We all have friends with dietary preferences, food allergies and those who we lovingly, but with a shudder, call "picky." Someday, one of these kinds ...
Ultimately, this isn't about snatching your burger and throwing it in a lockbox. Nor is it about turning everyone into vegans and bark-eaters. It's about moderation, choice and starting the week off right.
For me, being vegan is a celebration of all life. Like most Americans, I grew up eating hamburgers, but stopped being able to justify giving a dime to anyone who caused suffering.
It is prime season for herb-growing, but in Miami, it is the season for burning up both people and produce. My Obama victory garden is fallow except for the collard greens which thrive on abuse.