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Journal (Rambly Musings)
Thursday, May 29, 2003
*shaking head* cont'd: All Babies Are Vegan For Approx. A Year
Good points from someone on same mailing list:
"All babies are supposed to be breastfed for 2 years or more, according to the latest recommendations. No solids are supposed to be given for the first 6 months. So in an ideal world, all babies would be vegan (exclusively breastfed) for the first six months or more. After that, solids are introduced gradually, starting with fruit, vegetables, or grains. For omni babies, meat is introduced much later, and cow's milk should not be given in the first year. Mother's milk remains the main source of nutrition for the first year, and plays an important role even beyond that."
posted by Jill 9:11 p.m.
*shaking head*
As quoted to me from the Toronto Star:
NEW YORK—Two parents convicted of nearly starving their infant daughter to death by putting her on their strict vegan diet were given prison sentences of five and six years yesterday, prosecutors said.
The baby, Ice Swinton, weighed just 10 pounds, had rickets, had no teeth and could not walk, sit or roll over when she was taken into custody in November, 2001.
...
The parents said their health improved after they restricted their diets and they hoped their child would benefit from eating similar foods.
...
Ok, I have two things to say about this:
(1) In defense of Vegan diets which are actually quite healthy, LEARN ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU DO IT. It's not a difficult concept. There are four food groups: Vegetables, fruit, legumes, and grains. Have a variety of foods from all of them every day and your nutrient needs are pretty much all covered. (Don't forget B12 and Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acides from additional sources.)
(2) If you're going to be a parent, learn something about parenting before you do. This includes children's diets! *Especially* if you're going to feed them a specialized diet! (For example, learn about children's Vegan diets from the book "Raising a Vegan child in a Non-Vegan World" by Erin Pavlina or "Becoming Vegan" by Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis.)
Gaahh! When I hear stuff like that I get so angry!
</rant over> Thank you.
posted by Jill 8:05 a.m.
Sunday, May 25, 2003
Not A JAmes-Entry
Hey! So I was doing this interview for TVOntario this afternoon, talking about Wakefield Brewster's work, cuz they were doing a doc on him, and I noticed something rather interesting. I was supposed to look at the interviewer, not at the camera, and he was all shaking his head in agreement and looking interested at my ramblings off the top of my head to my answers about Wakefield, his work, spoken word, etc. (I think I was coherent. Woo!) I couldn't help but think, "You really don't care about one word that I'm saying, do you? This must be a technique to get people to loosen up, look more natural, etc." Needless to say, I continued to talk as though I was talking to a brick wall. I couldn't help it. It wasn't a natural conversation, and I really couldn't believe that he'd be that genuinely interested in what I was saying. Not after spending forever "setting up the shot," explaining to me what to do, worrying about the sound, etc. etc.
Anyway, I might be on TV! I'll keep you posted.
posted by Jill 6:08 p.m.
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Appropriate
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/tshirts/5eb7/
:)
posted by Jill 11:51 a.m.
Friday, May 23, 2003
My Definition
jill
drives everyone crazy that is around here ... talks out of her ass every moment of everyday
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jill
posted by Jill 12:12 p.m.
Response to Response
Dude! I haven't even seen the movie! Chill!
:)
posted by Jill 12:42 a.m.
Response About Matrix Revolutions
Name: STRANGER IN THE NIGHT
Response: OMG JILL! SOMEONE IS DISSING YOU SO BAD
http://runtuxrun.com/blog/article.php?story=20030522234550769
OMG!!
posted by Jill 12:40 a.m.
Thursday, May 22, 2003
Encryption
A blog for some new music that I'm really digging, introduced to me by someone, has a great line I'd like to quote:
"but have insofar received no response unless he is sending emails encrypted to look like spam."
Story of my life!
posted by Jill 11:58 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Bad Dream
Last night I dreamed that I was in a university hallway knowing he was going to be walking by.
I knew I shouldn't see him, but a small part of me wanted to and so lingered in the hallway a little longer than I should have. Just as I started to walk away, he walked passed me. He saw me, and did not look happy about it. Our steps slowed but we kept walking as we turned our heads to look at each other. He looked as though he was trying not to look at me, and I looked as though I wanted him to know I still cared, so my gaze was lingering.
Then he walked away, as though I never existed, and I felt my heart sink, which is now a very familiar feeling when it comes to him.
I wonder if he still reads my blog.
posted by Jill 10:55 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Rambly Musing: Matrix Revolutions
Contributor: still amazing margaret
Topic: Matrix Reloaded was slightly disappointing. What will Matrix Revolutions be like?
Rambly Musing: Was it not big enough for you? Perhaps you did not take advantage of a super screen. Might I suggest that next time you find your local theatre with the largest screen and best sound effects before spending your $20 (incl. snacks).
As for what it will actually be like, I believe they were filmed at the same time.
Jill's Official Prediction: Expect more of the same.
Send me your Rambly Musings suggestions.
posted by Jill 2:59 p.m.
Monday, May 19, 2003
Balcony Goodness
I love my new patio (balcony) furniture! (photo or link coming soon)
Crazy story... I was at a poetry reading on a patio tonight and they had the perfect tables and chairs for my balcony. You have to understand, I've been looking for balcony furniture ever since I moved here a year ago. I asked the manager where he got them and it turned out he had bought too many and so sold me one, still wrapped up in the box. Tonight! Thanks to David for helping me carry it home and helping me to inaugurate the balcony furniture with a midnight tea party. It was way cool.
Yes, I get much too excited about funky furniture. You know you have a problem when you get bouncy over such things.
posted by Jill 1:27 a.m.
Saturday, May 17, 2003
Heart
Today my heart broke into a million more pieces than it was already broken.
(Serves me right for breaking someone else's.)
posted by Jill 3:48 p.m.
Great Quotes from a Usability Seminar Earlier This Week
"When you believe in things you don't understand, then you suffer." - L. Steven Wonder
"Fonts, as boring as they may be, is where the action is." - Marc Green, the speaker
posted by Jill 8:39 a.m.
Seven Social Sins
1. Politics without principle.
2. Pleasure without conscience.
3. Wealth without work.
4. Knowledge without character.
5. Commerce without morality.
6. Science without humanity.
7. Worship without sacrifice.
Source: an email signature. Their source: Mahatma Gandhi: _New Internationalist_ Magazine, April 2001, page 7; http://www.newint.org
posted by Jill 8:36 a.m.
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Rambly Musing: Matrix Reloaded
Contributor: Amazing Margaret
Topic: Just how big will 'matrix reloaded' be??
Rambly Musing: About the size of a movie theatre screen. This can be as big as sixty feet high and eighty feet wide at a super screen.
Send me your Rambly Musings suggestions.
posted by Jill 5:58 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
:'(
posted by Jill 12:03 a.m.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Listen to your heart
How can you listen to your heart if it's speaking in a foreign language?
posted by Jill 8:26 a.m.
Monday, May 12, 2003
Ted Joans Lives
Message from T.Paul Ste. Marie:
"Beat Generation jazz/surrealist poet and friend Ted Joans passed away of natural causes in his Vancouver apartment on Wednesday May 7th. I have spoken with his daughter, Darlene and his long time companion, artist Laura Corsiglia. Laura is overwhelmed and exhausted as well as heart broken right now, and has no energy to expend -- she did request something from us, though...
"When I asked what the poetry community may do to help out, Laura and I spoke of having a memorial reading in celebration of Ted's life in the near future (we will begin planning this at a later date), but on a more immediate note, Laura requested this, based on the action Ted took when his friend Charlie Parker died:
"GRAB SOME SIDEWALK CHALK OR CHARCOAL AND WRITE
'TED JOANS LIVES!'
"EVERYWHERE YOU CAN!
"Ted had written 'Bird Lives' all across the streets of New York, and this, Laura felt would be a wonderful way in which to celebrate Ted's life!"
TED JOANS LIVES!
posted by Jill 11:32 a.m.
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Which HTML tag are you?
You're the FONT tag- some people ignore you, some people adore you. When you like someone, you like them a lot, but when you don't like them- watch out. |
http://jamie.almostbroken.net/tests/test.html
posted by Jill 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
The Good Thing About Having a Young Sounding Voice Is...
...when telemarketers call asking for Mr. or Mrs. Binder, I can say, "I'm sorry, they're not home."
:D
posted by Jill 7:04 p.m.
Monday, May 05, 2003
A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations
dream n.
1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
2. A daydream; a reverie.
3. A state of abstraction; a trance.
4. A wild fancy or hope.
5. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business.
6. One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Our new car runs like a dream.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=8&q=dream
posted by Jill 2:09 p.m.
Angelo
Angelo. Did this. His blog added to friends list.
posted by Jill 1:03 a.m.
Sunday, May 04, 2003
Swirl
Sometimes life is a swirl of crazy emotions.
There are endings and there are beginnings.
Both of which can be exhilerating and difficult simultaneously. This weekend was a swirl of exhileration and difficulty over both the endings and the beginnings. Life is a crazy rollercoaster ride. I finally have Faith, though, that this is the road to the happy ending, and the rest of the ride will be good.
Now if I can only get some sleep. :)
posted by Jill 11:47 p.m.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
Fish
Fish feel pain.
posted by Jill 9:41 p.m.
Quote from Alana's email sig
"You aren't what you eat. You are what you are eaten by." -John
It's perfect. :)
posted by Jill 11:18 a.m.
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