Miami Vegan Blog
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Upside of the State of our Economy
Yes, there is an upside. For me personally, I've turned down about a dozen offers this month to go here or there. Talked myself out of extra things I [do not] need. Visiting friends in Broward and beyond are not an option anymore. Waiting until tomorrow to buy my dog food, when I can buy it now and save the trip. A/C - what's A/C? Unless I'm giving someone a ride, that button has dust on it.
No more dark chocolate, soy puddings, vegan burritos, fruit juices. Nothing but fruit, vegetables and whole foods now. It's amazing how much crap you eat just because it's there. You can get by on five meals a day, but I was eating 7 and 8. Not necessary. A 1/2 a watermelon will fill you up just as much as a giant veggie burger and fries will. Except you will be running to the bathroom for two hours, but if you're home who cares.
The good thing about gas prices being high is that you drive less. No more midnight munchie runs to McDonald's. Probably no more munchies because you can't afford any special habits. You love your job a little more because it gives you money and getting another one isn't that easy. You appreciate MPG. You actually know what MPG stands for now. Ha! You reset your Tripometer everytime you fill up. You don't fill up actually. It's 1/2 a tank, then 1/4 of a tank, then as close to E as you can get before your car chokes on its own fumes.
No matter what though, Mr. Bush and his tycoons are helping the environment by forcing us to conserve and reduce our carbon footprint out of shear fear of poverty.
Here is a very interesting article that describes how the price of corn is driving up the price of meat and dairy. [Click Here]
Out of Chaos brings Hidden Resolution!!
~inga~
No more dark chocolate, soy puddings, vegan burritos, fruit juices. Nothing but fruit, vegetables and whole foods now. It's amazing how much crap you eat just because it's there. You can get by on five meals a day, but I was eating 7 and 8. Not necessary. A 1/2 a watermelon will fill you up just as much as a giant veggie burger and fries will. Except you will be running to the bathroom for two hours, but if you're home who cares.
The good thing about gas prices being high is that you drive less. No more midnight munchie runs to McDonald's. Probably no more munchies because you can't afford any special habits. You love your job a little more because it gives you money and getting another one isn't that easy. You appreciate MPG. You actually know what MPG stands for now. Ha! You reset your Tripometer everytime you fill up. You don't fill up actually. It's 1/2 a tank, then 1/4 of a tank, then as close to E as you can get before your car chokes on its own fumes.
No matter what though, Mr. Bush and his tycoons are helping the environment by forcing us to conserve and reduce our carbon footprint out of shear fear of poverty.
Here is a very interesting article that describes how the price of corn is driving up the price of meat and dairy. [Click Here]
Out of Chaos brings Hidden Resolution!!
~inga~
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2 Comments:
I was also thinking along these same lines the other day, that I'm kind of happy that gas prices are so high. It's the only way to get people to start doing the only things that will save this planet. People won't take public transportation when you tell them about global warming, but boy are they flocking to it now to save their wallets. It's an unfortunate statement about the general public of the US, but I'm just happy to see some conservation occurring on a somewhat larger scale that I don't really care how it came about.
The common people have been getting robbed, screwed, killed, abused, etc., since the beginning of time, and Bush and the Republicans have given us all a real wake-up call to show how fragile Democracy is, and how even today we are hardly FREE even in America. We are working to support billionaire oil merchants who laugh at the world from their palaces.
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