Recently, I’ve seen some vegan bashing on Facebook from “plant based” advocates. I think this happens in part because of the confusion of what the term vegan means. People often assume a vegan diet is healthy, but it doesn’t have to be. Plant based dieters want to remove themselves from the term “vegan” to not [...]
On love and loss
December 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I guess it’s my age, but so many people I know have lost or are losing loved ones. Often it is a parent or a grandparent, sometimes someone closer in age like a spouse or a good friend. It comes more often and becomes more likely as we get older. Having lost my own mother [...]
Vegan Vacation 2012 – Bay Area
August 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We arrived in Pacifica just before noon on Saturday. Our best friends live there and it is a cherished destination. After settling in, we snacked while we visited. We had early dinner plans in Berkeley with some additional friends. They wanted to take us to a popular restaurant called Gather that focuses on locally grown, [...]
Vegan Vacation 2012
August 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We just returned from a weeklong road-trip up the coast of California, over to the Eastern Sierras and then back home to Southern California. This is one of the first trips we’ve taken since adopting a vegan diet. Armed with the VegOut iPhone App and a cooler full of staples, we headed up the coast [...]
Veganism and the Environment (By The Numbers)
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I enjoy these graphics which help show the environmental impact of consuming animals. Infographic by CulinarySchools.org
iGoogle’s Demise and RSS Feeds
July 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Recently, I noticed a banner at the top of my iGoogle home page. I actually use iGoogle for a few things, but the one I’ll miss the most is an easy way to gather all of my favorite blogs together in one place. I could use an RSS reader, but I’d likely forget about it [...]
Double-sided Napkins
July 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For several years, we have been using cloth napkins instead of paper. It started as a way of being more environmentally conscious and also a way of using up remnants of material left over from other sewing projects. I got tired going through paper ones so quickly. Using cloth napkins, that I made myself seemed [...]
