getting on the vegan soapbox

did you see this story about the teen in miami who went on a cat killing spree? supposedly (innocent until proven guilty, right?), this teen went around and mutilated a bunch of cats in the miami area. a sick, gut-wrenching tragedy that suggests that this teen has some serious disturbing behaviors.

however, what i don't understand, truthfully, is the fact that each day 27 million animals are slaughtered so that people around the world can eat them. that's 19,000 a minute. why don't we A) see this headline in the papers and B) bury our heads in atrocity at the grim reality that millions of animals die, unnecessarily, each day?

i could go on. and on. and on. but i won't. at least, not tonight...

*statistics from this really dandy site

the potential of me, you, and us

realizing that those who are great are as such because they unanbashingly, wholeheartedly, passionately, and unfailingly believe in themselves.

here's to believing in ourselves to the point of utter, ridiculous exhaustion. we owe ourselves nothing less.