Army Thread January 1st 2009

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

When I lived in California, we took the kids and the dogs to the ocean nearly every weekend. They all loved it! One year we spent Easter Sunday there and played volleyball with another family. And we flew kites instead of hunting for Easter eggs...LOL!!

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

The sea is the best LTG...one day I want to live near the sea...
Right off to get slaughtered at a card game once again..
See ya in a bit..

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

Hello everyone, hows things?

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Hi Limers! How are you?

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

A Work in Progress;507569 wrote: Anything involving bacon is bound to be good... That is my biggest barrier to being vegetarian: bacon! I give thanks to the pig...

LOL WIP, becoming vegetarian is easier than giving up cigs and certainly AL for me at least- You only have to feel the bad energy you are eating when the pig is killed is disgusting and completely inhumane conditions. When you eat pork or bacon you are ingesting all that negativity.

When you realise that giving up meat is the easiest thing in the world- we are only energy- the pig is only energy- do you really want to take in all that bad negative energy?

Not meaning to give a lecture here, and certainly not to you, but to me it is obviously not a great thing to eat??

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Happy New Year Marbella!

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

marbella;507704 wrote: LOL WIP, becoming vegetarian is easier than giving up cigs and certainly AL for me at least- You only have to feel the bad energy you are eating when the pig is killed is disgusting and completely inhumane conditions. When you eat pork or bacon you are ingesting all that negativity.

When you realise that giving up meat is the easiest thing in the world- we are only energy- the pig is only energy- do you really want to take in all that bad negative energy?

Not meaning to give a lecture here, and certainly not to you, but to me it is obviously not a great thing to eat??

Yes, Marbs, I agree, and I struggle with all of that. The conclusion and compromise I have come to is that I eat VERY little meat, and I believe that if all of us ate about the same amount of meat that I do, the inhumane conditions that you mention, and that are so abhorrent, would no longer exist. The other conclusion I have come to is a rather brutal-sounding reality: I believe that we all devour each other, in many ways. Most mammals are carnivorous, and humans have been carnivores for a very, very long time. There is nothing, I believe, inherently evil in eating other animals... So, I still eat some meat, but I also choose to do so infrequently, i.e., in a way that would make the world a better place... if everyone did the same.

So... as to "taking in bad negative energy... " I am not so sure that I am doing a whole lot of that, by my dietary choices; I am more convinced that the "bad negative energy" in my life is mostly generated by my own negative, distorted thinking, and by my failures to be consistently compassionate to everyone and everything I encounter (including the animals and plants that die, so that I can live for a while).

I do absolutely respect and appreciate your point of view, and your choice to not eat meat...

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

Thanks WIP, I appreciate very much (as usual) hearing your point of view!

I appreciate it is a very personal choice, but am very glad I made it 18 years ago or there abouts and have never looked back.

I certainly think it is the main reason I look 10 years younger than my peers inspite of my drinking.

Obviously it is a decision one makes at whatever time in life , and probably not something to talk about here

Love to you WIP and everybody else- gonna haul my veggie arse of to bed now))

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

Im good, been at the inlaws all day, it was nice. Tomorrow im going to my sisters in wicklow and then Alexs party for the family on sunday and then thats the end of the festive period for me! I like been busy though, I must admit but its hard to keep 4 kids in nice outfits,, isnt it Oney? I find that the toughest! Bloody washing and ironing..(tho Gor does all the ironing and yes , I know how lucky I am!)

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Night Marbella!

[LookingToGrow]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Wow, Limers! You are busy. When do your kids return to school?

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

Night, Marbs... Hi Limers, and I sure am glad I don't have to put shoes and clothes on my dogs and cats! Yikes! Sounds like a nightmare, to me! I don't know how y'all do it... if they were mine, they would be running around in un-ironed clothes (as I do), I'm afraid...

LTG, my black-eyed peas turned out great; my mother insisted that everyone at her house get some, so I put a dollop on all their plates. None of them had the slightest idea what it was, however... Jeez, it is SO sad to be around a bunch of people with dementia. BUT that visit is over, and Mother had her black-eyed peas, and she's safe and warm and clean and fed. She's as happy as she can possibly be, under the circumstances. She was not nearly as distressed, confused, etc., as she was on Christmas day. And I am home, thank God.

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

Nice to hear WIP! I never knew about black eyed peas until I moved to TX...LOL!! I am glad your day is done and that you are back home. I need to get busy on my organizing and whatnot but I am printing photos instead. I am loving this new monitor for viewing photos

[A Work in Progress]

Army Thread January 1st 2009

They are a type of bean, Oney. They are really tasty!!! Hard to say what they taste "like," because the taste is unique, I guess... It's traditional in the southern USA to eat them on New Year's Day, cooked with ham, and onions, and rice. Often, with cornbread. And lots of us like some Tabasco sauce on top (it's a red pepper and vinegar sauce made in Louisiana)!

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Army Thread January 1st 2009

Love tabasco!