April 03, 2006

Vegetarian diet actually good for you

You might think that living in San Francisco I don't get hasseled about being a vegetarian... for twelve years. But, sadly no, I get a lot of shit for it. Even from my ex-vegetarian friends. For whatever reason people think it's really clever to point out how much they are enjoying their meat and then emploring me to, at that moment convert. As if... after twelve years... that Mc'D's sixteenth-of-pound diseased horse burger is going to have me ordering up a carnivorous storm... Right... Anyway, once again, justified in my belief that veggie is good. Suck on that, meaties.
Posted by jherr at April 3, 2006 05:56 PM
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I'll just contentedly suck the marrow out of a rib bone, thanks.

Posted by: bsaz at April 4, 2006 09:01 AM

Ah yes, I the closest ex-veg to you have not been supportive - oh wait I have actually- I cook you lots of vegetarian meals, I make sure my meat never touches your food, and i've never expected you to eat anything you don't want - except olives and last time I checked they were vegetarian! I'll guess your not that happy with my jokes about you joining me on the dark side.

Posted by: Lori Herrington at April 4, 2006 10:13 AM

It's not you. It's work. Axon was actually ok, but Certive, Macromedia, and even now I get little barbs at lunch for being a vegetarian.

Posted by: jherr at April 4, 2006 10:16 AM

Well as far I know i'm the only ex-vegetarian who reads your blog, maybe not - but it felt fairly aimed

Posted by: Lori Herrington at April 4, 2006 10:27 AM

A guy that I work with, who doesn't read my blog, is an ex-vegetarian. And so are some of our mutual friends.

Really, honey, this wasn't aimed at you at all.

Posted by: jherr at April 4, 2006 10:54 AM

I'm an ex-veg too. I was vegetarian all through high school. Then I had a slice of roast beef in Naples and it was game over. I didn't even want it . . .

I wouldn't try to pull someone away from it, though. I enjoyed it when I was there. I have tried, like, four times since to quit meat. Can't do it.

Lori, I knew you made a turkey at Thanksgiving, but I didn't know you were back on the meat-eating side full-time!

Posted by: Jacqueline at April 4, 2006 12:21 PM

Sorry Jacqueline, I forgot that you were a vegetarian too for a couple of years in high school.

Yes I'm a omnivore now - though I still don't eat beef and i've only had a little pork by accident - like pancetta included in something i've ordered in a restaurant. Plus since I cook boneless breast of chicken for the dog on a very regular basis, i've gone ahead and started cooking at home, but I use separate baking dish for my meat, or one side of the grill, all to preserve the vegetarianism for Jack and Megan - we are raising her a vegetarian too though if she ever chooses to eat meat we'll certainly let her - but we want her to decide for herself - kind of like religion :)

Posted by: Lori Herrington at April 4, 2006 12:38 PM
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