Comments on: Know Thy Enemy Week #5: Ourselves http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:15:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael G. Richard http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Michael G. Richard Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:17:18 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2399 Good thing you did, Marcy! I'm sure many other people are happy to see these items stocked, but they wouldn't have asked for them themselves (which is too bad, but until that changes, we need people like you). Good thing you did, Marcy! I’m sure many other people are happy to see these items stocked, but they wouldn’t have asked for them themselves (which is too bad, but until that changes, we need people like you).

]]> By: BB http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 BB Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:17:42 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2398 I'd like to add that we also become our own worst enemies when we hate too much on other AR folks, rather than voicing disagreements but continuing to work together on our own important goals. I just came from yet another conference at which speakers spent their time demonizing other AR groups and belittling others' work. C'mon, folks, I know the stakes are high, but we're trying our best to get to the same place! Thanks, vegblog, for the enemies series. More, more! I’d like to add that we also become our own worst enemies when we hate too much on other AR folks, rather than voicing disagreements but continuing to work together on our own important goals. I just came from yet another conference at which speakers spent their time demonizing other AR groups and belittling others’ work. C’mon, folks, I know the stakes are high, but we’re trying our best to get to the same place!

Thanks, vegblog, for the enemies series. More, more!

]]> By: Marcy http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Marcy Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:16:59 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2397 on a positive note for this week's theme, i a few weeks ago i started doing something new that i'd put off for quite some time. i started requesting specific vegan items in the health food stores i go to the most (one a small natural foods corner store/bodega, the other a large health food store) instead of just moping around because they were rarely or never carried anymore. specifically, i'd find more NON-vegan replacements with casein and such being shunted in, and it would get me down. so i finally did something about it, despite my usual avoidance of seeming demanding/slowing line down, and despite that feeling that no one will care in NYC because it's not small town and you barely make a dent in anything from so many people going where you go. surprisingly, it was quite easy, they didn't even make me do a special order. the smaller place was especially quick at stocking tons of what i'd requested. i literally, while at check-out, got scraps of paper from them and wrote out what i was trying to get re-stocked, leaving ny name and number with it in case they needed to call. it was easy-peesy, and great to know that this means more 100% vegan/yummy products will be easily available to others to try out and get hooked on, too. and i can have my treats! :) win-win all around, and way easier/faster than i would've guessed. i highly recommend, anywhere you live, whatever type of store. on a positive note for this week’s theme, i a few weeks ago i started doing something new that i’d put off for quite some time. i started requesting specific vegan items in the health food stores i go to the most (one a small natural foods corner store/bodega, the other a large health food store) instead of just moping around because they were rarely or never carried anymore. specifically, i’d find more NON-vegan replacements with casein and such being shunted in, and it would get me down. so i finally did something about it, despite my usual avoidance of seeming demanding/slowing line down, and despite that feeling that no one will care in NYC because it’s not small town and you barely make a dent in anything from so many people going where you go.

surprisingly, it was quite easy, they didn’t even make me do a special order. the smaller place was especially quick at stocking tons of what i’d requested. i literally, while at check-out, got scraps of paper from them and wrote out what i was trying to get re-stocked, leaving ny name and number with it in case they needed to call.

it was easy-peesy, and great to know that this means more 100% vegan/yummy products will be easily available to others to try out and get hooked on, too. and i can have my treats! :)

win-win all around, and way easier/faster than i would’ve guessed. i highly recommend, anywhere you live, whatever type of store.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 Danielle Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:15:26 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2396 I loved the theme week, too. I know I'm not always as careful as I should be in restaurants, so maybe that's my downfall. I mean, I avoid the obvious stuff, but I don't always think to make sure the bread has no tricky ingredients. I'm trying to improve in that regard. I loved the theme week, too. I know I’m not always as careful as I should be in restaurants, so maybe that’s my downfall. I mean, I avoid the obvious stuff, but I don’t always think to make sure the bread has no tricky ingredients. I’m trying to improve in that regard.

]]> By: Karen http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Karen Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:57:09 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2395 I enjoyed it. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the week of posts. This last one was a good one, too. I enjoyed it. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the week of posts. This last one was a good one, too.

]]> By: Michael G. Richard http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 Michael G. Richard Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:32:36 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2006/04/07/know-thy-enemy-week-5-ourselves/#comment-2394 "I hope you've enjoyed this theme week." I did. Thank you for writing it! “I hope you’ve enjoyed this theme week.”

I did. Thank you for writing it!

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