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15 minutes to change the world

08.14.11 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

I don’t know if it’s possible, but this is the best idea for a website I’ve seen in years: http://itstartswith.us/

Change your name for a job??

07.21.11 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

Sudanese man sends out 1000 resumes Only receives callbacks using Anglo name Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/business-smarts/little-white-lies-agnok-lueth-adopts-daniel-mcclean-on-his-cv-to-try-to-get-a-fair-go/story-e6frfm9r-1226097072346#ixzz1SinenMmD

Spring, Finally

04.23.11 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

Vegan Cupcakes!

02.05.11 // The Casual Vegan // (3)

The writers of this blog have moved to Portland, OR! Where every restaurant knows what vegans are! Where people eat dark greens! Where urban gardens spill over residential pathways! Where cupcakes grow on trees… Okay, but seriously. Kristen of The Casual Vegan has just promised Greg of The Casual Vegan that she will update this [...]

Casual Vegan Baby

07.16.10 // The Casual Vegan // (4)

An update: We’re spending some time petting the indelibly soft skin of baby Dax Gregory, appreciating all of his squeaky noises, his wiggles and flails from the unconscious realm of newborn sleep, his ridiculously cute feet, his razor sharp fingernails… And we’re recovering too, from all the unknown trials of having a first child, learning [...]

Kale

06.25.10 // The Casual Vegan // (1)

37 weeks

06.15.10 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

It’s hard to believe that I am now “term” with Dax. We will get to meet him whenever he’s ready to meet us — which could be in a few days or several weeks from now. I’ll let him decide what’s best!

What have you given up to save money?

06.11.10 // The Casual Vegan // (3)

I once lived off free bagels, water, and a free lunch. I couldn’t eat bagels for years. I haven’t been to the doctor in 8 years, because health insurance is broken. I let Chicago tow my car, and keep it. Best choice ever. We bicycle everywhere! I’ve stopped shaving to protest the culture of shaving [...]

Inspirational People with Cerebral Palsy

04.17.10 // The Casual Vegan // (11)

Running for an hour was hard work. But, recovering this week was exceptionally brutal. My running streak was broken, but not before I got in one last mile run hobble on Monday night. I expected my recovery to be harder than average, because my right leg is an inch and a half shorter than my [...]

Greg’s Onion

03.30.10 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

Once an onion sprouts, Greg has a hard time cutting into it (like, emotionally). This is our onion (one of many as we love onions around here) last spring. We put it in some dirt and let it grow for awhile, harvesting some of its shoots now and then. It grew very tall in our [...]

Eating Junk Food

03.28.10 // The Casual Vegan // (2)

Eating junk food makes you sick. As soon as you finish off a plate of french fries or a pizza, you know you’ve done it to yourself. The stomach pains, lethargy, and digestion problems are just beginning. Most people eat junk food multiple times a day, and they eat it so often they lose touch [...]

Still Pregnant

03.08.10 // The Casual Vegan // (1)

Oh, Internet. How often I use you, but how little I accomplish! I am still here, still pregnant, and having much more fun eating now that I’m 23 weeks along with things. I admit to still being much more “casual” about veganism than I had been prior to pregnancy, but I’m finding nice ways to [...]

The Friendly Vegan

08.22.09 // The Casual Vegan // (2)

As Greg & I approach the 9-month mark of being not-so-casual vegans, I have been reflecting a bit on our transition into this lifestyle. I’ve noticed that the most difficult aspect of being a vegan is not the absence of animal products in our daily meals, nor understanding how our new diet affects our lives [...]

Who says Organic Milk is Safe?

08.22.09 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

The leading website on organic milk is MealsMatter. They are exclusively funded by the meat and dairy council which has the sole goal to increase dairy and meat consumption at any cost to health and the environment. Sample “healthy” foods on their list are: Canadian bacon, cheese, and conventional milk. They claim organic milk is [...]

Casein The Milk Protein

08.20.09 // The Casual Vegan // (0)

Casein is the most significant and powerful carcinogen known. Worrying about dioxins or PCBs only distracts you from the most common cancer causing compound nearly every American consumes in large quantities every day. In fact, all animal protein has been shown in rigorous, peer-reviewed, scientific studies to cause cancer. Yet, Milk protein is the worst [...]