People in Nashville seem to be fond of saying that Nashville is a big city with a small town feel. Which is charming enough, except that anyone who’s lived in a city that could proportionally be called “big” — as in, say, over 1 million people wi…
Not months but moments… and time enough.
Taken at Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Why yes, those ARE raw vegan chocolate raspberry cupcakes.
Taken at The Cat Shack
Red velvet smoothie. An inspired idea, if I do say so myself.
How Quitting Smoking Works
It’s been my experience that people don’t describe things very well. Karsten has mentioned this phenomenon, too. When he was getting ready to use a jackhammer for the first time, he asked several people who said they’d used a jackhammer what the e…
Carnism and the social rejection of conscious eating
Not only that, but many of them get angry if you try to shed light on where their meat originates—just telling people you’re vegan can sometimes inspire hostility. That’s because people know, on some level, that animal agriculture is horrific but …
How I keep my iPhone charger cable handy on my nightstand.
After seeing a similar setup shown on Pinterest, I thought I’d show how I have my iPhone charger cable set up on my nightstand. The other version was clipped directly onto the nightstand; by clipping mine onto a handkerchief (which is then secured…
Mona Simpson’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
Over at nytimes.com. I hate to seem morbid, but as I was reading this, it occurred to me that I genuinely think there’s no finer piece of writing or oratory than a well-written, well-delivered eulogy. When it’s right, it evokes an aspect of the de…
Alternative treatments vs. no treatment: Steve Jobs’ decision to avoid surgery
But Jobs delayed surgery for at least nine months, making it “sound to assume that Mr. Jobs’ choice for alternative medicine has eventually led to an unnecessarily early death. via gawker.com I saw the headline “Steve Jobs Regretted Wasting Time o…
Truly the funniest blog post I have ever read.
You bought two dead animals – killing each other – because renting them is a bad investment? via thebloggess.com Yes, this has been making the rounds. Yes, I’m a few days behind on sharing this. Deal. Read the whole thing. Click the links in the p…