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It's hard to argue with someone who doesn't understand how eating foods that require less fossil fuels to produce will help the environment.

Cute kitties. How big is Dragon?

I'll have Kristy (Yogita Chiquita) post the recipe since she's the chef in our family. I tend to burn everything.

Hey y'all- Kristy's yoga instructor held a veggie pot luck dinner last night. It was pretty cool - lots of veggie and vegan food, acoustic guitars and drum circles. A little trippy here and there, but overall a cool time. Kristy made a quiche and vegan chocolate cupcakes which were a HUGE hit (I did my part by staying out of the kitchen while Kristy was cooking). The best part, though, was when one of the non-veggies there said to a bunch of people that she felt better being a non-veggie at this party because someone brought a quiche. Kristy said, and I quote, "ha ha, joke's on you - the quiche is vegan. " People were shocked that it was vegan - it actually was way better than any quiche I ever remember having - didn't have that heaviness. This was the first Veggie Pot Luck we've been to - we're hoping to host the next one. Anyone else ever do these?

I hope you have a heated pool. I can't imagine Fargo is balmy this time of year.

Excellent point. They should change the whole prison to vegan!

Going great for me. I initially lost some poundage as I stepped up my cardio (based on my goal), but I've gained a little back - I think through lifting and eating more. I'm getting ripped up pretty good (for me).

Agreed, but I'm not giving a cent to his defense fund, nor am I calling the sherriff etc. Not for this guy. If it were you in there I would tho

His advocating violent protest and a desire to kill a police officer, as well as his regret at not being present at a protest where an officer was killed - that pretty much did it for me. I'm all for vegans getting equal rights under the law when compared to other diet-related situations, but coming from a family of cops, I can't muster any sympathy for this scumbag. http://www.thestudentunderground.org/stuff/54/affidavit.pdf

hmm... I wonder what I'd do. I would hold off on eating meat as long as possible, both by principle, and by the fact that I find meat as appealing as eating a rock. But, who knows what urges might overcome someone on the brink of hunger-induced insanity? Good job on the burning building rescue, btw. Ever see "The Outsiders"?

Got a copy of the new Tool album, 10,000 Days, and it's awesome. Musically it's a lot like Lateralus. The vocals sound more Perfect Circle-ish than past Tool albums in parts, and of course it has its weird Aenima-like interludes and two 11+ minutes songs (11 songs in 76 minutes - avg of almost 7 minutes per song - gotta love Tool). One of the weird songs, called Lipan Conjuring, freaks out my dog (my big scary GSD-Rottie mix). Maybe they put subliminal dog messages on there...wouldn't put it past them.

you look awesome. good luck!

** Warning...Change Of Heart ** After reading about this guy and his little gang, I don't care whether he gets his vegan meal or not.

I agree with Raven, I think. I agree that he should continue his protest, eat what he can, and find a decent attorney. My only reservation is due to the fact that I don't specifically know what the law says. I would think that in a case where the prisoner's health is in danger because of his personal (dietary) beliefs, a decent attorney could get a hearing quickly and get a judge to interpret the law in this case. If being vegan is not held in the same legal regard as religious or allergy-related dietary restrictions, then the law needs to change. And it may take some great sacrifice to do so - say, like someone having to endure a hunger strike while in prison.

Agreed. It's funny - Tito is a more supportive coach, AND works them harder. Shamrock is Mr. Tough Guy, and then gives them days off. Mike pounded poor Kristian last night. K was wobbly several times in that match. They never really showed what caused that top-of-the-head cut - I guess it was a knee, but it was an odd spot and a wide, nasty cut. I figured he must have somehow got it from a post or something. Rant time: Too many friggin' commercials! Ugh. I'm all for hot, fit ladies wearing next to nothing, but I'm watching Spike at that time to see guys smashing each other, not girls snapping each other's bikini straps every 3 mintues. Ok, rant over.

My pleasure - it was good to revisit that stuff. Good luck on your presentation!

Bingo It has nothing to do with being better than anyone else - it has to do with being a better ME.

OMG, I think I'd rather suffer the virus. I gargle warm salt water when I get bad sore throats, but I don't think I'd snort the stuff.

Keep up the great work, VG06! You'll be at your goal in no time!

Wasabi gets my nose going. I don't have it often, but when I do, the faucet runs.

Hey man- Yeah, a bunch of us have been watching. There's a whole lot of opinions in the thread just a couple down from this one ("Ultimate Fighting") - check it out when you get a chance. Some good catch-up reading for you before this Thurs night. "Let's get it on!"

Sorry for the longest post ever, but I figured you might not have time to read the book. Hope this helps. Allright - you wanted quotes, I got quotes. Here's a cool quote about goals: "In the long run you only hit what you aim at. Therefore, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high." (Thoreau) Here is some of what Nicholas Lore's 'Pathfinder' book says about goals. I've tried to summarize how it flows in the book ("quotes" are from the book): > "It's important that your goals represent what YOU really want. Not what your parents, boss, teachers want, but what YOU want." This is important because: > It's important to COMMIT to your goal. "If you make a personal commitment to your goal, you're more likely to achieve it." A good way to do it is by keeping a journal, writing down your goal, and then writing "I commit to (goal)..." > There are 3 different levels of goals: Meta goals, Specific goals, and Projects. > "At the highest level are big, comprehensive 'meta-goals.' Meta goals usually express large, abstract ideas like good health, true love, security..." > Next level down is 'specific goals'. These are more defined. "Under the meta-goal 'security' you might set specific goals regarding your income, savings, retirement, controlling spending..." You might set a specific goal under security as "I commit to saving as much as I can". > The lower level involves projects: "this is the nitty gritty, step-by-step plans to making your dreams come true." Again, under the meta goal of security and the specific goal of saving, one of the project level goals might be "I commit to putting $200 into my mutual fund account every month". You might have another that says "I will maintain a savings balance of $500 in case of emergencies." > "Wherever possible, make your goals measurable". The above examples involving actual sums are good examples of making goals measurable (as opposed to having a goal of "I will put as much as I can into my mutual fund account") > "Manage and revisit your goals often". When you complete a goal, mark it done. So with our above example, you might revisit your journal once a month. If you have deposited $200 in your mutual fund account, you mark that as complete for the month. It helps to organize your goals, and to give you that sense of accomplishment. Also, you may wish to change your goals, or get rid of your goals during the "goal management" time. > "Set goals that take you as far as you are willing to stretch...but not farther". This sounds a bit abstract, but here's a way to represent it: on the very left side of a piece of paper you write down a reasonable, attainable goal. Then on the very right, you write down a limitless, wildest dreams goal. Then, in between you write the steps it would take to go from reasonable to wildest dreams. Then figure out how far you are willing to stretch. Brainstorm, talk to other people who have reached their goals - then revisit that page and see if you can stretch yourself further. Lore quotes Arthur C. Clarke here: "The only way to discover the limits of your possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." I'm trying to think of an example for this - let's say your "reasonable" goal is a pay raise of 5% (left side of paper), while your "impossible" goal is to make a million bucks a year (right side of paper). In between you might put goals of $100k and $500k. Then in between those you might put goals re what it would take to get to each. To get to $100k, you might need your MBA. To get to $500k, you'd have to work your way up to CEO - to get to that, you'd need to attend conferences, workshops, kiss some butt, get some things published etc. You may find that $100k becomes your attainable goal. So your chart might look like this: (left of paper to right) 5%--MBA---100k---attend conferences and workshops---kiss butt---get published---become VP---become CEO---$500k------- 1million (very right side). Then, as you're getting toward your 100k goal, you might find that $500k is getting a bit more attainable, so you might change your goal. This might be an awful example in terms of what YOU want out of life (I know it is for me), but it's the first thing I could think of. So, that's my synopsis of his chapter on goals. Here's a personal example using this method: > After reading his book, I "committed" to 'living a principled life.' > I refined that meta goal into something of a personal motto: To "Live True". This reaches into virtually all aspects of my life. > One specific goal of living true was to become vegan. I'd been veggie for a long time, but ignored what I knew to be true about the dairy industry because I loved cheese. In order to 'live true', I had to admit that dairy was cruel and I had to quit it. I had to become vegan. > Under that specific goal of becoming vegan, I have various projects such as learning to cook varied foods, learning more about veganism and animal rights/welfare, spreading the word when I get the chance. > I keep a journal that I revisit regularly. In it I do fairly regular "check-ups" on various specific goals: my job, my house, my relationship, my music, health, fitness, being vegan. This helps my track my progress, motivates me to work on certain things, helps me celebrate my accomplishments. I hope that helps you somewhat. Lemme know if you have any questions.

That's a very interesting article - thanks for posting. I have always thought Monson was a little muscle-bound for his own good - he's so huge, I just feel like it limits his speed and flexibility a bit. After seeing how Sylvia increased his hand-speed for the Arlovski fight, I'd like to see Monson do the same. After the Pe de pano fight, I thought it was really cool how he admitted it wasn't the best fight and credited Pe de pano and stuff. His humility was a nice contrast to Tito's whining. It's awesome that he has a Masters in Psych AND is a worldclass athlete AND maintains a sick physique. He obviously is not afraid of hard work. Hell, I doubt he's afraid of anything!

Hi Ash- A book that literally changed my life talked a lot about goal setting. It's called Pathfinder by Nicholas Lore. Here's a link to it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684823993/104-0261513-0584762?v=glance&n=283155. If I can dig it up at home, I'll send you some quotes from it (rather than you having to buy/read it). Btw, I love the name chesty leroux. That's the funniest name on here. Best, Finn

That's awesome. Hard to believe they call themselves a "protein processor". WTF? I guess it shows how far they are trying to distance themselves from what they are really doing. Or maybe they really have no idea that a chicken is actually an animal. Sickening.