by bmvg on September 6, 2010
A vegetarian for nearly 15 years, this was my standard order when I’d accompany friends to their favorite burger joints. Over time, however, I started to consider adding meat back into my diet, for a variety of reasons. One fateful night at Maximo’s restaurant, a friend of a friend offered me a bite of her filet. I happily accepted, and haven’t looked back since.
So as much as I’m loving my carnivorous ways, I understand the reasons people are drawn to vegetarian lifestyles: animal welfare, health issues, environmental concerns, economic reasons and religious beliefs.
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by bmvg on September 4, 2010
There was a VERY significant earthquake in New Zealand, Christchurch, where the Xtend-Life headquarters are. It registered 7.0 to 7.2 on the Richter scale, which is very significant. A lot of the central business distract in Christchurch is without power and there was a great deal of infrastructure damage. Chris, IT guy at Xtend-Life, said they are OK but without power for a few days most likely. He also reported: “The office/factory is all OK at work, and we’ve just had the phones sorted as our 1888 + 1800 was going nowhere…” Keep them, the Xtend-Life team, and all of NZ in your thoughts.