If you don’t die and you stay vegan, you eventually end up having spent years of your life being vegan. This has been the case with me. Before I knew it, I had been vegan for 21 years and was about to turn 51. Veganism has changed, or evolved, quite[…]
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Vegan for the animals: some thoughts
As I ecstatically watch the number of vegans grow substantially, I see all kinds of people deciding to go vegan for a variety of reasons. I love that, and thought it was a good time to put out there again why I am vegan. Simply put, I want to have[…]
Easy home cooking vegan style
The idea of cooking meals at home rather than going out to eat could be met with a simple “of course” from some while being completely foreign to others. And to clarify, cooking in this post means actually cooking, not putting something frozen into a microwave. I have a long[…]
Anti-racism
So much going on. A few things happening in my head: It’s not enough for me to not be racist; I must be anti-racist. I can do more and I need to do more. I am courageous, yet I want to have the courage of these college students protesting the[…]
Adopt don’t shop
“Adopt don’t shop” is a common phrase in my communities. It basically asks people to adopt a shelter animal when considering the next addition to their family and to not purchase from a pet store. The underlying idea here is that when one purchases from a pet store they are[…]