Gaia: The Integral Pod - Announcements and Feedback - Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

Re: Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

http://onthetrail.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:59:10 GMT

I have to tell you the bob joke - will happen some day (it wouldn't "work" in written form). Florida's too bloody hot for me, epecially in August. I'm quite fortunate in that I have no food-allergies and can (and do) eat everything. I do have a definite problem with the way most animals get abused in our society, so I only eat free range meats - and I relish those, yumyum. Frans

Re: Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:31:24 GMT

I have to confess, I have no idea what that joke is.

The irony is, I totally get what a drag it is to be vegetarian and not be able to get what you need to eat, as I have a similar problem. I can't eat anything with gluten or dairy in it, and there's quite a bit else I can't eat, either. The problem is, my diet is pretty much all the stuff vegetarians can't eat, and vice versa.

I get pretty triggered when it's assumed that everyone can eat a vegetarian diet, which is patently false. And a very narrow, often judgmental, and non-integral view, I might add.

One never knows how many people simply don't attend functions like that without ever saying why. I would just assume that the people holding it are Green-meme food nazis and stay away, given no other information.

BTW, I'm speaking of the event in California, not the one in Florida.

Liz

Re: Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

http://onthetrail.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:22:04 GMT

Hi Liz, Reminds me of the "Bob" joke - you're not here for the food, are you? Frans

Re: Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:28:00 GMT

Minor peeve: the one in California is a vegan-vegetarian potluck, meaning I couldn't possibly eat with the group. Where is it written that if there's a vegetarian in attendance, everyone has to be meat-free?

Guess I'll just have dinner with the Dalai Lama instead...

Liz

Zaadz Meet-Up: 24 - 26 August, Miami FL

http://michaelgarfield.gaia.com — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:49:38 GMT

Hey guys! I'm just writing to inform you that Zaadz will be having its first face-to-face "convention" in AGES in just a few weeks and that you're invited to this free event! You can find out more about it here:

www.pods.zaadz.com/meetups

much love
Michael