Oct 16
I’ve been wondering whether vegans and animal rights activists were similar in many ways as children. If we all took the Myers-Briggs, for example, would there be some part that we’d have in common (let’s find out–take the quiz)? I’m…
Oct 15
I didn’t want to watch Oprah’s show on Proposition 2 because it was obvious what direction it was going to go in: happy meat. But I felt obligated, as I do have a certain amount of suburban housewives in my…
Oct 14
Yet another embarrassing scandal has come out of the Sunshine State, and this one affects me because it affects greyhounds. Remember when Florida congressman Mark Foley (R) resigned after being outted (!) for sending sexually explicit text messages to pages?…
For a handful of years, I have bought sweaters from Eileen Fisher. She has a variety of thin cotton sweaters that are perfect for Florida, they fit me, the company is privately-owned by Eileen Fisher and offers yoga and massage…
Oct 12
Yesterday, I cheekily commented that Mississippi is the Most Obese State therefore there probably aren’t a lot of vegans there. And I bet that’s true (compared to Portland, and the actual topic was support for vegans, and I’d bet my…
Oct 11
Too bad it’s not Monday. Melange Monday. I think that’s my new series, and here’s a preview . . . The New York Times editorial board says some of what we’ve all been saying (the wtf? part) this morning regarding…
Oct 10
When I was talking with a journalist from The Christian Science Monitor a couple of days ago, I emphasized the need for humane education and financial literacy in schools. These are not instincts. Any day of the week I can…
Oct 9
Welcome to The Twilight Zone, otherwise known as The Sunshine State . . . Florida. Just north of me last week, three lovely young gentlemen (Caleb Smith, 21; John Richmond, 18; and Anthony Strickland, 26) were out for a night…
Oct 8
What I failed to mention yesterday is that Naomi Wolf’s Give Me Liberty is structured in three parts: Part I: What is “America”? Not a Country, a State of Mind (which includes that “Freedom is Intended as a Challenge,” and…
Oct 7
After the Seligman debacle I was thrilled to read Naomi Wolf’s Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries (still not done with Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine as it was in Florida and I was in NYC), particularly because…
Oct 6
Next month, Massachusetts voters will get yet another chance to ban greyhound racing in their state. The last election (in 2000) was very close, with the dogs losing and sentenced to further boredom and loneliness, living in kennels, combined with…
Oct 5
There have been more than a handful of instances when readers felt a desperation in my tone. And I do think it’s there, but I think it pertains more to my feeling that the masses don’t appear to be going…
Oct 4
I was so busy trying to get beyond Seligman’s torture of dogs and rats that I neglected to mention something important yesterday. Seligman is a self-proclaimed pessimist, which in a way makes the following easy to understand: “A corollary of…
Oct 3
I was packing to leave town and had Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine with my luggage. I’ve been reading it for months and I’m finally close to finished. My husband provided me with a dare of sorts: “Read something positive…
Oct 3
I’ve been in NYC, with practically every moment scheduled. All went well until I wrote about Obama’s intention to adopt a shelter dog. I received 32 e-mails from readers, telling their personal stories of how they spend their time in…
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