Which was more difficult: following Biblical rules about food, or physical appearance?
I’d have to say physical appearance, though really the Bible changed everything in my life: the way I dressed, the way I ate, the way I talked, the way I touched my wife. By the end I had a huge beard, it was really quite alarming in terms of volume, because the Bible says not to trim the edges of your beard. I got at least three ZZ Top jokes a week. The Bible also says, “Let oil not be lacking on your head,” so I put a dab of olive oil on my hair every morning. Biblically speaking, your clothing should not have mixed fibres, so I hired this fascinating man, an Orthodox Jew, to come inspect my wardrobe with a microscope and a bunch of tools to be sure none of my clothes mixed wool and linen. It turned out that the suit I’d worn to my wedding did have mixed fibres, so I couldn’t wear it for a year, which is a bigger deal than you might think because it was also my only suit. The other thing is that the Bible says to attach tassels to the four corners of your clothing; the purpose is to
