Granularity and Scale

When we think about nutrition, it’s common to bring up different vitamins and minerals and macronutrients. When we think about food, we think about special dishes and restaurant menus or cooking with and for loved ones.

When we think about language, it’s common to bring up vocabulary and grammar, perhaps some idioms or intricate rules. When we think about conversation or literature, we think about jokes, heartfelt exchanges, difficult times and amazing tales.

When we think about exercise, it’s common to bring up set/rep schemes and programming, anatomy and physiology. When we think about play or adventure, we think about effort and weather and the stories that follow from accidents—both happy and unhappy.

When does nutrition become food? When does language become conversation? When does exercise become adventure?

And how would we quantify the elements of talking about the Sandhill Cranes we unexpectedly happened upon during a long walk through the Arboretum this morning over a cup of coffee?