Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it-through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it-through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: too lazy to write " strict dietary vegetarian " ? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... " near vegan " .seems daft to me. http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called " Six-Word Momoirs, " in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: " It's all going by too fast. " Not as clever as Michelle Norman's " Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life, " but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I " diet, " which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing " this whole vegan thing, " as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a " can-I-make-it-through-Lent " experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Email: bluerose156AIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose-x.livejournal.com ~Boston_GothicBoston_MysticBoston-Pagans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Is snerk a word or an affliction, or maybe a small furry rodent type ting? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156 Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:18:58 PMRe: Six Words to Live By *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net> wrote: too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it- through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Email: bluerose156@ gmail.comAIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose- x.livejournal. com~http://groups. / group/Boston_ Gothichttp://groups. / group/Boston_ Mystichttp://groups. / group/Boston- Pagans Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I am sure that means something to 5% of the earths population........ Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:17:31 PMRe: Six Words to Live By too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... "near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make- it-through- Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 ..05% more like it the 5% gets the "vegan" reference Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:32 AM Re: Six Words to Live By I am sure that means something to 5% of the earths population........ Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:17:31 PMRe: Six Words to Live By too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... "near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make- it-through- Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 It's onomatopeia. Think of the sound you make when you try to snicker and guffaw at the same time. On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: Is snerk a word or an affliction, or maybe a small furry rodent type ting? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156 Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:18:58 PMRe: Six Words to Live By *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net> wrote: too lazy to write " strict dietary vegetarian " ? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... " near vegan " .seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called " Six-Word Momoirs, " in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: " It's all going by too fast. " Not as clever as Michelle Norman's " Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life, " but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I " diet, " which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing " this whole vegan thing, " as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a " can-I-make-it- through-Lent " experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Email: bluerose156@ gmail.comAIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose- x.livejournal. com ~http://groups. / group/Boston_ Gothichttp://groups. / group/Boston_ Mystic http://groups. / group/Boston- Pagans Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at -- Email: bluerose156AIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156 http://x-bluerose-x.livejournal.com~Boston_GothicBoston_Mystic Boston-Pagans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 its on what mat peter? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156 Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:35:53 PMRe: Six Words to Live By It's onomatopeia. Think of the sound you make when you try to snicker and guffaw at the same time. On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Peter VV <swpgh01 (AT) talk21 (DOT) com> wrote: Is snerk a word or an affliction, or maybe a small furry rodent type ting? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156@ gmail.com>@gro ups.com Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:18:58 PMRe: Six Words to Live By *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net> wrote: too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it- through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Email: bluerose156@ gmail.comAIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose- x.livejournal. com~http://groups. / group/Boston_ Gothichttp://groups. / group/Boston_ Mystichttp://groups. / group/Boston- Pagans Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at -- Email: bluerose156@ gmail.comAIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose- x.livejournal. com~http://groups. / group/Boston_ Gothichttp://groups. / group/Boston_ Mystichttp://groups. / group/Boston- Pagans Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Dictionary: onomatopoeia (Ån'É™-măt'É™-pÄ“'É™, -mä'tÉ™-) n. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. [Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiÄ, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name + poiein, to make.]onomatopoeic on'o·mat'o·poe'ic or on'o·mat'o·po·et'ic (-pÅ-Ä•t'Äk) adj.onomatopoeically on'o·mat'o·poe'i·cal·ly or on'o·mat'o·po·et'i·cal·ly adv. Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:42 AM Re: Six Words to Live By its on what mat peter? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156 > Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:35:53 PMRe: Six Words to Live By It's onomatopeia. Think of the sound you make when you try to snicker and guffaw at the same time. On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Peter VV <swpgh01 (AT) talk21 (DOT) com> wrote: Is snerk a word or an affliction, or maybe a small furry rodent type ting? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156@ gmail.com>@gro ups.com Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:18:58 PMRe: Six Words to Live By *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net> wrote: too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it- through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? 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Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 why do you play right in to my hands? its just too easy some times............... Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx Sent: Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:51:15 PMRe: Six Words to Live By Dictionary: onomatopoeia (Ån'É™-măt'É™-pÄ“'É™, -mä'tÉ™-) n. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. [Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiÄ, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name + poiein, to make.]onomatopoeic on'o·mat'o·poe'ic or on'o·mat'o·po·et'ic (-pÅ-Ä•t'Äk) adj.onomatopoeically on'o·mat'o·poe'i·cal·ly or on'o·mat'o·po·et'i·cal·ly adv. Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:42 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By its on what mat peter? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156@ gmail.com>@gro ups.comFriday, 25 July, 2008 8:35:53 PMRe: Six Words to Live By It's onomatopeia. Think of the sound you make when you try to snicker and guffaw at the same time. On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Peter VV <swpgh01 (AT) talk21 (DOT) com> wrote: Is snerk a word or an affliction, or maybe a small furry rodent type ting? Peter vv Blue Rose <bluerose156@ gmail.com>@gro ups.com Friday, 25 July, 2008 8:18:58 PMRe: Six Words to Live By *snerk* On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net> wrote: too lazy to write "strict dietary vegetarian"? ah, alameda; the Des Moines of the East Bay.... Peter VV Jul 25, 2008 11:11 AM @gro ups.com Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... "near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make- it- through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Email: bluerose156@ gmail.comAIM: A Blue Rose 156 YM: blue_rose_156http://x-bluerose- x.livejournal. com~http://groups. / group/Boston_ Gothichttp://groups. / group/Boston_ Mystichttp://groups. / group/Boston- Pagans Not happy with your email address? 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Guest guest Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008  Hi Peter I always think of the term "near vegan" a bit like the term "near pregnant". You either are, or you aren't! BB Peter - Peter VV Friday, July 25, 2008 8:11 PM Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.........."near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make-it-through-Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Yep, Sounds like nearly commited to me! Peter vv Peter <metalscarab Sent: Saturday, 26 July, 2008 9:43:40 AMRe: Six Words to Live By  Hi Peter I always think of the term "near vegan" a bit like the term "near pregnant". You either are, or you aren't! BB Peter - Peter VV @gro ups.com Friday, July 25, 2008 8:11 PM Re: Six Words to Live By Well, this is another new one on me.......... "near vegan".seems daft to me. http://alamedasun. com/index. php?option= com_content & task=view & id=3650 & Itemid=31 There's a site on the Internet called Smith Magazine (smithmag.net) that I've only recently discovered. It's a storytelling site and on it are a few creative writing exercises. One has really stirred me up, called "Six-Word Momoirs," in which the site poses the question: What can you say about motherhood in just six words? The entry I submitted was: "It's all going by too fast." Not as clever as Michelle Norman's "Stretchmarks are the roadmap of life," but it's pretty much how I feel these days. How did it get to be summer already? And soon school will open and then it's Christmas and then high school and college and, well, you get the picture. For the two or three of you paying attention and remotely interested, I am still pursuing a near-vegan lifestyle. (A near-vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat or dairy, but might eat honey and wear leather.) It's been an incredible learning experience and I continue to learn new things every day, some good — like, quinoa (keen-wa) is a power food! It's a whole grain with a lot of protein! and some not so good, like Trader Joe's Joe-Joe cookies are vegan! After consuming several boxes on my own (It's vegan! It has to be good for you!), I must now look away when I get to that section of the Trader Joe's at South Shore. I am enjoying this focus on food. I haven't been as obsessive as I usually am when I "diet," which is a method that always ends in ruin. This time, I am approaching food with a researcher's eye, as well as an open mind and palate. It has been a challenge to feed the girls and me, for now we have a near-vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores in the house. I work hard to have a dinnertime, when we sit around the table, eat roughly the same meal (with a few alterations depending on who you are) and spend some time together. We leave soon for our summer trip to the East Coast, and I am curious as to how I will handle being a near-vegan on the road. I have already told the girls that I am eating pizza — the horribly unhealthy New York-style with mounds of melted cheese, cut into triangles you have to fold and hold over the plate letting the grease drip off before you take the first bite. Oh, yes, and I will have a soft-serve vanilla cone dipped in chocolate on the boardwalk down the Shore. I am not even sure if it's truly ice cream, but who cares? People have been asking me why I am doing "this whole vegan thing," as my sister calls it. What was at first a lark, a "can-I-make- it-through- Lent" experiment, has morphed into a daily trial and error of healthy living. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel better — lighter, somehow. I also can't help thinking that I am contributing to the fight for the environment in my own small way. Maybe it will lengthen my time on this earth, help reduce my carbon footprint while allowing me to take a few more steps and spend more time with my family, my beautiful children. Because these days I feel it's all rushing by me too quickly. So my near-vegan experience can be expressed in six words: An attempt to add more time. Mary Lee Shalvoy is an Alameda writer and mother of three. Peter vv Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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