Last night I went to a community talk at a local art gallery. I went with my mother-in-law, Julie, and I’m guessing the event had about thirty other people in attendance. The owner of the gallery is sponsoring these conversations, happening once a month, on various themes, and this month’s theme was “Food”. Despite the…
Monthly Archives: October 2008
The Wannabe-Almost Vegan
So here we are, Day 8 of Vegetarian Awareness Month. Have you been made aware of any vegetarians? Are they jumping out at you, wearing their t-shirts that feature smiling vegetables (which really makes as much sense as those Tyson chicken commercials with the animatronic chickens advertising, well, THEMSELVES)? No vegetarians have jumped out at…
Am I a supertaster?
I know what you’re thinking, “Of course you’re a superstar!” No, SUPER TASTER. Yeah, I keep reading it wrong too. But thanks anyway. On a BBS I’m on, someone posted about an unfortunate friend who is allergic to a painfully long list of foods, including things as seemingly innocuous as celery. “Oh man, that’s really…
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