yarrr! bottle me some unconditional love and let's all have a healthy swig before we force feed the world - foie gras for humanity!

what the fuck...so i come in today to find the cleaning crew threw away my rice milk and organic miso spread over the weekend. the milk was a nearly full container and the miso spread had japanese writing on it, no english. in the past i have lost: - other containers of soy milk, rice milk, soy-rice milk, or any other combination thereof of plant-based mylks. - a jar of manitoba harvest hemp seed spread (not cheap!) - a bottle of manitoba harvest hemp oil (also not cheap) i am so fucking sic… Continue

so it's my friend's birthday today and a bunch of us are going out to lunch on thursday. as of last week we didn't know where we were headed but i got the email today saying they want to go to fuddrucker's. for those of you who don't know, that's a burger chain. there's nothing i want to eat there. i considered canceling out when i read my horoscope for the week: (1) Not only is it true (whether we like it or not) that we are judged by the company we keep, it's also true that 'the company we k… Continue

There's never been a better time to be a half-assed vegetarian. Five years ago, the American Dialect Society honored the word flexitarian for its utility in describing a growing demographic—the "vegetarian who occasionally eats meat." Now there's evidence that going flexi is good for the environment and good for your health. A study released last October found that a plant-based diet, augmented with a small amount of dairy and meat, maximizes land-use efficiency. In January, Michael Pollan disti… Continue

Watching activist Van Jones deliver a speech is an unforgettable experience. Dressed in his trademark black turtleneck, black slacks, and black sport jacket, Jones can step up to a podium and disarm listeners with a potent mix of confidence and modesty. He speaks softly at first, but as he makes a point about racism or the environment, his voice rises and turns staccato. Afterward it’s common to hear observers liken him to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trained as a lawyer, Jones has spent two deca… Continue

Has the quest to find the perfect soul mate done more harm than good? Psychologists provide insight into how the never-ending search for ideal love can keep you from enjoying a marriage or a healthy relationship that you already have. Marriage is dead! The twin vises of church and law have relaxed their grip on matrimony. We've been liberated from the grim obligation to stay in a poisonous or abusive marriage for the sake of the kids or for appearances. The divorce rate has stayed consta… Continue