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July 2009

Beet it

Have you heard that Michael Jackson passed away?  Seriously, Michael’s passing is awfully sad.  But I truly believe some good as come from it.  Due to Michael’s internal struggle with self, and his openness about it, society has been forced to engage in many important conversations. Drug abuse, growing up as a famous child, self-confidence, [...]

Sushi for 1

I’ve been trying to get the Omnivore to eat sushi for about 23 years now.  I have to be honest: it has been a tough sell. We walk into Japanese restaurants and as I gradually slow down as we pass the cases of fresh fish and sushi chefs creating their art, I start my spiel: [...]

Gone Fishin’

The Omnivore and I have gone fishin’.  Don’t worry.  We’ll be back.  Hopefully with some fish in tow.  Well, I take that back. Because we aren’t really fishing, we’re just on vacation.  And if fish get involved, then, something probably went wrong. And I’m pretty convinced that Flo thinks something has already gone wrong and [...]

Vegetarians and their protein

I’ve got a degree in biology.  Did ya know that?  And so I know something about amino acids.  Actually, a know a lot about amino acids.  Amino acids are the building blocks of life.  Haven’t we all heard that statement enough?  But I bet you really don’t know what that means.  I’ll clue you in. [...]

Operation: Emergency side dish

I woke up from a deep sleep with a thought in my head.  I had a vision.  A vision of zucchini and pinto beans.  A concoction that surely would lure the Omnivore from the zucchini-hating darkside to the zucchini-loving bright side. This is a tough battle.  One that we’ve been fighting for years now.  Even [...]