“A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.” – Leon Festinger, psychologist I’ve always been fascinated by the brain and how it works, both physically (neurons …
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Mar
09
Practice What You Preach This Lenten Season
The following article was written by Ashley Palmer for PETA. With the Lenten season upon us, many choose to reflect on their actions and honor their faith through fasting. Some denominations, specifically Eastern Christians and Catholics, abstain from eating animal products during this time. Going vegan in honor of Lent is the perfect way to …
Feb
18
Quote of the Day Friday #10
“Could you look an animal in the eye and say my appetite is more important than your suffering?” -Moby Related Posts: You Are What You Eat Why I’m Vegan by Know Thank You Why I Am Vegan: Walter Bond’s Story
Dec
22
Christmas Confusion
Nearly half of the Christmas cards I received this year included pets in the family photo or had pets’ names listed alongside family members’ names. Statistics show that half of the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents. Yet how many people will pause to consider the life of the pig that becomes their Christmas …
Dec
06
Confessions
Apologies for not having a Meatless Monday recipe up today. We had internet issues last night so I wasn’t able to get one posted, but I should be able to get it up later this week. With regards to posting in general, I feel the need to confess that I’ve been feeling very uninspired lately. …
Sep
10
Why I Am Vegan: Walter Bond’s Story
I found this story via Once Upon A Vegan. “Why I am vegan” By Walter Bond In the winter of 1995, when I was 19 years old, I got a job with a company by the name of Dakota Mechanical. We built slaughter-houses in the Midwest, mainly in Iowa. The state of Iowa is the …
Aug
19
The Power Of One
This post was inspired by a comment regarding someone who believes going vegan is useless because what difference can one person really make? A man walking on the beach after a storm comes upon a person picking up starfish on the sand and flinging them back into the ocean. The man looks around. Starfish litter the sand …
Aug
17
Why I’m Vegan by Know Thank You
Blogging is difficult when you don’t have your cable set up yet and you’re using the computer as the TV (thank you Hulu, Netflix, and the neighbor who’s providing the free internet at the moment). It’s even more difficult when there are two of us using the computer as the TV because if I decide …
Jun
29
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself: Ellen DeGeneres
Here’s a transcript for those that are at work without headphones (or whatever reason you can’t play the video): Katie Couric: I know that you’re a vegan now and so you eat no meat, right? No eggs, no dairy products. You had a vegan wedding when you and Portia got married. Why did you decide …
Jun
24
Reflections
I decided to go vegetarian over 2 years ago. After first making the switch, I felt AMAZING. (And I’ve never heard of anyone switching to vegetarianism who hasn’t said the exact same thing.) Besides the proven health benefits of a vegetarian diet (rigorously documented in this blog), I simply became more conscious of what I …
