Comments on: Academic Alacrity http://jloeats.com/2009/11/05/academic-alacrity/ I live to eat and eat to live, so let's talk about it! Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:11:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: simon http://jloeats.com/2009/11/05/academic-alacrity/comment-page-1/#comment-65 simon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:27 +0000 http://jloeats.com/?p=220#comment-65 As fat as he's gotten, I actually think Jaime Oliver has done some good work in promoting a sustainable and healthy diet -- particularly for children. His latest "pay it forward" idea is equally laudable, I hope he continues his campaigns. I will concede that there is a fine line between hopeful and naive, but don't let anyone ever tell you it's dangerous to straddle it. I think for you the reality checks would come in making sure you yourself stay in touch with the needs of marginalized society and not veering too tangentially into food theories or concepts without practical application to back it up. In the end though, determination and passion are what make the world go 'round. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. As fat as he’s gotten, I actually think Jaime Oliver has done some good work in promoting a sustainable and healthy diet — particularly for children. His latest “pay it forward” idea is equally laudable, I hope he continues his campaigns.

I will concede that there is a fine line between hopeful and naive, but don’t let anyone ever tell you it’s dangerous to straddle it. I think for you the reality checks would come in making sure you yourself stay in touch with the needs of marginalized society and not veering too tangentially into food theories or concepts without practical application to back it up.

In the end though, determination and passion are what make the world go ’round. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

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