Posted by sar on September 16, 2001, at 0:51:24
In reply to Re: yeah, the leather thing... » Krazy Kat , posted by shelliR on September 15, 2001, at 18:04:52
i spent 6 yrs as a raging vegetarian, nearly vegan, no leather shoes (flip-flops are great!) (even in the winter!) (they go with everything. even formal attire, in my opinion, as long as they are sleek and black.)
i'm gonna be self-indulgent for awhile and experiment with fish. i really like the taste and don't feel guilty (i have no idea why--a year ago eating an egg white would have made me upset).
do flax seeds have vitamin b12? that's why i originally started eating fish. i'd taken the sublingual supplements, but the real thing is always better!
one redeeming value of good leather shoes: quality ones last for a *long* time, like birkenstocks are like cars, you take them in for maintenance and repair work (thats why theyre so damn expensive)....'cos where do you think those non-leather shoes are made? probably by poor pakastani women with gnarled fingers from being over-worked at $1/hr.
Shelli, awhile back i saw something on TV about um what's it called, biogenetic engineering, and i think they may be starting to do some freaky unnatural things with fish (as with other foods--did you know fish genes might be in yr tomatoes?). all that splicing stuff. not a science person, but i'm big on natural food and some sketchy stuff is going on...
if you're interested in these things, there is a wonderful book called "Toxic Sludge is Good for You." one of the best, most modest, well-researched exposee works i've ever read. the FDA and all sorts of gov't agencies made ludicrous but successful attempts at thwarting any publicity for the authors. that lend it even more cred, i think!
oh no, we've hit upon a topic i like and i'm rambling--all apologies--hope this is more informative than preachy, i just can't believe consumers are so unwittingly unaware...
gospelly yours,
sar
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