Month: December 2007
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Testing some new plugins
Upgraded the blog to 2.3.2 today, and I’m testing some new plugins – apologies in advance if this post appears in the feed more than once. (I did remember this time to disable tweet-tools, so I won’t be twitter spamming.) Testing comments via OpenID – if you enter an OpenID url in the “url” box…
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Coverville Countdown FTW!
Brian Ibbott of Coverville allows encourages people each year to send in brief “intros” to each of the top 40 songs in the Coverville Countdown. This year I took him up on the offer – and he used my entry! Check out part III of the 2007 Coverville Countdown (assuming you’re not already a subscriber).…
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Veggieist Bostonist Introducedist
The folks at Bostonist have launched a regular vegan column: In part due to the all the wonderful feedback we received from our two vegan-themed holiday posts, we’ve decided to have the vegan column be a regular feature. Every Thursday Bostonist will offer some vegan love; not limited to recipes, veg/vegan restaurant reviews, compassionate living…
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Creative Vigilantes
Great article in the Boston Globe from Christmas Eve Eve (aka lille juleaften) about the way intellectual property and copyright issues play out in other fields like standup comedy, magic, and haute cuisine: “Creative Vigilantes.” Comedy is not the only creative industry in which scholars are finding evidence that challenges assumptions held on Capitol Hill.…
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Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays, peace on earth, good will toward people (and animals). Lucy and Georgia
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HSUS Biggest Victories in Helping Animals
Check out this video of the Humane Society’s biggest victories in helping animals: Closing of Seal Markets (2007) Animal Fighting Prohibition Act Passed (May 2007) PETS Act Passed to Save Pets in Disasters (Oct 2006) Hundreds of Pets Rescued from California Wildfires (Oct. 2007) Largest Veal and Pig Producers Abandon Crates (2007) Arizona and Oregon…
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Zurich – Pot au vert
Last night I had dinner at Pot au vert, a vegetarian restaurant near the main train station (hauptbanhoff) in Zurich. Although the “menu card” (linked to the image) online is only available in German, as in most Swiss restaurants English menus are available and the waitstaff speak many languages (German, English, and French most often).…