my tax dollars at work

I actually wasn't planning on writing a blog post today, but I saw this article and it about made me sick. I don't really have any words except to say that I'm really glad that I've significantly cut down the amount of meat in my diet... doing the only thing I can do-- speak with my dollars.

U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit

What do you think about this? Am I the only one surprised/shocked/dismayed/grossed out?

a clarification

Because I've been asked by some, I'm going to provide a bit more clarity on what I mean when I say that C and I are adopting a vegan diet. Because anyone who knows us knows that no one eats more meat and cheese than we do.

not sacrificing

The thought of never making a roux-cheese sauce again is enough to make me want to cry, so I wanted to make a list of ways in which our new vegan-vegetarian lifestyle is NOT a sacrifice. Here goes-- feel free to add any of your thoughts in the comments!

whole-foods, plant-based

As I alluded to the other day, C and I are in the process of adopting a "whole-foods, plant-based diet"-- Forks Over Knives's way of saying vegan. I know, I know. Veganism sounds a bit... out there? Extreme? What-the-hell-are-you-thinking? I'm not going to go into all the ways that animal products whack with your body. For that I recommend watching Forks Over Knives or reading The Kind Diet. I'm going to try to document this change-- the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's going to be a HUGE lifestyle change for me and C, so it's not going to come without its bumps.