Jul 20
Michael Prejean, friend of Peaceful Prairie, has apprised me of a dire need for funds for the animals at the sanctuary. The amount needed is $4,000. Michael generously offered to match $500, and I have donated the first $500, so…
Jul 19
Deb and Kenneth tagged me with a meme, and I must first post the rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who…
Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons and “Bad Newz Kennels” has been indicted on charges of “sponsoring a dogfighting operation so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged or shot.” In one incident…
I’m delighted to announce that “Aged out-Kicked out” has made it to the Top 25 in The Members Project competition! If it makes it to the Top 5, this could mean enormous exposure for the plight of former foster youth…
Jul 17
Our photo today is of Starsky, the muscovy duck, and no, there’s no Hutch. I’m not even sure why he’s Starsky. The other 20 or so muscovies I befriended at my previous home, which was on a lake, were given…
Ron from Ashland, Oregon happen to write me the day after I had a terrible dining experience at P.F. Chang’s, which is quite vegan friendly and has some great wines. I ordered the always-tasty Ma Pa Tofu, Dave ordered the…
Jul 15
I haven’t called something a Gray Matter for a while, though I’ve had plenty of them. Here’s another. Dairy Queen now has a vegan treat. Like the BK Veggie (let’s assume it’s vegan–I have no idea and have read conflicting…
Jul 14
In the interest of full disclosure (and some say I disclose too much), until recently I had only the most basic knowledge of freeganism. Peter Singer and Jim Mason introduced me to the idea in The Way We Eat: Why…
Foster kids are abandoned twice: First by their parents, then by the system designed to raise them. But when they turn 18, we have one last chance to parent them and give them the skills necessary to save their lives…
Jul 12
As we all now know, John Mackey was posting on Yahoo Finance’s bulletin board as Rahodeb for seven years, “championing his company’s stock and occasionally blasting a rival,” according to Andrew Martin of the New York Times. The rival is…
Jul 11
There was an interesting comment on my post, “The Eco-Kosher Movement Has a Conscience?” which is about kosher happy meat. Commenter Jim wrote: “I think the main obstacle your movement faces is that nonhuman animals taste so damn good.” And…
Jul 10
Our photo today is of Emily Fokker Loder, our kitty who has Feline Infectious Peritonitis, or FIP. FIP comes in two forms the effusive or wet form, which is the one that she has, marked by pot-bellied appearance that’s the…
Jul 9
A stunning discovery was revealed at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology’s annual meeting: stress affects the female ovulatory cycle. Did the rigorous research that led to this amazing conclusion involve, I don’t know, asking any human female…
Jul 8
I did a blogger interview, as many of you probably have, but I’m not sure of the business model behind the deal. Go to www.bloginterviewer.com to check it out. You can rate your favorite blogs, which is sort of weird,…
Jul 7
If you’re already annoyed for any reason, I advise not reading “Eco-Kosher Movement Aims to Heed Tradition, Conscience,” by Alan Cooperman in today’s Washington Post. Net message: a kosher vegetarian woman, Devora Kimelman-Block, is “leading this meat thing,” which is…
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