Putting Valued Principles into Daily Action

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On November 8, 2015 I became a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry (UUCL). I have been familiar with Unitarian Universalism (UU) since the 1990’s when I attended the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah as a regular guest. I moved away from Savannah, got divorced, got remarried, had a baby, started a […]

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How Sentient Are You?

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Well, shoot, if I knew what the word even meant I could tell you how sentient I am! I don’t even know how to pronounce it correctly: sen-tee-ent or sen-schent. That’s what I once declared and I still don’t know how to correctly pronounce the word. So I went researching… Sentient means: having the power […]

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Why Fourth-Wave Feminists Are Vegan

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Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. Feminists can be male or female. First-wave feminism, a period of feminist activity and thought, that occurred within the time period of the 18th and […]

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Let HappyCow Find Food for You!

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I love HappyCow! It’s a website and app that is a directory of vegan (and vegetarian) restaurant food. The app is crucial to eating well on the road. Click: https://www.happycow.net Staffed and run by vegans and vegetarians, HappyCow was founded in 1999 as a public service to assist travelers and people everywhere find vegan, vegetarian, […]

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Why are Vegans Such a Pain in the Ass?

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Vegans are annoying. I am one and I know I’m annoying. I don’t even have to open my mouth to be offensive to others. I can simply show up, be quiet, keep to myself, and still I am annoying. It’s why I don’t get invited to parties and why friends run with their shopping buggies […]

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Golden Banana Milk

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Have you heard of Golden Milk? It’s a delicious Ayurvedic concoction of milk, sweetener, oil, and the spice turmeric. (Scroll way down under my recipe to read all the many reasons why daily turmeric consumption is recommended.) Here is how to make the classic recipe: When I follow this recipe I use homemade almond or cashew […]

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Appled Oat Groats (recipe)

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Some of my best recipes come from figuring out what to do with food that I don’t want to go to waste. I recently purchased some organic apple juice for a recipe from Dr. John McDougall’s book The Starch Solution so I had most of the bottle minus 2/3 cup hanging around. I love eating […]

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2016: My Krispy Kremes are Seven!

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In 2009 when I was still on the path toward whole food, plant-based veganism, I at least knew then not to eat junk food like Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I had seen the experiments where people purchased McDonald’s food and kept it over time to see if it would decompose or not, so I decided to […]

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