vida vegan con, let’s talk about it
I haven’t really slept in a week or so, so this should be good. I’m going to ignore my own advice of walking away and rereading before you post. Oh man, such a bad idea. Tomorrow is the official open...
View Articlevida vegan con recovery, part 1
photo by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, from the PPK Facebook page Is this the first photo of myself on this blog? I’m thinkin’ it is, which only goes to show just how special this weekend was. Everyone who...
View Articlevida vegan recovery, part 2
Right now I’m listening to another podcast, Our Hen House. I’m loving the coverage of the conference, since there’s so much I couldn’t see. This episode includes interviews with Jess, Chelsea Lincoln,...
View Articlecoexisting
I can’t expect the world to be vegan. I can’t even expect my family and friends to be vegan. Accepting this about the world is usually an easy task, since I don’t have to like the whole world, but my...
View Articleall i got for my birthday was a dead cat
Please note: This post does go into some detail about death. I have tried to keep as much emotion out of it as possible—I’m not trying to make you cry for me, ’cause I’ve got that covered. I’m writing...
View Articlemy path is better than yours: a brush with an ex-vegan
Judgment is not a positive force in life, and as citizens of this world we should try to catch ourselves before passing judgment on any person or people. What is it we’re reacting to? Why does it...
View Articlenope, not all buddhists are vegan: the struggle between compassion & attachment
A young Tenzin Ösel Hita, from the FPMT photo galleries. I am not Buddhist. I do not align myself to any belief system—I was brought up to question belief as it is quite often the death of thought. If...
View Articlediaclaimers & such: being honest about blogger perks
I received a press release for lemons. Lemons. Maybe you’ve heard of them, but they’re fruits and they’re good for…oh, come on, they’re friggin’ lemons. You may not know this, but bloggers are sent...
View Articlevegan v. plant-based: fight!
If you’re not as obsessed with vegan products and marketing trends as I am, you may not have noticed the uptick in the use of “plant-based” by companies to market their products. You might assume...
View Articleyes, it’s worth it: when veganism is brushed off as trendy
get this tote at food fight! grocery Vegans, as we are but a subset of the very diverse humans, have arrived at veganism in so many different ways, for so many different reasons. The majority of us,...
View Articlethe dilemma
So I haven’t been around for a while. These little pills are the reason why. Or rather part of the reason. I’m also organizing the next Vida Vegan Con, about to launch Driftwood magazine, and planning...
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