Wasn’t able to journal yesterday, getting some in while the little kids get their swim lesson in. Also haven’t exercised yet today, so not feeling my best. Probably doesn’t help that I was up until 12:30 am last night. Found a small infestation of these small bugs in the sunflower seeds, and a few int he oat groats, both of which were what was left ( Read more... )

Today was a better day than I’ve had in a while. Managed to juggle everything and get it all done, and get a run in, get dinner made and bread made and chickpea salad made and the big kids to piano and back and to their extracurriculars tonight. Haven’t watched any youtube, only checked facebook only once, didn’t even open my laptop, and got some ( Read more... )

I feel like journaling in recent days has helped me mentally, I don't know, in organizing my thoughts. I would like to try to keep it up. I know this isn't some effing revelation as I'm pretty sure I've said this in the past, but the wheel turns again ( Read more... )

LiveJournal has revamped their mobile app, it would seem. Let’s see if it’s worthwhile (nope, still shit).

I am starting to think that I should distance myself from the term vegan. It’s an abstract term, and, as such, people, in their limited understanding, tend to come up with their own varied definitions for it, even if an established definition ( Read more... )

I’ve seen the depths of horror in the world, how scary it can be. Our taxes fund pedophilia, fund evil.

There can be no freedom without abolition of taxes. Taxation is theft. Any exchange of goods or services should be voluntary. Nobody should be entitled to anything they have not earned. Without the entitlement of funds there in no corruption, no ( Read more... )

I would disagree that capitalism is opposed to veganism, which is to say the two are not mutually exclusive. Society would be much more plant-based under an anarcho-capitalist system. Our tax dollars go to supplement the animal-ag industry and bail them out during hard times, otherwise animal products would be much more expensive and thus purchased ( Read more... )

I don't think having "pets" or "companion animals", whatever you want to call it, is itself vegan; we humans can barely take care of ourselves, and it's hubris to think we know how to take care of other animals. All wild animals know how to take care of themselves. Yes, it may be at times brutal (humans have assisted with that), but at least they ( Read more... )

Strange days. Coronavirus, and the response. Could be a lot worse for us, but hopefully it will dissipate and allow me a couple more years to get the yard under control and me actually growing our own food. I hate that I've been back sliding for two years now, with no plans nor desire to grow food this summer, because I feel like the fence needs to ( Read more... )

It's been over a month since my last entry. I've been caught up with a lot of little things, keeping me overbusy and distracted. I'm starting to dread the Christmas season for that reason: It's just a lot of unnecessary business. Gotta get gifts, gotta wrap gifts, gotta get trees, gotta get cards and gift cards and tape and decoration, because ... ( Read more... )

It's a strange feeling in this period of my life when I get a few minutes of down time. It's like I know I have things I could do, but any of those is going to require a larger block of time than I really have to give it ( Read more... )