You are Somebody … 11/13/13

I admit that it is more than a bit uncomfortable to bear witness to the suffering that our daily choices encourage. I admit that it is so much easier to simply look away in indifference and pretend that the cruelty we endorse really isn’t that bad — that the animals in zoos & circuses & […]

To become Human(e) … (07/10/16)

Things have gotten so “manly” these days. In response to the chaos and anger of the times, I see so many people acting out in ways that are so aggressive — ways that are understandable, yes, and yet also ways which have been proven time & time & time again not to work. All this […]

Calling all Trolls … (01/23/14)

“To truly live is to war with trolls.” ~ Henrik Ibsen Yesterday, during a rather intense online chat about the myths meat-eaters use to justify treating animals as mere commodities vs. the merits of living as a vegan (i.e. seeing animals as equally worthy sentient beings), it finally happened: I was called — among other […]