[Porsche-O-Phile]

It bugs me that people eat animals too - mostly because it's so stupidly inefficient from a nutritional standpoint. We could feed a lot more of the world's population on a vegetarian diet but whatever - we've got the system and the conventions we have and people have the right to do what they want, although I kinda wish we were more humane and less barbaric / boorish about it. As a disclaimer I've been vegetarian for about 25 years and credit it for being in as good of health as I am (once upon a time I had some not-so-insignificant health issues).

Eat what you will. Enjoy the good fortune we have to live in a first world nation. Try to preserve it. Be happy.

I think it's such a PITA sometimes trying to deal with the problems I do and realize I've got it pretty good. Should I drive the Porsche or Mercedes today? (Most humans don't have a car). What house project should I work on? (A lot of people don't own their own place). Should I leave my good-paying, stable job and take one in a warmer climate like Florida or Texas or Hawaii or overseas? (A lot of people are unemployed or underemployed). I grumble about my student loan payments (most humans don't have nearly the education I do - even if it cost a lot). I get upset at seeing so much of the world being persecuted by religious zealots - we're fortunate to not have to live under such oppression.

We're very lucky overall. Damn lucky. Things to ponder as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.

To circle back - I'll throw out the following quote for ponderance:

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." —Albert Einstein