Spinach Isn't Bad Either

As a child I never understood people's abject hatred towards spinach. It was a lovely green vegetable filled with a plethora of health properties and a distinctive taste. This most likely stemmed from my Iranian upbringing; spinach is oddly enough a staple of Persian cuisine where it in a combination stew of meat, herbs, and legumes as a common meal. Fast forward a decade and a half and imagine my happy surprise when I learned of a certain eatery named Subway offering it upon their sandwiches. I was delighted. And that brings us to earlier today, as I sat at work, eating a tuna sub with spinach amongst other things on it.

It was then, after much debate and deliberation, that I came to the conclusion that this blog should not die. Let's back up for a second. This blog effectively died upon my entrance into college after being born for mere months. And as every terrible father should, I was ashamed about it. I also realized that I did wish to continue writing. For a short period of time, I wrote for a tech blog but to call what I did as publishing “articles” or even “posts” is a horrible lie. Instead the editor had me write 150 word blurbs on the specs of every mediocre notebook and netbook that had a press release. Writing on other matters was discouraged, because apparently discussing the Great Firewall of China does not earn as much ad money as listing permutations in processor speeds of the new 13” and 15” MSI Wind laptops.

So what is a bored college student to do? I suppose go on Facebook and stalk his friends or look up funny pictures on Reddit and 9Gag. I resist falling so low, so instead I wondered about starting a new writing venture. I looked at Wordpress and Tumblr, both enticing options, but in the end I felt dirty making what would actually have been the fourth blog I have helped author. (Don't bother looking for the first, it has long been banished to the deep recesses of Blogger's abyss) Also, after the Red Rebellion of 2010 (I find it ironic that the Tea Partiers are the same color as those Bolsheviks that they constantly fear), I realized that the world needs an Arugula Eater more than ever. And after speaking to my compatriots in cyberspace, I have decided to take up the mantle once again.

Fear not my fellow brethren of the Interwebs. I shall descend into the Chasm of Crazy and enter their Fortress of Silliness. Trolls in the form of the press, pundit, and politician should best fact check their statements, because such foolish foolishness shall not be tolerated by me. I am the one, the only, the true Arugula Eater. And I have returned.