Do More Veggies

He had become a vegetarian years before, and by now it had become a mania with him NOT to take into his system anything that might contain animal matter, eggs and milk being the only exceptions to his ruling.
-Nial Kent
“The Divided Path”

Even if you are not 100% Vegetarian (like me) it is clear that we all need more veggies in our life. I came across an old 1999 article written by Norine Dworkin that talked about the 22 Reasons to go vegetarian. I loved what she wrote. You can read the full article here:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0820/is_1999_April/ai_54232138/
…but if you’re short for time here are the 22 Reasons (the condensed summarized version):

1. You’ll live a lot longer.
2. You’ll save your heart.
3. You can put more money in your savings account. Replacing meat, chicken and fish with vegetables and fruits is estimated to cut food bills by an average of $4,000 a year.
4. You’ll reduce your risk of cancer.
5. You’ll add color to your plate.
6. You’ll fit into your old jeans.
7. You’ll give your body a spring cleaning.
8. You’ll make a strong political statement.
9. Your meals will taste delicious.
10. You’ll help reduce waste and air pollution.
11. Your bones will last longer.
12. You’ll help reduce famine.
13. You’ll avoid toxic chemicals.
14. You’ll protect yourself from food-borne illnesses.
15. You may get rid of your back problems.
16. You’ll be more ‘regular’.
17. You’ll cool those hot flashes.
18. You’ll help to bring down the National Debt.
19. You’ll preserve our fish population.
20. You’ll help protect the purity of water.
21. You’ll provide a great role model for your kids.
22. Going vegetarian is very easy to do.

Twenty-five years ago today:

August 6, 1984
Monday

I finally saw 'That Girl' Linda again at the Fruitvale BART station (after a couple of weeks had passed I was beginning to give up). I went right up to her and made tentative plans for lunch with her tomorrow.

“I’m sure I'll meet you at 7:20 for the 7:25 BART train tomorrow,” I said.
She smiled.

I like her. I am kind of leery about it. I am especially worrisome now after catching Renee’s garter last Saturday. Linda could be marriage material. She’s wholesome, natural, clean, and pretty, smiles a lot and has a great body.

For lunch I went to Security Pacific Bank for $3000 to transfer to my Great Western Savings Account. I felt ‘iffy’ about carrying so much cash as I walked the Streets of San Francisco. However, the holding of that large amount of cash did not last long. I successfully transferred the funds. It was a ‘no problem’ transaction.

After work I went cycling from 6PM to 7PM. I guess I hoped to see Erik Jacobsen but—in a way---I am glad I did not.

I ate some fresh zucchini and corn at my mom’s house and flushed it down with a root beer (how naughty of me). I was soon home to shower and browse ‘The Spurs’ magazine again. I went to bed at 8:30PM. Yawn.