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Our Roots
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Hi everybody,
So I’ve been on-and-off Tumblr a lot recently, but for the last two...
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“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”— Terry Pratchett
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okay here's my problem with Amazon trying to monetize fanfic:
- My problem is not people trying to make money off of fanfic. A.) bc...
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“I am the Hart King of these woods”, said he. “Do you understand? The Heart King. When my hooves shake...
Food porn!
It’s a couple of weeks old, but this is a place I like to go to for a good soup and sandwich on a Sunday afternoon. It’s nice and close too, and amazingly it’s a gas station with a restaurant addition. They also do oil changes and automotive work. But this is one of the awesome things about this place is the soup and sandwich. There’s a lot of variety on the menu, but I think outside of the soup and sandwich I’ve only had their low carb salad or the large loaded pizza (they awesome pizzas as well).
That up above happens to be chili in a bowl with turkey on a bun (with lettuce, tomato and mayo). I’ll go in, order it, have a cup of coffee and read the Saturday newspaper. Mind you, not every Sunday (or every day, for that matter) has the same lunch time soup and sandwich special. There’s all kinds of soups and sandwiches that appear on the menu of this little restaurant that happens to be in a gas station at the edge of town. The price for these isn’t bad. With coffee, it all comes to just over 8 bucks.
It’s one of those gems that one will find from time to time.
I wrote a thing.
It’s about this cartoon. Not the fact it’s about a shark and a sea turtle that live in a lagoon, but about the content of this cartoon in particular.
Eating and writing.
The thing is, a diet is a diet. How we as humans choose to eat is our own choice, not anyone else. If you wish to be vegan, be vegan. But do it for your own health and dietary needs, not because you believe that you are on some self righteous crusade to save animals. There are other things which do a greater deal of harm to the natural environments of creatures such as the tiger and the fox. Eating meat isn’t bad. Over hunting is bad. Inhuman domestication practices are bad. Campaign to end certain farming practices, and attempt to find ways to change the way domesticated livestock are kept and handled. Don’t campaign to have people change their diets. That has economic problems, especially for those who live in poorer areas and cannot or do not have access to a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.
If you’re thinking that just killing an animal in order to eat it is “murder” then you’re wrong. Because based on that very narrow minded view, tigers and foxes are also committing murder when they hunt.
Hey everyone. I felt the need to put some things in perspective because the word “murder” has been tossed around in reference to things people eat.
So…
Here’s me.
It’s 9:00 in the a.m., but I am currently contemplating the sexiness of consuming a bacon, lettuce and tomato, toasted, with a side order of fries and gravy. Just for shits and giggles, here’s a sample of what that thing of beauty would look like.
This is only a representation.
Now, here’s a mutherfuckin’ tiger.
This tiger (panthera tigris) has a lot in common with me. Because, he’s probably contemplating a nice, juicy chunk of meat. Quite possibly from one of the many animals he happens to be chilling out around.
The main difference between us (aside from the obvious) is that he’s gonna kill his meal with his paws, claws and teeth. He’ll use superior body strength and keen hunting abilities to kill his prey. And then eat it. Like a badass.
Just like this.
Tigers’ diets consist of animals like moose or deer, and sometimes they will take down a crocodile (because they’re badass!). Tigers are carnivores. They need meat to survive. How do they get their veggies? Well, they eat things that eat grass, grains, berries and other plant like material.
But we humans are not 100% carnivores. We aren’t even herbivores (which are the things that tigers eat). We’re known as omnivores. Omnivores will supplement their diets with a combination of meat, veggies and fruit, thereby getting all of the nutrients, proteins and carbohydrates we need to keep our bodies going.
You know who else is an omnivore?
These badasses!
Foxes (vulpes vulpes) are a member of the canine family. they’re distantly related to domesticated dogs, wolves and coyotes. They have sharp, needle like teeth for chewing and grabbing prey. But they don’t just stop at field mice or badgers (yes, foxes will take on mutherfuckin’ badgers for food, thus, why they are badasses!), during seasons when prey is scarce, they will forage for food. Meaning, they will eat fruit, nuts, berries, root vegetables and even grasses to sustain their diet.
So the next time you call a human a “murderer” just for eating meat, think of those badasses, the tiger and the fox, and how they kill in order to eat.
Oh, that fried chicken I had for lunch is not sitting well with me right now. I was expecting, you know, fried chicken. Not a hunk of grease with a small morsel of chicken buried deep within the recesses of said grease.
Okay, that was stretching the truth a bit, but seriously that chicken was deep fried. I may need an injection of celery and lettuce quite soon.
My delicious morning meal as I write plot outlines for Black Mask & Pale Rider. A three egg omelet with slices of ham and chopped up onion, and a cup of coffee.
Makes for a happy me.
We’ve seen the recent food price protests in Nunavut, where some families are trying desperately to budget each month. They’ll pay a little over 100 dollars for a case of water. What’s the rest of the country look like as far as food prices go? MSN Money put the list together from statistics and surveys collected by Stats Canada.
The prairie provinces come in as some of the best in the country.
My taco salad at tonight’s game.
Chinese cabbage (the BEST), rich, red tomatoes, feta cheese, celery, cucumber, with lightly cooked chicken strips, covered in a light ranch dressing and wrapped inside a soft shell, to make my evening wrap complete.
Sorry, no pictures, it’s half devoured right now.
