Published in Getting to a Healthier Place·PinnedMeatless Diets: Why So Hangry?Eating a meat free diet seems to be so controversial. I don’t really understand. Why do people see a vegetarian diet as something so extreme? There are plenty of foods that any number of people readily eat already that are vegetarian or vegan. Yet no one freaks out when they…Food7 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Dec 20, 2020Friendship CirclesI’ve been extremely fortunate to make a number of friends in recent years. One thing I have always been aware of is how we have friendships and relationships that exist in a Venn diagram of sorts. We often make friends based on common interests or groups we belong to. Some…Friends4 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Dec 19, 2020Friendship’s ImpactOne thing I have not thought about is how my relationships affect others. If someone is fun and we get along and we become friends. That is great for me and hopefully for the other person as well. It never occurred to me that my making friends with someone might…Friendship4 min read
Dec 11, 2020On FriendshipAccepting people for who they are — I have come to value Friendship in my life more than I ever imagined I would. Most of my life I was pretty much a loner. Eventually I decided I wanted to try to reach out and try to make some friends . I've made friends of all sorts. Some…Friendship2 min read
Dec 11, 2020Have a very Grinchy holiday.But have a much better time year round. — So here is my thoughts on holidays. It’s going to sound Grinchy. I love spending time together with friends and family but I don’t love holidays because there is so much pressure and added stress that we all have to do this thing and it all has to be perfect…Christmas1 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Dec 9, 2020Friendship and VulnerabilityFriendship has always been a struggle for me. For most of my life I have not had many friends. I have had especially few close friends. I am not good at making friends. I am not outgoing. I am not particularly sociable. If you talk to me I will talk…Friendship2 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Dec 9, 2020Book MemoryMemory is such a strange thing. We often spend our lives trying to learn information. Some things stick in our memory easily others we can’t seem to learn despite our best efforts. Some information sticks in our minds without any conscious effort. We can hear a song we used to…Holidays3 min read
Published in Getting to a Healthier Place·Nov 12, 2020Vegan Doesn’t Equal HealthyAt the beginning of this year I made a change I wasn’t sure I could successfully make. I committed top eating a vegan diet. I wasn’t sure that I could give up dairy especially cheese. It turns out that it really wasn’t that hard at all. I have been cheese…Vegan7 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Nov 10, 2020Do We Need A Third Party Presidency?In the wake of the 2020 presidential election I am seeing an uptick in social media posts that proclaim we need to vote third party. I fully support anyone in voting third party. Everyone should vote their conscience. …Election 20203 min read
Published in What’s On Your Mind Randomness·Nov 8, 2020Do We Need Nationally Run Elections?I’m seeing comments from people saying it is ridiculous that elections are run differently in every state and that we need a nationally run nationally uniform election. The problem with that is that the Constitution gives the power to run elections to the states. …Elections3 min read
