Kara & Michael’s Blog

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why we, in this culture, tend to see a man who doesn’t eat meat as being… feminine. Michael got a comment this weekend that spurred my thoughts, but it wasn’t an unusual comment or even one that I - at some point in my life - would not [...]

I saw a counselor once who bemoaned the state of education and psychological health because it encouraged people to attach their egos to the things they undertook. She was just beginning piano lessons and she offered me this example.
If her teacher was concerned about her hurt feelings, they might tell her she did well on [...]

Listen up, kids, because today I’m going to tell you why you should take crazy chances. Why you should make that move, pursue that engineering degree, have that fourth drink.
It’s because everything eventually sucks. Secondarily, it’s because it takes people a long time to figure out that something sucks.
If you think I’m going to go [...]

For all my discussions about politics and weight and everything else, I don’t often talk about my depression. Which is a shame because I do spend a lot of time considering my mental health and the nature of happiness in general. I just tend to do it privately because I am sorting most of these [...]

The Washington Post frequently holds chats and publishes a column by veterinarian Dr. Michael Fox. He tends toward the holistic treatment of animals. If you’re like me, you just choked on your morning coffee or slim-fast. But not so quickly - his website of published musings shows how thoughtful he is. He’s a healer concerned [...]

I read an article on alternet.org about avoiding marriage. I write short declarative sentences.
I disagreed with it. As I often do.
I see this sentiment everywhere: how does one maintain individuality within a marriage?
The short answer: You don’t, at least, not in so many words.
But what I mean is this - at some point, we [...]

I’ve been reading up on Scientology this morning, and thinking a lot about the connections between that, the FLDS stuff that has been in the news, Waco, and Jonestown. I’ve condensed a few warning signs that a follower of any movement should probably get out of the fold ASAP. Interestingly enough, many of these are [...]

Ethics and reasoning often find it hard to coincide.  I see this reflected in discussions about religion, politics, and since beginning to sort out my feelings about it, in diet.
I read vegan and vegetarian food blogs.  I do this because Michael and I eat mostly vegan and vegetarian.  It’s a choice we made from a [...]

Since I’ve been capable of reading on my own, I’ve been obsessed with picking apart morbid real-life tales.  Whether it was serial killers or the Holocaust, or the details of the Nanking Massacre, I was compelled to read and read.
Lately, I’ve been reading about Jonestown, Guyana.  You may not know them by name (I didn’t), [...]