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Archive for February 2010

Testing MacJournal

I am a software junkie. I love trying out new apps from great Mac developers. Things to do with words and information catch my interest the most, so I have tried nearly every note-taking, information-storing, text-editing software out there. Mariner Software recently released a new version of MacJournal with several new features, so I am [...]

Music Video for Valentine’s Day

Thoughts on Dogs

I want a dog the way some people want a baby. I see puppies and dogs everywhere I go and I fall asleep dreaming of my dog-to-be.
Here’s the thing: the very most basic tenet of veganism is that other species are not ours to use. By that notion, keeping companion animals is not vegan. However, [...]

Things That Have Helped

So here is my confession:
Last year, around my birthday in April, I decided to go vegan. I read the books, watched the horrifying videos, bought some Gardenburgers, and decided I would never go back.
Until I did.
It started gradually: a sprinkle of Parmesan here, a bit of Ben & Jerry’s there… then it escalated to eggs, [...]

What About the Sheep?

Astute readers/knitters will notice that all of the projects currently pictured at the top of this site are made from wool.
Wool is not vegan.
Please don’t try to change my mind. No matter how kindly and humanely raised, even if the sheep are allowed to do all kinds of natural sheep-y things, even if there is [...]

Finding the Middle

So here is my current (vegan) eating plan:
During the week I eat fairly clean, with few convenience foods, minimal sugar and oil, and perhaps one sandwich or wrap, but otherwise all whole grains. I don’t eat anything that I can’t pronounce. I do eat salsa and guacamole, though, and sometimes put a drizzle of maple [...]