Nov 5
Steve Best has the gift of rant. I thought I was an expert ranter until I started reading his writing. But he also has the gift of not ranting, and presenting incisive arguments against violence. In “The Killing Fields of…
Oct 29
Yesterday, Dan directed us to his blog post, “Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit: What is Wrong with Single Issue Campaigns?” If you’re interested in the place single-issue campaigns have, and the problems they create or perpetuate, I highly recommend reading it….
Oct 28
Jason Miller, founding editor of Thomas Paine’s Corner recently interviewed Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the result is “‘Sticking it to the Man,’ 21st Century Style”. The interview is worth reading in its entirety. Here are…
Oct 27
I’ve been watching Errol Morris documentaries (/nonfiction films). On my computer, either late at night or hours before the sun rises, in the past week I’ve seen: “Vernon, Florida,” “Standard Operating Procedure,” and “Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control.” All…
Oct 26
There are two upcoming screenings in New York of “Blinders,” a documentary about the horse-drawn carriage industry: BROOKLYN, NY October 29, 6:00 p.m. Brooklyn Law School 250 Joralemon St. Free and open to the public – bring photo ID NEW…
Oct 24
If Proposition 2 doesn’t pass in California and Question 3 doesn’t pass in Massachusetts, here’s why: Some people care about the welfare of animals, and that care can be expressed quite eloquently and can be very convincing. However, once you…
Oct 23
As I believe I’ve written previously, for several years I lived with a tax resistor (“TD”). TD called himself a “Re-Director of Federal Funds.” It’s actually what broke us up, as one day I said the following: “Of course I…
Oct 22
Part of the fun of having your own blog is that you can post something in a post that really should be a comment, in an attempt to get more people to read it. First, I had no idea because…
Oct 20
The bad news is that I accidentally subscribed to Utne Reader last year, and the good news is that year has come to an end. There are two problems: It comes by mail and I don’t like to have paper…
Oct 18
It’s always exciting when people comment and humor me on my musings that may seem off-the-wall. In addition to meditating and exercising, blogging helps my mental health tremendously. I have a mind that won’t stop and I’m insanely (as in:…
Oct 17
The vegan and animal rights communities have long been frustrated with the media’s insistence on omitting or downplaying the connection between climate change and food. It’s a truth so inconvenient that it wasn’t included in An Inconvenient Truth. Enter Roni…
Oct 16
I’ve been wondering whether vegans and animal rights activists were similar in many ways as children. If we all took the Myers-Briggs, for example, would there be some part that we’d have in common (let’s find out–take the quiz)? I’m…
Oct 15
I didn’t want to watch Oprah’s show on Proposition 2 because it was obvious what direction it was going to go in: happy meat. But I felt obligated, as I do have a certain amount of suburban housewives in my…
For a handful of years, I have bought sweaters from Eileen Fisher. She has a variety of thin cotton sweaters that are perfect for Florida, they fit me, the company is privately-owned by Eileen Fisher and offers yoga and massage…
Oct 12
Yesterday, I cheekily commented that Mississippi is the Most Obese State therefore there probably aren’t a lot of vegans there. And I bet that’s true (compared to Portland, and the actual topic was support for vegans, and I’d bet my…
Linen Theme by The Theme Foundry
Copyright © 2025 Mary Martin, PhD. All rights reserved.