Musings

That’s a Wrap

May 1, 2013
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Two and a half years ago, I quit my job as a book editor and became a post-baccalaureate, pre-medical student–the first step in the very long road to becoming a doctor. I had already started taking science classes at community college at night while I was working, but in the winter of 2011, I began [...]

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Green Recovery: “It’s Not Just Okay, But Human to be Imperfect.”

April 26, 2013
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Happy Friday! I hope everyone has some mini raw, vegan almond joy bars on the weekend agenda. I’m here today with a new Green Recovery post. I actually received this submission nearly two months ago, but didn’t want to post it until I’d had a chance to contemplate it a bit. It is one of [...]

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GMO Labeling: A FoodPolicy.US Sponsored Panel at Georgetown

April 21, 2013
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Image courtesy of Rodale On Friday, I had the privilege of attending a fascinating debate right in my own backyard: the Georgetown University campus. The debate was organized by FoodPolicy.Us, a multimedia platform designed to foster a broad based dialogue about our food system. The organization’s public events cover a wide range of topics through [...]

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Personal Evolution, and Responsible Blogging: A NEDA Week Post

February 28, 2013
Photo: So wonderful to spend time with my friend Sayward today.

Two weeks ago, when I was in NYC blowing off some study steam, I had a chance to meet up with my friend Sayward (pictured with me, above!) who was in town for Victoria Moran’s Main Street Vegan Academy training. Sayward began commenting on my blog years ago, and I was immediately struck by her [...]

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Thanksgiving, 2012

November 22, 2012

REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/Eduardo Munoz A look at Manhattan’s skyline on Oct. 1 and in the early morning of Oct. 30. Via The Washington Post. The images above are now familiar; they are pictures of the New York City skyline before and after hurricane Sandy. When I arrived home yesterday, it was my first time in the [...]

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Would I Ever Eat Chocolate Peanut Maple Bars with Sugary Frosting? Thoughts on Balance and Indulgence.

October 7, 2012

This week, my friend Wendy wrote a post about VegNews magazine, and some of the foods they choose to promote or publish. It was a really interesting discussion, and I encourage you to check it out. If I were to summarize, I’d say that Wendy is approaching this from the perspective of a nutritarian eater [...]

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Dedication vs. Obsession: Personal Reflections

August 15, 2012

Hello from beautiful NYC! It’s hard to believe that I was in New York only a week or so ago, for Blogher 12 (full recap here). Though plenty has happened since then–the end of summer class, the trip back to DC and now back to NY–the topic of my Blogher panel has stayed on my [...]

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