Hang on and in

I have been silent on the subject of the virus that is floating around in our world mostly cause anything I have to say has already been said.

But we know that I always have an opinion on almost everything so here goes.

Now is definitely not the time to panic.  That being said neither it is the time to go "poo poo" it's probably overblown - or a tactic to distract us from the elections - or a scam to sell more kleenex...

Gear up, cowboy up, put on your big girl/boy pants (your choice), suck it up and throw your common sense into high gear.

Am I uncomfortable being in the age group that is said to be at most risk of serious effects from this crap?  You can bet your ass on that.  Not able to deny my age any longer (the wrinkles give that away if not my birth date)!

Do I still have a pretty fair stash of staples and paper goods (like, god forbid we all run out of toilet paper?) and do I intent to socially distance myself from crowds?

Betting that ass again.

Face it - we never thought that anything could come close to shutting this country down to the extent that this situation has.  All my boring warnings have borne an ugly fruit but we are where we are so the only way to go is forward.

Stay away from crowds, stay home if you are sick (any sick) and remember the benefits of ordering most anything you really need on line. 

I don't know all your politics but now that our government has gotten it's fingers out of where the sun doesn't shine (if however late in the game) the best contribution we all can make is to avoid getting sick the best we can.

For sure, my house has never been so disinfected - the dog barely recognizes it any more.

As my son wrote to me the other day:  stay save and sane!

Let's get this out of the way first

People who "see" me on Facebook have probably figured out I've changed the way I eat.....pretty drastically according to some.

The short version is that if it has a face or a mother, I no longer eat it.  So that means no meat (and, yes, scallops and fish and clams are meat) and no dairy.

I can explore my reasons and what I've found that brought this about at some point but right now I know the burning question (aside from "have you lost your mind, Greene?") always seems to be where do I get my protein.

That seems to be THE question du jour when you share that you are no longer a carnivore.

Let's look at it logically.

Who (what) else on the planet eats only plants?   Let's start at the top and move down in size at least.

I don't think anyone disputes that dinosaurs were the largest mammals to ever roam our planet.  And there is a lot of evidence that says the biggest (if not the meanest) were plant eaters.  Some of them were so darn big that even Tyrannosaurus Rex didn't bother to take a bite.

And certainly elephants have to require a lot of protein just to get through the day!   That's a lot of salad!

All grazing animals are plantivores...if that is even a word! 

Some of our closest relatives on the tree of life love chowing down on - your guessed it!  Plants!

And, face it, you never saw a cow with a hot dog in their mouth!

So, having arrived (late but not too late, I hope) at my point.  If from the largest to the smallest mammals these guys and all the ones in between, eat only vegetation? 

It becomes pretty obvious to even the most casual observer that the protein is IN THE PLANTS!

It's been about 10 months since I've added to this blog and there have been a lot of changes in my life.  I probably will feel compelled to explore some of those changes over the next little while - not on a mission to change anyone's anything but perhaps throw out a few thoughts to ponder!

In the meantime, if you meet someone who says they are vegan or plant based for pity's sake do NOT ask them where they get their protein!  🌽