{"id":198,"date":"2010-01-28T20:35:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T04:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katherinemalmo.com\/blog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2010-03-09T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:21:08","slug":"can-i-get-a-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katherinemalmo.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/28\/can-i-get-a-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Get a Cleanup?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whole Foods is pretty<\/p><\/div>\n

I love shopping at Whole Foods. I can get everything there. I mean everything<\/em> \u2013 buffalo meat, gluten-free bread, almond milk, kohlrabi, sunchokes and fresh aloe leaves.<\/p>\n

I was in there just the other day to buy a box of my favorite protein bars. My mission was meant to be quick \u2013 in and out. But I have to walk though produce and the produce is just so\u2026 gorgeous. I have to buy just a few of these heirloom navel oranges that look and smell so good. Then there are the fuji apples, my favorite, I get a few of those too. And the meat section… They actually have buffalo cuts \u2013 all the time. The cheese? Don\u2019t even get me started on the cheese. It\u2019s just so\u2026 decadent. Just stepping into the store feels like a treat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I read an article about the Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey who posed anonymously (as Rahodeb, a variation on his wife\u2019s name) in the Yahoo Finance group for, like, seven years. Actually, the piece I read wasn\u2019t really an article; it was more of a compilation — the greatest hits of his Yahoo posts. He wrote glowing reports of his work as Whole Food CEO and criticized the business model and management of Wild Oats, a competitor and business he later purchased. At one point he commented that he thought his own haircut looked \u201ccute.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He\u2019s back in the news again because he wrote an op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> where he questions an individual\u2019s right to health care. \u201cA careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reveal any intrinsic right to health care, food or shelter. That’s because there isn’t any. This “right” has never existed in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently, I read this Mackey profile in the New Yorker<\/em> <\/a>. (Are you impressed by my publication name-dropping? I don\u2019t ever read People Magazine, no sir, or watch Project Runway. What what? Did someone say Project Runway? Where?) Anyway, the\u00a0piece included many of his most famous quotes (like the ones below) and even printed a few new stunners.<\/p>\n

In the early 80\u2019s Mackay told a reporter, \u201cThe Union is like having herpes. It doesn\u2019t kill you, but it\u2019s unpleasant and inconvenient, and it stops a lot of people from becoming your lover.\u201d<\/p>\n

And how about this little gem about global warming\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026as he put it, \u2018no scientific consensus exists\u2019 regarding the cause of climate change; he added with a candor you could call bold or reckless, that it would be a pity to allow \u2018hysteria about global warming\u2019 to cause us \u2018to raise taxes and in turn lower our standard of living and lead to an increase in poverty\u2019\u2026 He also said, \u2018Historically, prosperity tends to correlate to warmer temperatures.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Excuse me Mackey, can I get some assistance over here on aisle shut-the-hell-up?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not foolish enough to think that everyone agrees on healthcare reform, unions or global warming, but will someone stop this dude from ruining his perfectly lovely store? Some of us organic-loving hysterical mommies are steadfast, earnest types who have to do what we believe is right for our families and our babies.<\/p>\n

So, now what? This is the part of the post where I\u2019m supposed to get to my point. Should I say that we shouldn\u2019t shop there? That we should take our money elsewhere? Yes! I feel like I should<\/em> say that. But, how do I really feel?<\/p>\n

Meh (shoulder shrug).<\/p>\n

See, those heirloom navel oranges were really super-good. I mean\u00a0super<\/em> good. I think I might be in love with them. It’s clouding my judgement. Crumbling my resolve.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Do we need to banish Whole Foods? Where do you shop and why?<\/p>\n

I have a lot to say on this topic. There will be more\u00a0very soon. Stay tuned\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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