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Re: I picked it up
Tue Apr 3, 2012 22:11
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Mexican and Italian restaurants tend to be pretty good about substituting something else for meat if you ask. I used to ask for mushrooms instead of meat a lot and because mushrooms are cheaper, the Italian restaurants near me were quite happy to do it. Mexican restaurants in particular are less likely to be just heating up frozen meals than most American style restaurants. If you've got any Japanese restaurants nearby, ask for Yasai tempura, meaning all veggie. Miso soup and some sauces there often have fish broth in them so do be aware of that. There is often a slice of lemon or orange on the side. I used to just use that as my sauce.

  • Who, what is God? — clarym29, Tue Apr 3 09:05
    I have more definite "beliefs" about the subject of God than in the past. I took a hard look at nature and saw this: Life depends upon some form of energy, and I see three main sources. One is the... more
    • I am not so sure plants don't feel ... — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 07:43
      I don't think they think, but feelings are happening at a lower level than neural. At least if you think of reflex as a kind of awareness. And yes, humans kill to live, it is a protein requirement,... more
      • Speaking of uncooked raw meat — sai ram, Sat Apr 7 12:13
        "It is probably not a coincidence, that he was a Celt. I appreciate all my ancestors, including the ape men who ate rotten uncooked meat.".......Once I went under hypnotism for past life regression.... more
        • I agree, I also avoid leadership positions ... — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 14:29
          the trick with rotten meat ... in later times ... is proper aging under proper conditions. That is the original idea of smoked meat ... it keeps the flies away. The Italians make prosciutto, which is ... more
          • When I was in Spain — sai ram, Sat Apr 7 16:30
            the hotel I was at had a buffett breakfast.....the bacon looked like they didn't even try and cook it. Same thing in Italy.....I was a meat eater then...but wouldn't touch the stuff.....sai ram
      • playing with fire — clarym29, Sat Apr 7 09:56
        I like your explanation of the role of fire in early religious thought and belief. I guess that is why most, if not all, the earliest religions had women leaders and gods. After all, while women were ... more
        • Here is some eternal fire ... — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 17:08
          Part way into this, there is a tribe of untouchables, who are keeping the same funeral pyre, they say, for the last 3500 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocWG1bayuCY Here is a sacred Zoroastrian ... more
        • So what? — sai ram, Sat Apr 7 12:15
          so what is the downside of pissing off the weaker sex?.....wait, I know......nevermind.....sai ram
        • Well this is an old old battle ... — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 10:39
          originally men and women had separate religious spheres. The women weren't necessarily nice ... they were into human sacrifice for agriculture, usually killing the "Green Man". Eventually both sexes... more
          • Actually — sai ram, Sat Apr 7 12:30
            I like the Hindu style of thought on keeping the sexes on one side and the males on the others in the temples and during bhajans and prayer. Of course the thought is that you need as little... more
    • I think this is realted, in a way, to what you posted about — Frashavan, Wed Apr 4 18:28
      An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish, the Arab Physician By Robert Browning Karshish, the picker-up of learning's crumbs, The not-incurious in God's handiwork (This... more
      • Browning — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 18:51
        Not my favorite. But parts of this one are good; especially the ending:And thou must love me who have died for thee!" The madman saith He said so: it is strange. Yes, strange it is. That part about... more
        • I have always found it powerful — Frashavan, Wed Apr 4 19:00
          I do think the Christian ideas about god to be strange...they always were, for me. But, there are some things I think (at least) I can see the appeal in. People forget that modern Christianity is... more
          • Frashavan, a question..... — clarym29, Sun Apr 8 13:35
            Could you explain the Zoroastrian idea of the afterlife, or point me to a good web site that does?
          • Sure — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 19:25
            I do think that there are good and wonderful ideas found in any and all religions. It's just when the hierarchy get through with those ideas they are not so wonderful. The greatest appeal to me about ... more
    • Natural forces given an identity1 (nm) — Kasey, Wed Apr 4 14:48
    • You remind me of — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 23:14
      You remind me of a guy on the board (that neither of us can remember its name)......a guy that died of cancer (and didn't let any of us know he was dying) and posted right up to almost the time of... more
      • He was the guy always talking about love ;-) — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 21:37
        I am sure his love has survived him. Shalom
      • I do — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 00:50
        remember such a guy--but I do not remember his name. I, too, was quite saddened by his death. Now I will be bugged until I remember his name--thanks! :)
        • We are both — sai ram, Wed Apr 4 00:55
          We are both a couple of fine how-do-you-do's........sai ram
    • Re: Who, what is God? — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 10:36
      I will note something. Your God concept is very Western and somewhat Abrahamic. There are many concepts of God including myriad creator gods. Some of the others might seem less evil to you. Not all... more
      • Monotheism is at best problematic ... — Baruch, Sat Apr 7 21:41
        and at worst incoherent. Those PETA people sound as puritanical as the Taliban ;-( Shalom
      • god — clarym29, Tue Apr 3 13:18
        I have no answers, but I keep asking questions and hoping to find some. --I don't know that answers exist. But I too, like to ask. Humans are omnivores, and it is possible but difficult for most... more
        • Crop rotation — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 23:22
          If we were plants, we would still need minerals, and we would probably not be very mobile, like most plants. I am assuming we would also reproduce in one of the standard plant methods rather than... more
          • Easier yet — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 00:52
            would be for God to simply make humans able to live from the energy of the Sun. Rechargeable solar biological batteries. As easy as a snap of the fingers........
            • Snapping of fingers. — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 03:50
              If God did create the world, He doesn't seem to have created fully developed complex upright walking hominid creatures with a snap of the fingers. Whether one believes in God or not, it's fairly... more
              • Questions, questions — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 10:01
                Shoot, I have questions to spare. i can make them up in any topic. The only way that makes any sense to me in this Creator business is as a first cause. I would see the First Cause taking effect at... more
                • What a friend of mine said — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 10:23
                  We were talking about First Cause and he said "Maybe in the beginning, God exploded." He was a Many Worlds guy.
                  • Inflationary theory — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 11:59
                    One universe giving birth to others is called the Inflationary Theory by astrophysicists. I think Kaku was the guy I first heard it from. I makes sense to me. Don't know why it is called a theory... more
                    • Being a bit more technical ... — Baruch, Mon Apr 9 20:11
                      Cosmic Inflation hypothesis (you are right, not a theory) ... can be applied to a single universe, and originally was back in the 1980s. Basically there is a law against exceeding the speed of light, ... more
                      • Economics — clarym29, Mon Apr 9 20:33
                        is indeed a dismal science. Cosmology may be more dismal, but it does not effect as many people. And some of those economic effects are indeed, dismal.
                        • Well thanks to central banking ... — Baruch, Tue Apr 10 18:12
                          and the intent to abolish coins, notes and checks ... everything will just be a spreadsheet entry number ... trust me ;-) Then it will be even easier for the central banks to do controlled... more
            • Where do we get the minerals? (nm) — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 00:57
        • Veggans — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 14:45
          "It is a fact that plants also have life like animals. But animals are endowed with mind, and nervous systems too while the plants do not possess the same. The animals cry and weep when they are... more
          • IBVA — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 21:26
            A long time ago there was a small company that made a system called IBVA. It was a biofeedback system for the old Macintosh, and you could buy some various expansions for it, headsets, etc. It came... more
            • i do think plants have — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 21:52
              I do think plants have an intelligence we don't understand.....how a vine knows to wrap itself around something and not just grow willy nilly....is something that not really explained....I was always ... more
          • Hmmm — clarym29, Tue Apr 3 17:23
            Not sure I agree with Mr. Baba on this one. I understand what he is saying. But the old saying that you are what you eat doesn't quite mean you inherit the spirit of what you eat. I'm not sure that... more
            • lets say — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 19:56
              lets say not an animals spirit but rather its essence or behaviour patterns. We know the mind can affect the body...in many ways. I put a gun to your head and your knees start to wobble...sweats... more
              • What PETA should do — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 22:30
                If they managed to get a law passed that all meat animals must be named with standard human names and those names must be on packages of meat, there'd be a whole lot of vegetarians within a week.... more
                • Not only that but — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 23:17
                  a picture when they were born...all excited about life......I don't remember where I was but the PETA girls were taking a shower downtown as people were walking by....sai ram..
                  • yeah they are selling naked blondes — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 23:49
                    If they had naked men too then at least it would be equal immodesty, but I don't think their claim that just quitting meat will make you sexier is accurate. In fact, since they don't go to much... more
                    • Can I order two????? (nm) — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 00:54
                      • becareful of what you order — sai ram, Wed Apr 4 08:59
                        http://www.eonline.com/news/transgender_miss_universe_canada/305938 I think Roman Empire and decline when I read stories like this.....Hell In a Hand Basket should be this years Pageant theme
                        • Re: becareful of what you order — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 10:29
                          The rules didn't actually specify the candidates must be born female. It's not the first time something like this has happened. It has happened in a couple of Asian countries, and one of them won a... more
                        • Wishing — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 09:43
                          Yeah, you are correct--be careful what you wish for--for you just might get it. At my stage in life, if I got two blondes the most productive thing I could do is put them to work in the yard and... more
                          • I'm sure — sai ram, Wed Apr 4 11:49
                            Trump is allowing this because he sees money in people watching.....but although I don't usually watch it...my wife does every time. And you're right at this stage of the game my wife wouldn't even... more
                            • comen now — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 12:01
                              All this crap stated when you got to Marysville--I'm quite sure that is accurate.
                      • lol — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 01:15
                        I think the idea is that if you become a vegetarian they will flock to you, for free. I can't say that possibility excites me much, though I'm sure my husband would probably have liked the idea of me ... more
              • Vegan??? — clarym29, Tue Apr 3 21:45
                I assume you have become a vegetarian? I am leaning toward that myself, but I have not arrived yet. My reasons are not moral, but that my body does better when I stick to vegs and cheese and... more
                • Some caveats — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 21:59
                  It is extremely important for neurological health that you get the B vitamins which normally come from red meat. That is one of the biggest mistakes people make. I had to write a thesis on this in... more
                  • Vit. B — clarym29, Tue Apr 3 22:25
                    you are correct. I take vit. B shots daily. I also take vit D and over 4000 units of vit E. My doctor is aware of the newest homeopathy studies and uses the ones that apply to me. I am close to... more
                    • Re: Vit. B — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 22:41
                      I'm taking B, D, E, and C, to make up for the dietary restrictions I have, and drinking green tea and Smart Water to combat the dehydration I get because my glucose levels jump up when the sun rises... more
                      • Wow — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 00:47
                        Quite a story. You have been fighting the odds and winning--great going! My Dr. is just unorthodox enough that anything that works catches his attention. I really feel he will have added 20+ extra... more
                        • Thanks — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 01:09
                          I have been very fortunate to have had a family that made many sacrifices to pay for really expensive care I needed when I was growing up. Lots of bloodtests, especially. We did not have home... more
                          • Pumps — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 09:48
                            Yeah, my Dr. has shown me some of those pumps. He is trying to develop one especially for Byetta, which is an insulin mimic. Victoza, which I use, is also one. When and if those two stop working for... more
                            • Can't use one at this point. — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 10:36
                              I have hypoglycemia unawareness and you can get into a whole lot of trouble on a pump if you can't tell when the glucose is too low. I had a tight control doctor and my body just stopped reacting. I... more
                              • needles — clarym29, Wed Apr 4 12:06
                                I used to feel the same about needles. I've had so many blood tests and so much medicine that I have had to self inject that it is second nature to me now. You have a unique problem--this is where... more
                                • I have two really great ones — Mirage, Wed Apr 4 14:20
                                  Both my GP and my endocrinologist are really up on their journals but they are also open to alternative medicine and old fashioned medicines that have fallen from favor for no good reason except... more
                      • my glucose levels — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 23:21
                        My glucose levels are off the charts....so i don't worry about them anymore.......have you been taking cinnamon?.......sai ram
                        • Yes, I did take your advice. — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 23:28
                          Researchers say cinnamon should only help with type 2 adult onset diabetes but it is an insulin emulator so I thought, why shouldn't this work for me? I tried it and I actually had to scale down the... more
                • I picked it up — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 21:57
                  I picked it up in India 2004....however, not a true one. I still eat some occasional seafood. I wouldn't eat fish even, but my wife has a habit of dragging me out to eat all the time and its hard in... more
                  • Re: I picked it up — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 22:11
                    • hmmmm japanese — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 22:17
                      actually eat it alot since living there back 7 or 8 years ago......I feel the best physically after eating a nice japanese meal with green tea....problem is I have to stop on the way home at taco... more
                      • Makes me feel good, too. — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 23:06
                        Once I felt immensely better for 3 whole days after a single meal at Sushi Ran, but I did eat some sashimi. Yasai tempura made correctly, i.e. the batter not retaining much oil because of proper... more
              • Let's hope he is wrong — Mirage, Tue Apr 3 21:30
                Cannibals mostly believe/believed that eating the brains and flesh of their enemies would infuse them with the strength, intelligence, bravery, and other strengths of that enemy. His argument could... more
                • problem with that is — sai ram, Tue Apr 3 22:00
                  "strength, intelligence, bravery, and other strengths of that enemy"...if the enemy had all these they wouldn't be the ones being eaten.....they would get just the opposite in a defeated... more
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