As I'm sitting here preparing to head to bed and wishing autumn wasn't finished yet (but it is), I thought I would post some pictures of our visit to the pumpkin farm. This was a great day and one of the things I love the most about Wisconsin!
Do you think President-Elect Obama would consider Michael Pollan for Secretary of Agriculture? Now that would be a good change. The reason I'm pondering this is that I finally had time to read the open letter Mr. Pollan wrote to the president-elect in the NY Times three weeks ago (here's the link).
If you ever wanted to truly understand the various food chains of the American food system, I would encourage you to read The Omnivore's Dilemma, which he wrote a few years ago. His most recent book (also great) is In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, which provides more everyday use info. Both are most likely available through your local library, and while I don't agree with his every point, it's about as practical and logical as I've found so far.
Hannah was a UT Cheerleader for Halloween. You know you still love her, Uncle Jason ;0). She was too, too cute. Unfortunately, it did not bring the Longhorns good luck this weekend. In fact, I think some trick-or-treaters took their uniforms and went to play the game for them Saturday night. Oh well...that's life. We're still #4 in the nation.
Enjoy the Hannah pics &
Hook 'Em Horns!
