Comments on: (be)cause

By: Cyn

Cyn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:52:38 +0000

Well damn. That is going to put a serious crimp in my ability to self medicate.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:26:23 +0000

Damn it. No more Hershey bars with almonds. Please don’t tell me Guinness is made with hops from Bangladesh or something.

And we recently adopted a rescue dog from a crual owner through the SPCA. Give thm a dollar next time you’re worried.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:34:20 +0000

Fish, I think you are my sister I never had. I have an overabundance of cats (not quite to crazy cat lady status – yet) and now have a couple outdoor cats too that have adopted us. We just had a nasty storm two weekends ago and I went out in it to try and make them a dry, safe place to go. I do what I can to do the right thing on a day to day basis which means trying to buy what I call “happy” meat when I eat meat, recycling, and other little things. So keep going with the cat stories and doing what you can to make the world a little better.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:11:22 +0000

And that’s the way it should be Fish.

Full disclosure — I’ve worked for non-profits for 10 years now. I’ve seen the good and bad sides of them. There are tremendously worthwhile charities out there, and then there are lots that waste an atrocious amount of money. It’s in the donor’s best interest to vet their charities before signing a check.

As far as charities and causes in general, I’ve found that unless I have an emotional connection to whatever the charity is for, I won’t support it, no matter how worthwhile that cause is.

By: lori

lori — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:11:09 +0000

i sort of knew about this, but i didn’t know or look for details, so i had put it out of my mind; however, my sister recently got into fair-trade chocolate and has seen “the dark side of chocolate,” a documentary about the child slaves. since then, i’ve tried my best to switch, though i have also had a few lapses. i really like both green & black and divine bars. i also have dagoba brand cocoa powder for baking.
i’m also lucky in that there is a ten thousand villages store within walking distance, so i have access to lots of fair trade items.
also, i’ve been vegetarian for 17 years & am slowly moving towards vegan, though i don’t think i’ll ever fully give up cheese.