daily bread

i woke up this morning to a radio interview of dave dahl of "dave's killer bread". he shared about how his teenage depression spiralled into a life of drugs and, eventually, crime. "i wasn't a very gifted criminal," he joked, "i got caught, i did a lot of time...and eventually i started playing guitar, working out in the jail yard, yeah, actually starting to like myself." after 15 years in prison, he went back to the family bakery business.

i just happened to have a loaf of his bread in my kitchen, a fitting toast to start the day. the name of one of his recipes is called "good seed" and, as he explains, "after seeing what i've seen and the negativity of it all, i just want to spread good seed, you know?" their company is booming and even goes as far as to hire ex-cons. more of his story is available at http://www.daveskillerbread.com/.