Turkey Day
Any body who knows that I’m a vegan should not be surprised if I go off on an offended rant of the merits of setting one day of the year aside to ritualized the slaughter of those poor birds, the turkeys. The USA already has one of the most meat intensive diets in the world (According to 2002 social statistics, North America consumes about twice as much meat as Europe, per capita, and about as much as Europe, Asia, and Africa Combined), must we continue to pile on sins with our endless gorging on Turkeys, an animal who’s value has been popularly reduced to the once-a-year Thanksgiving Day meal? I was in line at Albertsons and they had girl scouts on the store PA singing, urging customers to buy and donate Turkeys for the needy. For crying out loud? Is it proper to abate suffering with suffering??? No! That’s just shifting-the-buck. Tomorrow I’ll be enjoying a wholly vegan Thanksgiving. Tofurkey is delicious and fulfilling and easy to bake. Try one…please.
By the way, the gap between posts is due to the increasingly oppressive workload at Santa Clara. I hope to be back on the ball shortly but quality over quantity, you know.