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What do plants eat? They eat dead animals; that’s the problem. For me that was a horrifying realization. You want to be an organic gardener, of course, so you keep reading “Feed the soil, feed the soil, feed the soil…”
Alright. Well what does the soil want to eat? Well it wants manure, and it wants urine, and it wants blood meal and bone meal. And I…could not face that. I wanted my garden to be pure and death-free. It didn’t matter what I wanted: plants wanted those things; they needed those things to grow…
So, I sort played a moral hide-and-seek in my mind. I was left with this realization that I could eat an animal directly, or I could pass an animal through a plant and then eat it, but either way there were animals involved in this process. I could not remove animals from the equation.
I had to accept on some level that there was a cycle here, and it was very ancient, and ultimately very spiritual. It was really hard for me to accept the ‘death’ part of that equation. Years. It took me years to finally face it. But there wasn’t any way out of it if I was going to grow things.
” — Lierre Keith, on gardening as a vegan; October 8, 2009 on Underground Wellness Radio (via weeta)(Source: blogtalkradio.com, via apoplecticskeptic)
Go America! lolAmerica (Taken with Instagram at Walmart Supercenter)
Share your drinking habits with a Guinness-activated QR cup -
Paul Higgins: Clever - go to the original story to see the pictures
Winner of a John Caples International Marketing Award, advertising agency BBDO’s cup reveals a QR code when filled with the Irish stout — lighter colored beverages need not apply as the darker tint is required for readability. Once the liquid is up to the brim, the code can be scanned to download exclusive Guinness content and promotions and even send notifications about your pint to Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare
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Yay, I have the keys to brand our new Apt! (Taken with instagram)
In case you ever forget… THIS is what HAPPINESS looks like :) (Taken with instagram)
This may be last gasoline fuel up… getting out of the poolute-the-air club as I shop for a zer0 emmission car (Taken with Instagram at H-E-B Gas)
Chocolate cake mmmmmm (Taken with Instagram at Saltgrass Steak House)
Moooaaarrrr steeaaak (Taken with Instagram at Saltgrass Steak House)
Steeeeaaakk (Taken with Instagram at Saltgrass Steak House)
I eat so much healthier when working from home. (Taken with instagram)
Yummy Thai food :) Panang Curry and wonderful company time w/ @Orchid8 :) (Taken with Instagram at Thai Spoon)
Infographic: How Social Media is Replacing Traditional Journalism for Breaking News
via Bill Moyers:
As of 2012, online news revenue has surpassed print news revenue, and more people are using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter for news than ever before. This infographic shows that nearly half of all Americans get their news from online sources at least three times a week. Learn more about how social media is supplanting traditional media in today’s smart chart.
H/T: Schools.com
Infographics!
Lava sushi … Spider roll and spicy tuna … mmm (Taken with instagram)
91F degrees at 7:30pm - hot Austin!! (Taken with instagram)
This time I kicked the Elliptical’s butt - 2.3 miles, 53 mins, 450 calories gone! (Taken with instagram)