Don't get me wrong, meat's fantastic. My uncle has always raised cattle and runs a close to organic opperation. However, the number of cattle, and the beef poundage they produce per acre is *significantly* lower than grain and vegetable product that can be grown on the same acreage. I'm not advocating going completely veggie, but if we--as a ( Read more... )

There was a beach we stopped on during a castle tour of Ireland. The water was a beautiful blue green color with some minor surf action, since it was windy. In the distance there was a tall cliff that was slightly shrouded in haze. The most unique thing about this beach, however, were the rocks. They were smooth, palm sized rocks of a blue grey ( Read more... )

I am caught at a major disconnect in my thinking when it comes to stem cell research. On the one hand, I am a major advocate of scientific research and finding new ways to do things better and more efficiently. But I am also one of those people that I believe we have gone a bit too far in our attempts to prolong human life. On the one hand, it is ( Read more... )

 Drizzt D'ourden. Protection and fierce companionship in a nice little dark elf package. Who can't go wrong? Haha.

I think Livejournal has always been a place for me to say the things that I need to say, when there wasn't necessarily someone around to listen. Especially with many of my original LJ friends no longer active, it is much more like talking to myself.