Is the Devil in the Details?

I've heard it said both ways: God is in the details. The Devil is in the details. One thing I've certainly noticed is that somehow most of us walk around as if we are exempt from the details.

This blog is meant to explore some of the details most of us take for granted every day. From knowing where my water comes from ( I think it's a reservoir not far from here, but I'm not sure) to the logic behind the color of my cold medication, I want to stop consciously and recognize the effort that goes into making most of my life a seamless walk.

We buy chicken cut up, mashed into styrofoam containers and wrapped in clear plastic with little regard for the process that got it from egg to store freezer. The fact that it was once a breathing living creature escapes most of us. We care about the price per pound. But there is another cost that we don't really think about--and I'm not just talking about animal rights.

Did you ever stop to think about the people, machines, labor, transportation, inventions, inspections and time it took to make it possible for you to toss that three pound package of chicken into your cart?

Don't know why I picked chicken. It could be anything from tofu to Oreos.

I'd like to explore consumerism and how unconscious it has become in this blog. I'd like to understand why some people seem to rely on others to handle the details in their lives without understanding the levels of coordination and work it takes for people to have a peaceful, easy and workable existence.

I guess that understanding the Details = Consciousness. Or at least an approach to it. I'll try not to wander too much from topic to topic, but sometimes, straying off the sidewalk leads to some interesting exploration.

Or poison ivy. Or mad dogs and Englishmen.