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Partial Foods and a Whole Lot more

I am not gaga about organic. If past blogs are any indication I think I will stick to what sticks .. to my gut that is. I am not entirely sure how the organic food movement got started (using 'movement' is actually comical when food is involved in the same sentence) but it surely has a lot of followers. Among the grocers that stock their shelves with this biodegradable mass (as compared to other grocers that sell all the inorganic stuff) there are some with quirky names like 'Whole Foods'. I mean what is the Whole story here? Am I for one eating partial foods? I would much rather eat a bunch of partials to make up my meal than a whole of something. Wouldn't you agree? I mean it should get pretty boring with the whole idea of getting a whole meal or else? I am not even sure that is the whole truth. I mean with prices that are substantially higher than the non Whole variety I am not sure if the whole paycheck will last to get the whole thing home. Then there is the questionable design of their parking lots. They seem to be designed for folks to come on a bicycle and if not you end up taking more than one stall. I don't drive an army surplus vehicle or one of those utilities titled after the great American Mountains (e.g. Yukon and Denali) but a smallish sedan and still have to worry about my side mirrors (yes I use those things) not taking out somebody else's. So while not adopting a 'Holier than Thou' attitude I think there is quite a LOT to be deisred from a less than WHOLEsome experience!
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  1. RajendraApril 24, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    The whole thing is that ke bhaiya sabse bada rupiah..someone's making a whole lot more, no?

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