Frequently the chairs in use are what are called 'transport chairs' and only have 4 small wheels, not the large pair of wheels used to wheel a chair.

Given that the report still rules the death a suicide, how exactly does a man with his hands cuffed behind his back produce a gun and shoot himself in the chest?

Hm, and I prefer not to be treated like a walking womb, thanks. The mani problem I have with those against the artificial womb is they do not stop to think of the physical cost of bearing a child internally. There are some serious short and long term issues up to and including death for many women. Childbearing is NOT…

One issue I have noticed with some vegetarians is they are not also locavores - and the transport of some of the more exotic stuff they rave about is pretty non-ecologically sound. If you are 'all that' about the environmental cost of your diet, then you should be a locavore. Our ancestors managed it ... [and…

LOL no, but I will be pretty intemperate in my inner voice. Keeps me from telling people what idiots they are to their faces occasionally. And you can't tell me that you don't do the same, it is human nature to have an inner voice and an outer voice that are not saying the same things.

Want a good recipe for a seitan turkey with mushroom stuffing? Or how about tofu bacon that is pretty yummy? A really tasty dessert? Maybe instead of going with the 'brown slime' [as an acquaintence of mine calls it] if you bring something less 'granola crunchy hippy' he might consider moderating his complaints. [And…

Then why do the more vocal seem to like to preach at the Divine Caesar level of persecution? I seem to startle most veg eaters in my more than willingness to eat veggie being a known omnivore. Ask me where to go eat, I will suggest someplace I would like to go. If I don't know someone in the group is a veggie, I won't…

Most likely. And for a carnivore, I tend to eat a hell of a lot of seitan and tofu all on my own. I just also think a perfect steak is fantastic and want to be left alone to eat it since I choose to remain an omnivore.

Well, how else can I describe the bagdering that was going on? If I just said 'the asshole was badgering me about my food choices' is pretty vague. That could mean something like - you know, that looks aweful fatty ... think you might choose something with fewer calories?....'

Most likely, people will say what they believe. To be honest, most of the people I worked with that worked in various kitchens will eat crap off trucks *and* the uber chichi crap they and others are making. To people who work in kitchens, food is food and you are more concerned that it was dropped on the floor and the…

So? Ever gone to dinner with one of the more preachy supercilious better-than-thou vegetarians or vegans? They can make a simple meal a living hell for those of us who choose not to turn vegetarian or vegan. Why go somewhere to eat where the staff has trained for years to produce amazing food and immediately start…

Hell, he has a stated liking for street mystery meat off of food trucks. He knows and cooks ultra high end french cuisine, and has no issue if you prefer food trucks. That is *not* pretentious behavior.

Try being allergic to mushrooms, fungi, palm/coconut/tropical oils and bivalves [clams, mussels, oysters, scallops ... ] and going somewhere with a tasting menu ... With results ranging from anaphylaxis to projectile vomiting to explosive diarhhea I prefer just to avoid spending $200 or more on food that I have to sit…

Same way some people dump hot sauce on everything. I swear, until I 'forgot' to put that horrific Mrs Dash on the grocery list our roomie made every single food she cooked for us [the 3 of us alternate weeks cooking for the household] was flavored with Mrs Dash. <where is that vomit smiley icon ...> She finally got…

Interesting, I do note that the possible white guy is wearing a phrygean cap, a style worn by the semi-nomadic population at the Balkan end of the Silk Road. It is well within the realm of believability that a trader made it all the way to Japan [the desire for becoming rich is a very strong driving force and the best…

Yup. What is the quote - Mother Nature, red in tooth and claw? And roosters are gang rapists ... that is why you don't have more than 1 rooster per up to a dozen hens, because each rooster will have a turn with each hen every time he can catch her alone. Since I don't care to raise chickens, all I have is hens because…

Lactose intolerance is not an allergy that is typically life threatening, simply unpleasant. [My husband is lactose intolerant and I have had experience dealing with the [ahem] outcome of accidental consumption. ] If you had turned down a food, I would not push it on you, I would try to find something you would eat.…

Yes, I actually do know pigs are omnivores just like us - they have a preference for fruits, nuts and roots but are opportunistic carnivores [except for the ones belonging to Robert Pickton ... ] And just because a carnivore's meat is not as tasty as a vegetarian's meat, it is not inherently unhealthy [except perhaps…

Meat takes part of its flavor from the diet of the animal, and carnivores [and garbage eaters like seagulls] can have a very unpleasant taste. I have tried a variety of nonstandard meats over the years [dog is stringy and gamy, I had Korean friends who served it to me once to see me freak out.]

Hm.