salute to the sea

went to say hello to the ocean
in my birthday
to thank him/her for another year of life
and then, secretly, i took pictures of
him/her

45

45
white hairs, a couple of more
little wrinkles around my eyes
mostly from smiles
vegan
and fine
this experience of being alive
so thankful for that
live, alive, life

my own birthday gift

MGMT at Coachella

this band! MGMT
from the #coachellalive streaming!

Coachella 2014

You can stream live from all weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/user/coachella
Neko Case, The Afghan Whigs, Bryan Ferry tonight!
Join the party without leaving your room!

Veganize San Diego

yesterday at OB People's Market
this amazing cooperative market where all the veggies
are local, organic, and affordable, is a vegetarian store too
NO meat in sight, they have a wonderful deli upstairs!

getting veggies before going leafleting

and after giving away some information on why going vegan
is so important for the animals, to improve our health
and for the planet!

Veganizing the OB pier

Raising animals for food is wasteful and creates
huge environmental problems.
Read this article
Meat production wastes Natural Resources
btw: chicken & fish are meat too!

Idaho Wolf Slaughter Plan Goes Live, Stop It

Idaho Wolf Slaughter Plan Goes Live -- Stop It
"Idaho Governor Butch Otter just signed a death warrant for 500 more wolves.

And he's going to divert $400,000 of taxpayer money to kill them.

Idaho's official policy is that "wolf recovery efforts be discontinued
immediately, and wolves be removed by whatever means necessary." It has
already killed more than 971 wolves in three years and plans to ramp up the massacre, to slaughter another 500.

Though Idaho's wolf population has plummeted by 42 percent since federal protection was stripped away, the state -- now in charge -- wants to kill another 500 wolves. That will drive the population down to an unsustainable level of just 150."

Please help by clicking here!

portrait of a woman as a working woman

OK, the title intended to be a paraphrase or
'portrait of an artist as a young man'
didn't quite work, but here
people think I am just seated and being lazy at
my job all day, images prove different!
8.30am me versus 5.30pm me!
8.30 me
smile, make-up, lip-stick, good hair, nice scarf &
5.30 me
angry, tired, faded make-up, bad hair, sweaty scarf

It's been a long day!

Chicken-Less Mandarin Orange Morsels for Meatout day

I brought the Trader Joe's
Chicken-Less Mandarin Orange Morsels
to share at work for the MeatOut day,
I add broccoli, pineapple, & green bell-pepper,
they are a success!
Tip: this time I cooked on coconut oil,
so I can taste a bit of coconut too,
with the pineapple is like a piña colada dish

add veggies to make them healthier & tastier

this is how they look, find them at Trader Joe's, vegan food freezer

MeatOut pledge March 20

This Thursday March 20th is
Meatout is a day for everyone to try healthy foods!
Let us show you how easy a wholesome,
compassionate diet can be!

Take the Meatout pledge to help us save 8,000 lives on March 20;
eat vegan for a day!

See all the GOOD you can to for The Animals, for The Planet, and for your Health
in just ONE day!

St. Patrick's Day

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Started today with a green drink:
pineapple, dandelion greens, kale & lemon & water

healthy refreshing green drink

and had a lot of fun this past Saturday
at the Balboa Park St. Patrick's Day Parade
I volunteered at the MeatOut Event
encouraging people to NOT eat meat or
any animal products at least one day a week.
We gave away sample of "vegan chick'n salad"
and vegan cookies, people loved the salad
and the idea that I wasn't made with poor tortured chickens!
but with this delicious Beyond Meat chick'n made from plants!

vegan chick'n salad made with Beyond Meat

 here me, happy volunteering and talking to people about
how delicious vegan food is, and all the cruelty and natural resources
we can spare if we don't eat our friends the animals!