May 31
Here’s the problem: A friend doesn’t respect my veganism. My evidence? She jokes about it. She jokes about eating animals. And then I get this . . . Here’s something to think about. I recently picked a new primary care…
May 30
Through all of the damage control and message-neutralizing I have to do due to PeTA campaigns or someone lumping me with PeTA–or the HSUS, for that matter–I always remember that the real enemy of my cause is someone who wants…
May 29
Food, Inc. was at the Delray Beach Film Festival last weekend, about 30 miles south of me. But I wasn’t. Nothing about its “Alliances” (or it’s “Issues”) screams vegan, or even whispers it, but I shall reserve judgment. If more…
May 28
Image via Wikipedia I found The Goode Family disappointing on the vegan side. Yeah, lots of mockery, but I didn’t laugh. I didn’t think the show was all that funny, like, say, The Simpsons. The bit about the purity dance…
May 27
We who want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans have few victories to celebrate. But one area that continues to provide them is the fight against the use of greyhounds as a source of entertainment (and gambling revenue) by forcing…
May 26
From today’s Publisher’s Weekly: In January, Meredith Corporation quietly launched Mixing Bowl, a social networking site about cooking. Emphasizing user-generated content, the site invites home cooks to exchange recipes, share photos, participate in contests and post messages. The site is…
May is National Foster Care Month Allow me to change topics for one day and ask you to help me help foster kids and young people who have aged out of foster care (i.e., turned 18) by supporting two organizations…
May 24
I received an e-mail from the well-meaning Wendy at Compassion in World Farming (which I find an odd combination of words) regarding Egypt’s pig cull and asking me to send my protest to the Egyptian Government. The pigs are being…
May 23
I’ve used the term “animal activism” lately as an experiment. I’m trying to gauge people’s receptivity to what I’m about to say. I notice that if I use “animal rights activist” or anything with the word “rights” in it, because…
May 22
I was hoping to say that I have blogged every day for three years as of today, but sadly, and very frustratingly, the past couple of days I have been otherwise occupied. So here I am, on the third anniversary…
May 18
Nothing like driving three hours for a ten minute appointment. Here’s a reminder of Charles three days post-surgery: And here’s post-surgery Day 13: And here’s Day 14 (today), after removal of the staples: His neurologist said he’s healing well and…
May 17
Do you agree with the New York Times’ William C. Rhoden in “The Case for a Second Chance for Michael Vick?” And I’m not just referring to Vick here. Let’s deconstruct the concept: Do you think that people who have…
May 16
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight with you, then…
May 14
While reading a blurb about the much-anticipated Babycakes cookbook at Forbes.com (gluten-free, vegan baked goods galore. Here’s the book.) my eye caught the “Christian Louboutin Limited-Edition Sandals $895” and I couldn’t resist clicking. And there, my friends, was perhaps the…
May 13
As I’ve written many times, one of the ways I stay centered and grounded is through meditation. I do Transcendental Meditation and other kinds, as well, and recently I’ve been getting requests for good meditation resources that don’t cost $2,500…
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