Eating rabbit food

When I turned vegetarian a decade ago, my parents chided my decision, saying that all I could eat was salad. The only salads I’ve ever seen either of my parents eat was iceberg lettuce, a wedge or two of tomato, and some carrot shreds. Other foods that were part of their diet that are vegetarian … Read more

Fat

I wish fat could just be an adjective. (OK, or a noun, but that’s not my context today.) Sometimes, as a description, it’s useful. But there’s so much baggage attached to it. Shame. Guilt. Assumptions. Judgements. From within and from without. We need to be able to love others and love ourselves regardless of body … Read more

A great small habit

If you have never done this, go try it. Get a card or some pretty stationery, and write a nice note to someone. Someone close, someone not close, someone who did something awesome, someone who did something meaningful, someone who needs a pick-me-up, whatever. Then mail it to them. Yeah, with an envelope and a … Read more

Perspective

I usually wear Vibram Five Fingers. When The Kid was three, we were in a store, picking up some things to start a garden. Looking at the gardening gloves, he exclaimed, “Mama! I know what those look like! They look like TOE SHOES!!” It’s all a matter of perspective, and what you’re familiar with first. … Read more

Happy 107th birthday, Arizona!

On this day in 1912, Arizona became a state. Here are some fun facts about the Grand Canyon State: It is the 48th state, followed only by Hawaii and Alaska. It is also called the Copper State, leading the nation in copper production. The southernmost border was drawn that way to intentionally prevent a seaport. … Read more

When you love your job…

I have a handful of comic strips bookmarked and read them every day. One of them is Frazz. I started following him on Facebook, and it turns out he writes a paragraph or two every day with a post of his strip. I dig it. The following is from February 7. (If you use Facebook, … Read more