some of y'all might find this interesting reading

[Guest guest]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/opinion/24pubed.html

 

the veg-specific part begins in paragraph 11. good scientific

reference in there, eh?

 

after reading the past several weeks worth of posts, and not

responding, i have to say good luck to all y'all in the veg-averse

parts of the world. the things i read here every day about what people

say and do to some of y'all -- sneaking meat into a dinner? -- sound

like reportage from another world to us. our family's rather fuzzy

semi-vegetarianism is treated, universally, with respect and

curiosity. i'm baffled as to where y'all live, who these disrespectful

meatheads ARE, and how it is that they aren't as easily & effortlessly

handled dealt with as we've found possible. we never preach or

proselytize, and avoid EVER giving the impression that we think for a

SECOND we're morally superior. we just... look great, act youthful &

energetic, work out constantly, smile a lot, and try to set a good

example.

 

although, namaste and aloha to all y'all, if someone knowingly and

intentionally dosed my wife or daughter with meat, first i'd kick the

snot out of them, then i'd press charges and / or sue.

 

back to lurk. keep the recipes coming!

ron, in charlotte, NC, apparently a bastion of sophistication and tolerance

[Guest guest]

, " Ron Everhart "

<ron.everhart wrote:

 

[...]

 

> after reading the past several weeks worth of posts, and not

> responding, i have to say good luck to all y'all in the veg-averse

> parts of the world. the things i read here every day about what

people

> say and do to some of y'all -- sneaking meat into a dinner? -- sound

> like reportage from another world to us. our family's rather fuzzy

> semi-vegetarianism is treated, universally, with respect and

> curiosity. i'm baffled as to where y'all live, who these

disrespectful

> meatheads ARE, and how it is that they aren't as easily &

effortlessly

> handled dealt with as we've found possible.

 

[...]

 

> ron, in charlotte, NC, apparently a bastion of sophistication and

tolerance

>

 

Too funny. As I was reading this, I expected you to be from

the UK or something, where people have already expressed it

is not odd at all to be a vegetarian. Instead you live in NC!

My Dad moved there a while ago (Durham area) from NH and found

folks to be far more meat-centric than up here. He went to a

work pot-luck, and whereas at his previous job they would have

asked him ahead about his preferences, though I think they knew

he was a vegetarian, no one gave it any consideration, and it

turned out every dish, even the green beans, had some form of

meat in it. Interesting.

 

-Erin

http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/vegan-done-light.html