Vuelvase V.E.G.E! (by S.)

Al llenar la forma en linea en la pagina de P.E.T.A (People for the ethical treatment of animals) Te mandan una revista y varios folletos explicando el vegetarianismo desde un punto de vista nutricional. Incluyen recetas, descripcion de ingredientes, anecdotas de gente que se volvio vegetariana y sus trucos para facilitar la transicion. Luego mencionan las ventajas en general (medio ambiente, salud, finanzas, etc) Viene una seccion que habla mas de etica vegetariana y de los derechos de los animales por supuesto.

http://www.goveg.com/order.asp

F.L.E.S.H (S.)

hablando de la dieta cruel (by S)

Para mi clase de ingles tengo que elaborar un cartel persuasivo de algun tema de interes y presentarlo al grupo. Mi tema es vegetarianismo (para no variar). He estado viendo muchos carteles y fotos para inspirarme y generar un cartel chido. Me encontre este que me parecio excelente y se relaciona con la idea que traia inicialmente. Mi idea era poner dos fotos, una de un perro siendo victima del maltrato y luego una de una vaca o un cerdo siendo por igual maltratados con miras de cuestionar nuestra percepcion de los animales y mostrar como caemos en un cierto "especiesimo" discrimando a ciertos animales justificando por ejemplo la explotacion de las vacas con el argumento de que el consumo de carne es cultural o diciendo que la carne es indispendable nutricionalmente hablando cuando no es asi.
Tenia la idea de poner la foto de una cabeza humana y una de vaca para hacer tambien la comparacion ilustrando que ultimadamente la muerte es la muerte. Al buscar imagenes de cabezas humanas me tope con fotos aberrantes, escenas de guerra y vaya hasta yo dije "noo, esto si esta feo!" pero a la larga que tan distinto es el sufrimiento de un animal al de un ser humano??? porque nos aterra mas ver a un humano decapitado que a un animal? es indiscutible que el miedo y el dolor los experimentamos por igual. Por que el sufrimiento animal carece de la legitimidad del sufrimiento humano?
Bueno con esta interrogante los dejo y me retiro a hacer el cartel, ya vere que se me ocurre. Ando en friega porque aparte del cartel tengo dos ensayos por escribir y tengo que ponerme a estudiar para los finales.
Saludossss y buena vibra!
PD. Y por cierto, en otros paises como Corea o Vietnam existen granjas de perros destinados al consumo humano. Y si, comer perro muerto es parte de su cultura... al igual que es parte de nuestra cultura comer otros animlaes muertos (vacas, cerdos, gallinas,etc). Es decir, para el que es carnivoro esto de comer perro no deberia ser motivo de asco o de gran sorpresa, cierto? Cual es la diferencia?, carne es carne despues de todo, no?...je je je

Anti-meat (S.)

ANIMALS ARE NOT OURS!!!...

ARe you able to do what the guy is doing so you can have meat in your plate?

Are you really able ??

Stop the cruelty diet!!!.

Eat vegetables and legumes, stop torturing and killing animals.

Ciudad cosmica (by val)

Ventanas abiertas

cielos cerrados

jeringas usadas

venas cortadas

perfume de ciudad

ninguna estrella...

Me niego a digerir agonia.

Pastel de zanahoria

Anoche me avente un pastel de zanahoria para un 'bake sale' que organizamos en enfermeria para sacar fondos para la graduacion. Me toco estar en el stand de 1 a 2 de la tarde. Pense que una vendimia asi de cosas horneadas no iba a dejar mucha lana pero cual seria mi sorpresa que para esas horas (a la una) ya habia 200 dlls de venta! y eso que estabamos dando bara. Hubo mucha gente y mucha variedad de reposteria. La actividad fue de 9 a 5 asi que no se cuanto se habra juntado. Si escribo al respecto es para presumir que ya mero me graduo y tambien porque me acorde de mi pastel que me quedo tan rico y solo me comi una rebanada y ahorita se me esta antojando. Por cierto segui la receta del betun de Valeria (tomada del libro Que est qu'on mange) remember vale? Ese betun es una delicia!!!. No en vano me apodaban la gorda en mi infancia, sigo de gourmet. Cabe mencionar que el pastel de la foto no es el mio, sino que mi camara no tiene pilas, pero casi me quedo igualito a ese... je je je neta !

Electroconvulsive therapy

Entre las experiencias interesantes de este semestre (en el area de Siquiatria) les cuento que me toco particpar en la suministracion de la terapia electroconvulsiva (TEC) La TEC es una de las opciones existentes para tratar principalmente la depresion y mania graves. La TEC funciona usando un choque eléctrico que ocasiona una convulsión, es decir, un período corto de actividad irregular en el cerebro. Esta convulsión libera neurotransmisores haciendo que las células cerebrales funcionen mejor. En teoria, el humor de una personas mejorará cuando las células cerebrales y los mensajeros químicos funcionan mejor. Aunque en realidad esta explicacion peca de simplista porque segun la literatura medica la TEC no esta bien entendida por la ciencia. Al parecer se empezo a utilizar en la Alemania nazi (me hace falta documentarme bien al respecto, esto me lo conto un siquiatra mas no tengo la fuente ni los detalles). Yo lo veo como una sacudida cerebral que provoca una especie de "reseteo". Uno de los efectos secundarios es la amnesia (a corto plazo) asi que esto cuenta tambien para "resetear" a la persona, vaya, hacer que se olvide de su fatiga emocional al menos por un ratito. Mi paciente ha recibido este tratamiento muy frecuentemente pero no funciona. O digamos que los resultados no son muy duraderos. Es frustrante, pero a ciertas personas no les funcionan ni los medicamentos ni la psicoterapia ni la TEC. Los sintomas son tratados, pero alguien asi estara condenado a una institucionalizacion cronica lo que perpetua el circulo vicioso de la enfermedad por la codependencia que se genera.

Divagacion (fragmento) Ruben Dario

Los amores exóticos acaso...?
Como rosa de Oriente me fascinas:
me deleitan la seda, el oro, el raso.
Gautier adoraba a las princesas chinas.

¡Oh bello amor de mil genuflexiones:
torres de kaolín, pies imposibles,
tasas de té, tortugas y dragones,
y verdes arrozales apacibles!

Ámame en chino, en el sonoro chino
de Li-Tai-Pe. Yo igualaré a los sabios
poetas que interpretan el destino;
madrigalizaré junto a tus labios.

Diré que eres más bella que la Luna:
que el tesoro del cielo es menos rico
que el tesoro que vela la importuna
caricia de marfil de tu abanico.

Alcoba azul (Lila Downs)

La noche ira sin prisa de nostalgia
Habrá de ser un tango nuestra herida
Un acordeón sangriento nuestas almas
Seremos esta noche todo el día

Vuelve a mí
Ámame sin luz
En nuestra alcoba azul
Donde no hubo sol para nosotros

Ciégame
Mata mi corazón
En nuestra alcoba azul
Mi Amor

WIccan Calendar

Truck road tripping update

Pues informandoles que los #$%@$%^#^$@ (agregar lo que gusten) gringos no dejaron pasar a Vale y esta en Tororonto sin saber que hacer, a Khrizz lo arrestaron por andar intentando pasar ilegales en el trailer ....
Adivinaron B.R.O.M.A ja ja ja Todo marcha como miel sobre hojuelas, no hubo problema y en estos momentos van Vale, Khrizz y Sabrina quizas pasando por Chicago o quizas Memphis...Esos viajes en trailer son chidos!! Si yo estaba bien apuntada a ir pero pues el deber me tiene aqui, que le vamos a hacer! Lo padre de aventarse ese viaje es que la nocion de distancia y tiempo cambian drasticamente y pues ahora si que Mexico esta tras lomita, ja ja ja ja. Pa la otra nos la aventamos en bici, y no es broma. Ok sigan sintonizandose que habra mas informes.
Au revoir my dearest. Ah y favor de desearme suerte que maniana tengo un examen profesional de french aca enfocado a mi carrera de enfermera bla bla bla.

Sashkka

while I was on the phone I draw this (by S.)

Bedridden dreams
broken wings
fatigue
butterfly in the lungs
trapped



Un dia entero frente al monitor
dolor de ompoplato, antebrazo y munieca
necesito tambien un dermatologo
mi cara me llega a recordar al hombre elefante (at times)
B.R.O.M.A
aun estando asi puedo reir
internally
que si estoy bien?
del 0 al 10, donde estoy?
quizas entre 5 o 6
hoy por hoy esto es mas bien intermitente
en camara lenta
pensandolo bien me doy un 8.5
mi animo brilla
emprende el vuelo
en esta noche de octubre
Samahin
la diosa
espiritualidad
"J'aime la vie"
Je suis gai"
palabras sabias de una paciente bipolar
confio en que maniana
las mentes no estaran tan desconectadas
de mi percepcion de la realidad.

MAs fotos (de todo)

Campo de batalla (by s)

Se preguntaran what the heck es esto, ja ja ja fue uno de nuestros exitos culinarios mas grandes de este anio, un pastel delicioso!!!!. si si ya se que no se ve muy rico, olvide tomarle la foto antes y como queria inmortalizar al susodicho cake pues aqui lo tienen, el betun de coco riquissimo!

Je dois etudier mais.... (by S)

Heme aqui en medio de un chingo de tarea, nooooooooooo, y en lugar de estarle dando duro a la chamba estoy en el blog, tsss, que caray hombre, ya estaba escrito que habria de sufrir pa aprender. Con singular alegria me encuentro este domingo escuchando musica, tomando te, enfrente del monitor, con mil y un ventanas abiertas, unas correspondientes a la tarea otras nomas de relajo, mis perras se estan dando otro de sus cotidianos agarres, Sabrina y Yupanqui, el eterno conflicto!
Maniana a estas hrs y si los gringos no ponen trabas Vale estara a pocas horas de haber iniciado su road tripping adventure o llamemosle su wilderness truck's experience, whatever, los detalles coming soon, let's not anticipate anything.
Y pues yo aca a 4 semanas de llegar a la meta, o sea, de terminar mi quinto (de seis) semestre de enfermeria, yujuuuuuuuuuu!!! WISH me luck everyone. I NEED A VACATION LIKE CRAZY.

quelques photos (au revoir Valeria)

Au travail (by S.)

Dans des emplois comme ca
nous gagnons l'argent sans faire grande chose
ca peut etre letal
pour les neurones...
des meilleures temps s'enviennent,
du bon travail
de l'stimulation intellectuelle
des meilleures temps s'enviennent
sans doute...

move on...By S

It is ok to be broken hearted once in a while
What is not ok is grief
What is not ok is laziness
And take your broken heart as an excuse to be static
Past is past
Quarter to midnight and another day dies
During 9 years
6000 km away
past is past
let’s finally start things all over again but for good
walking in the park Maisonneuve
running and watching green and blues
the blues and its chronicity
the fatigue
the broken heart
lets just bury its pieces
next to the old tree
under that blanket of clouds
a beautiful park
my dog’s planet paradise
oh la belle verte, la belle verte or summerland
Je suis prete

Food without spilling blood .Essay on vegetarianism (by S.)

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



Vegetarianism is a more convenient diet option for human kind than non-vegetarianism because it improves health, has minimal negative impact on the environment and on animal welfare. But despite that, this diet is likely to raise controversy and concerns for the majority of people in our society. Various common arguments objecting vegetarianism are analyzed in this essay.
Some of the objections regarding health issues to the nutritional value of vegetarianism originate from the fact that “theories of the nutritional superiority of a vegetable diet have been historically shaped by moral convictions” (Whorton 1103). This fusion between morality and nutrition elicits confusion in people that adhere to a purely biomedical perspective of health. Even though people may doubt about the nutritional value of vegetarianism because it is not mainstream, vegetarianism is the diet that better suits human beings:
On the bigger scheme of things, a diet based on plant foods is actually the
most ordinary way of eating in the world. What’s more, a diet centered on
grains, bean, vegetables, and fruits, is the natural diet of humans and the
one that best supports our optimal health (Messina 1). [However it is just
recently], from the mid-20th century onward that vegetarianism acquired
general recognition as a healthful dietary alternative. (Whorton 1103)
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) confirms what is usually seen by the non-vegetarians as anecdotal evidence, "appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, are nutritionally adequate for all stages of the life cycle, promote normal growth, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases” (748). Often people object that such careful planning as the ADA advocates for vegetarians implies too much work. Or that it is too complex to eat well as a vegetarian. The ADA recommends such careful planning for all dietary choices: "Vegetarian diets, like all diets, need to be planned appropriately to be nutritionally adequate" (760). Meaning, that it also takes some work to maintain a healthy diet that contains meat. According to the ADA, "Scientific data suggest positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk for several chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, including obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and some types of cancer" (756-758). Again, "Studies indicate that vegetarians often have lower morbidity and mortality rates from several chronic degenerative diseases than do non vegetarians" (756). This evidence ultimately demonstrates that in spite of the fact that a diet that includes meat might be healthy, the typical omnivorous diets are by no means appropriately planned. It will be rightly objected that vegetarians tend to lead healthier lifestyles in general, and that attributing these health benefits to diet is problematic. The ADA's position, however, is that "Although non dietary factors, including physical activity and abstinence from smoking and alcohol, may play a role, diet is clearly a contributing factor" (748) That is to say, the fact that vegetarians do not eat meat reduces their risk of contracting and dying from the diseases previously mentioned. Given the fact that all nutritional needs can be met without eating meat, and that the typical north-American diet appears to put humans at greater risk than the typical vegetarian diet, it is easy to conclude that a vegetarian diet is definitely healthier than the typical north-American omnivorous diet.
In addition, from the ecological point of view “vegetarianism seems clearly to be the best way to reduce the environmental harm and degradation caused by humans’ quest for nourishment” (Allen 167). Meat production is a major source of environmental damage. Traditional farming practices can no longer satisfy the huge demand for meat. One of the main reasons for the deforestation and desertification of tropical rain forests, with the great loss of unique plant and animal life is to make huge beef farms. Of all agricultural land in the United States, nearly 80% is used to raise animals for food. More than 260 million acres of forest have been cleared to create cropland. (PETA) “In Latin America, 20 million hectares of tropical forest have been converted to cattle pasture since 1970 driven by rich countries’ demand for cheap beef” (Gussow 1114). Water usage is greater in the production of animal products than in the production of vegetable foods. “It is calculated that between 400 and 2500 gallons (1691 and 10570L) of water are required in the overall process by which one pound (2.2kg) of meat is produced, a pound of wheat by contrast requires only 60 gallons (254L)” (Allen, 2000, p. 165). Another issue is water pollution. Farm Animals generate 86,000 pounds per second of excrement (PETA) that inevitably end up in the water supply, ruining it or making it more expensive (financially and environmentally) to treat for human consumption. Global warming is also a result of the massive amount of animal feces because they generate methane that traps heat in the atmosphere. A common opposing view against the vegetarian environmentalist argument is that if everyone adopted vegetarianism, the world would not revert to equilibrium. The world is far too crowded for universal hunting and gathering; humans would need to grow crops, and would be obliged to slaughter, even if they did not eat, the resurgent wild animals would compete for their harvests” (Gussow 115). This argument presumes a simultaneous adoption of vegetarianism. Realistically speaking, a gradual modification of the diet is more likely to occur. The adjustments in the ecosystems can be done gradually as well since we have the knowledge and technologies available to control the growth of the animal populations with minimal ecological damage.
A wide spectrum of arguments has been used to justify the indiscriminate use of animals ranging from the biblical argument to evolution. No matter the approach, it is undeniable that harming others (even non-humans) for no reason is morally unaccepted in our society. Every year, millions of animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Since humans do not need to eat meat, the animals are harmed for no reason. Killing is one of the ultimate forms of harm, and, since we believe that harming others (even non-humans) for no reason is wrong, killing animals for food (i.e., for no reason) is wrong. There is no justifiable moral distinction between killing an animal and having someone else kill it for others. “It has often been said that if we had to kill the animals we eat, the number of vegetarians would rise astronomically” (Robbins 135). Commonly, non-vegetarians are not willing to deprive themselves from meat, on the grounds that they love its taste too much. Technically, this argument leaves open the possibility that any sensation that brings pleasure is something that is acceptable to enjoy, regardless of the costs and consequences for others. The taste principle does not justify the current brutal treatment of animals. It also implies to eat anything and treat the being/thing as badly as desired. If this argument can justify current practices of raising and killing non-human animals for food, then it justifies raising humans in the same way. “The behavior of our species toward other species reflects our moral character and that the raising of animals for human exploitation, even if humanely done, is antipathetic to the development of true human goodness” (Gussow 1110) Pleasure is not a good reason to cause harm to other beings.
The “Darwinian” argument is another very common reason given in the defense of eating meat “The process of evolution has placed humans, the stronger, in a position to be able to use the weaker for our eating and other pleasures. Other animals besides us eat meat and that is not morally wrong. Therefore, we should be able to eat meat” (Tanke 88). This line of argument ignores relevant facts: the animal has no alternative; it kills to live. Humans do have alternatives; we kill for pleasure. That seems like a very simple and highly relevant distinction. Another fact that is overlooked is that we typically don't speak in terms of what an animal does as being moral or immoral. An animal simply does not appear to have the cognitive apparatus necessary to make moral decisions. Vegetarianism promotes respect towards animals by acknowledging the fact that we are superior and certainly not equal to them. Based on these differences we must use “the principle of equality as a moral prescription not description” (Tanke 81) in the sense that human superiority cannot justify animal abuse, on the contrary, humans must, as more evolved species provide human treatment and good care to animals since they are weaker.
In conclusion Vegetarianism offers us the chance to re-establish contact with nature and to think of ourselves as part of it. The vegetarian vision recognizes the importance of ecologically sustainable human activity. It maintains the requirements that we seek to minimize our impact on the planet and the amount of harm we do in the course of meeting our basic needs. Since vegetarianism is beneficial for human health, the environment and animal welfare, it is easy to conclude that Vegetarianism is worthwhile to adopt not only as a scientifically proven valuable diet, but also as a philosophy of life.