slaughterhouse.

just saying the word conjures images that are unsettling. i have been thinking a lot about the images that were released in the press a few weeks ago, showing a small bulldozer pusing a live cow to be slaughtered in california (there goes that whole happier cows in california thing). it was the look of terror in the poor animal's eyes that keep bothering me the most. i know, you need to kill them to eat them...but it should be humane.

now, i'm not willing to give up meat. humans have evolved to eat meat, and who am i to argue with that? plus, it tastes really good. however, the idea of controlling where we get our meat is appealing to me. this year, i'm hoping to find someone local that we can purchase a 1/4 or 1/2 cow from. a cow that lived a happy life, up until it gave its life for my sustainence. heck, it may even taste better.

sorry, kind of heavy. back to the superficial.

i did nothing last night. actually, that is a lie. i finally got the ice at the end of the driveway cleared. i moved 15 or so 20lb blocks of ice that i had chipped away. that and i played tiger woods golf on the ps2. no homework. no workout.

my near 3 hours on sunday has me way ahead of schedule for the week anyway...how is that for rationalizing?

anyway, time to work.

happy tuesday.