While in the Dominican Republic, we went zip lining. I had never been before so I had no idea what to expect. Our trip began with an hour and fifteen minute open air truck ride to the mountains. We drove away from the ocean into dusty, scorching hot villages, through pouring rain and fields [...]
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I have always believed the tell tale sign that you have crashed into mainstream stardom was if Saturday Night live bothered to poke fun of you in their show. Last weekend the vegans made it to SNL via Justin Timberlake. Here is the five minute skit called Veganville. It is worth the watch. It is [...]
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We had the most wonderful time in Dahlonega, Georgia, where we went to Consolidated Gold Mine. We took an underground gold mine tour and then panned for our very own gold. The tour itself lead us more than two hundred feet underground in damp, cool tunnels that were virtually unchanged from the 1800′s except for a line strung with [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday and eve of Fat Tuesday. If you are preparing to celebrate Mardi-Gras, I have a dip for you to add to your party table. If you are preparing to celebrate Lent, I have a dip for you to add to your weekly vegetarian line up. Whatever you are preparing to celebrate, I have the dip [...]
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When Sandy and I first met, she actively sailed on a racing sailboat. She had been crewing on a forty foot sailboat for many years and had participated in the famed Port Huron to Mackinac race. She asked me if I was interested in joining their crew. Well of course I am. Who wouldn’t want [...]
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I admit it….I am easily swayed by marketing and packaging. I have been known to use my Visa card as a stabilizer for a sometimes unpredictable self esteem. My Chinese restaurant place-mat horoscope says that I am “Prone to spend freely.” Yesterday I found myself in the aisle at the drug store with the anti-aging creams [...]
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is offering a free 21 Day Vegan Kickstart program. It is designed to help you incorporate vegan foods into your lifestyle in an easy and sustainable way. When you sign up you will receive tips and recipes every day for 21 days, beginning on the first of the [...]
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Our trip South has taken an unexpected turn and Sandy, Chloe and I are in the KIA headed home to Michigan for a week and a half. There has been a death in my family so we left Atlanta yesterday for the twelve hour drive home. Sandy’s mom packed us a lunch complete with tropical [...]
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Yesterday we left Orlando and drove back to Atlanta to spend New Year’s Eve with Sandy’s parents. Our cooler was packed with Tofurky sandwiches, soy creamer for coffee stops, fruit and hummus. As part of a desire to create a new Christmas celebration for ourselves, we spent the past four days, including Christmas day at [...]
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Earlier this year we saw the movie A Dolphin Tale. It is a lovely family movie based on actual events. In December of 2005, an injured three month old dolphin washed up on shore. Rope from a crab trap had wound around the dolphin’s tail, injuring it very badly. Under the care of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, [...]
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