Aug 10
I’m not one of those people who thinks family is composed of only humans or humans who are biologically related. That’s one of the reasons adopting wasn’t a stretch for me at all mentally. The idea of family is currently…
Jul 25
Thanks, once again, to James LaVeck and Jenny Stein of Tribe of Heart for kindly and carefully bringing attention to what should be a stunningly-obvious moment of hypocrisy by groups that exist to advocate for and save animals. I understand…
I somehow became the non-vet, go-to person regarding dogs and diabetes, I suppose due to my frequent blogging about Violet Rays (left), my greyhound who has been through diabetes, blindness (then cataract replacement), glaucoma and retina detachment. As you may…
Jul 15
A comment left yesterday on a two-year old post, by None Please presented a phrase I’ve never heard before and I’d like to address it. “In the Washington metro area, we have a BIG deer problem. I have a question…
Jun 23
Have you seen the ridiculous television show, Wipeout? There’s something hilarious about people intentionally putting themselves in a position to be beaten up like Wile E. Coyote. It’s all in fun, with much of the humor coming from the commentators…
Jun 16
“Creature Quotes: Advancing Toward Freedom For All Species,” compiled and edited by SBH Clay, is now available. From the Introduction: “Humans are fascinated by animals. . . . For all our devotion, though, we sometimes seem not to recognize the…
Jun 12
Last night I watched 2009’s “The Road” (based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, which I haven’t read), a post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive. They’re trying to get to the coast and then go south,…
May 26
After all this time it seems that . . . the Island’s sideways world was a purgatory of sorts where the Oceanic 815 survivors were supposed to learn more lessons or go one way or the other (good or bad),…
May 25
I’ve decided that 20 lessons is a good number to stop at, and today I’ll discuss what are probably the two most controversial ones, about the animal rights movement. Lesson #11 The Appeal of Cliques The first six Lessons Learned…
May 24
Yesterday’s lessons learned were primarily about blogging. Today they’re about language. Lesson #7 Obsessing over language can become counterproductive. And this, coming from a person with a doctorate in Applied Linguistics. I can talk about language all day, every day….
May 23
I’ve officially been blogging for four years (1,329 posts and 5,441 comments) today, and as I (re)ponder whether I will continue, I’d like to present some lessons I’ve learned about blogging, veganism, people, “the movement,” language and . . ….
May 9
Check out “On Motherhood and Pizza” at Animal Rights & AntiOppression, by yours truly, and have a Happy Mother’s Day!
Apr 26
First, Chris directed me to ePub Bud, which appears to be a timely and fantastic idea given my recent plea for more books for children about veganism. In addition, it looks like a great way to get your book into…
Apr 1
I realize that in writing about “old speciesism” I failed to define this term that Dunayer uses. I think of “old speciesism” as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of…
I finally read SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY, which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. This book has so many great quotes that I’m going to have to write…
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