i know there is more and more anti-PETA backlash these days. their tactics have me a bit... well... majorly put off. what do you guys think about the organisation and their method of communicating their ideas to the general public?

I rec'd an email from Adela from the NYC vegan meetup.com today.

(Even though I don't drink now, I learned quite a bit yesterday about even more uses for dead animals. :(

http://www.vegsource.com/articles/alzheimers_homocysteine.html

Vegan alcoholic drinks: http://www.veganstandards.com/drinks.html

Alcoholic Drinks (English): http://www.ivu.org/italian/faq/drink.html

Most interesting! About drinks too: http://veganconnection.com/notvegan.html


Also, Alcohol-Free Ingredient Substitute:

Red wine:
Pomegranate juice; 1/2 cup water plus 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar

White wine:
Apple, carrot or bell pepper juice, vegetable stock

Wine or beer:
Non-alcoholic wine or beer



Do you drink alcohol with dinner?

None is best, one glass of wine or beer is fine, and more than one invariably interferes with the quality of our sleep. Alcohol powerfully dehydrates the body. Drink at least one glass of water for each drink you imbibe.


If anyone wants me to email them with the full list of vegan alcohol let me know.

...what do you make of the concept of prayer? where does your "spiriuality" come into play, if any? i don't want to start a debate between atheists and... well, every one else that is a non-atheist. i am just curious. it's been on my mind as of late.

a question:

how can you tell if your soymilk has gone bad? I'm eating oatmeal, and it's 2 weeks before the expiration date, and the milk has gone rather thick and a weeeee bit chunky. Now, that disturbs me. It that okay/normal? Can I still consume it?

one of my friends just pointed me to this site: http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/EDU/youth/index.asp and I thought it was pretty funny. It's like the oposite of peta's compaign that's something like "Drink alcohol because it's less dangerous than milk" campaign. Or maybe that was just a dream of mine.

I don't drink alcohol or milk, and I haven't had milk since I was 5, and I always hated those f*#%heads who tried to force it down innocent kids throats.

maybe I should start a "don't drink milk or alcohol, boil your own urine and drink that instead" campaign to get my revenge

~Jacob

PS: veggie heaven rocks

note: i posted this reluctantly. i do not wish to offend anyone, but i believe it is my right to tell you all how i feel. and i believe honesty is the best policy.

i can understand a feeling of guilt that comes over someone when they slip from thier vegan lifestyle (no matter how severe the incident). but i think we need to ask ourselves, are we vegans because we believe animals deserve uninterupted peaceful lives, or are we vegans for selfish reasons.. "im making a difference, im such a good person." i do get a feeling of high self worth everytime i purchase fake meat at the grocery store, but that isnt why i am a vegan. i am more militant about the lifestyle than most people ive encountered, and i am newer at it. but i do not aspire to ever become "more lenient." and i think that those who do become just that are those who began veganism for the entirely wrong reason. it's a lot harder to "slip" or "fall" if you are honestly concerned with animal rights. this is just my opinion based upon my experiences, i am not referring to any particular person whatsoever (in or out of this community). if you want to feel better about yourself, send a penny a day to ethiopia and quit bitching about the rules.