietary restrictions on top of being vegetarian/vegan can make life terrbily difficult. I can’t imagine how hard it would be if I were allergic to soy or, heaven forbid, nuts. As for geekiness, I think geeks and nerds are like two peas in a pod
Daniel H. Wilson is my cousin’s husband… thus, I was very happy to see your link to his page, lol. And you’re totally right, that should give you more street cred than zombies.:)