No More Dairy Ice Cream for Me
It’s been a few years since I’ve eaten dairy ice cream regularly. (When I eat “ice cream” at home, usually it’s Double Rainbow Soy Cream). However, I do eat dairy ice cream occasionally when I’m out of the house, but…
NYT Op-Ed Against Vegan Kids
The NYT ran an op-ed called “Death by Veganism.” Some “high”lights: * “You cannot create and nourish a robust baby merely on foods from plants.” * “There are no vegan societies for a simple reason: a vegan diet is not…
“Vegan eateries not just for hippies”
AP article on the proliferation of vegetarian restaurants. The article says there are 1,000-1,200 nationwide, a number that sounds very low to me, but it also says the number has doubled in the past 7 years, which I can believe….
Best of Mountain View 2007
Everyone loves rankings, so here is the 2007 ranking of the best services in Mountain View. I think in general this list is very good, but of course we could quibble–our favorite burritos are from Bueno Bueno; we think Garden…
Associated Press on Internet Hunting
Yet another recap on the legislative frenzy to stop Internet hunting despite the lack of anyone in the market or wanting to be. I am always fascinated by the shifting basis of what constitutes the essential attributes of “hunting”–the lack…
British Report on Consumer Knowledge about Meat Manufacturing
Consumer Attitudes to Animal Welfare, A Report for Freedom Food by IGD I’ve blogged repeatedly on dichotomous consumer perceptions towards animals, such as consumers freaking out about SaveToby.com even though they would gladly eat Toby if prepackaged in the supermarket….
Burger Wars Are Back–Introducing the Beer Barrel Main Event Charity Burger
In 2005, I had a series of posts about noteworthy burgers, including the 12.5 pound Zeus burger, the 15 pound Beer Barrel Belly Buster (only 10.5 pounds of beef) from Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub (see the photo), whale burgers and…
Internet Hunting Update
The AP updates the status of laws banning Internet hunting, a topic I blogged about extensively in 2005 and even wrote an editorial about. Encouraged by the Humane Society (on a roll with their regressive perspectives about Internet law), 25…
Pork Propaganda
Why is the National Pork Board, an extension of the US government, buying the trademark “the other white meat” for $60M? One economist speculates that it’s because the seller, the National Pork Producers Council, is a private actor, which means…
“You Can’t Rattle a Robo-deer, but You Can Be Arrested for Shooting One”
Catching illegal hunters in the act can pose some unique challenges. The solution? Robotic animals that act as irresistible targets for the illegal hunters. According to the story: Poachers aren’t easy quarry, yet more and more law enforcement officials are…