My Daily Peace

the daily ramblings of a freelance writer & editor

The Meat Machine Dissected

Posted on January 28, 2008 - Filed Under Mother Nature, Food, Consumerism | 1 Comment

In my quest to only consume meat as the occasional palate treat, I found Mark Bittman’s article in today’s New York Times, Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler, an excellent “state of the union” on where meat production stands in the United States and abroad.
In an oil-to-meat comparison, Bittman explains that the environment is taking a huge hit […]

Read More..>>

Alexandria Whole Foods is Ditching the Plastic

Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Mother Nature, VA/DC/MD Happenings | 1 Comment

Last night during my after gym run to Whole Foods in Old Town I noticed a bright green sign declaring that on Earth Day of this year (April 22) Whole Foods (in Old Town as far as I know) will no longer be using plastic bags for their groceries. They will, however, continue using their […]

Read More..>>

Craptastic Bars in Dupont Circle

Posted on January 22, 2008 - Filed Under VA/DC/MD Happenings | 1 Comment

In my blog travels I discovered a delicious review of 7 bars one should avoid in Dupont Circle unless you’re one of the douchebags this writer is trying to avoid, in which case you will enjoy these bars. See, it’s a win-win. Recreating my experiences at these bars (I’ve been to most of them) […]

Read More..>>

Friday’s All about the Hair

Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Nonsense | 2 Comments

So I’m sitting here at work with a huge deadline looming and all I want to do is surf the Web. I thought others might feel this way so I wanted to post the link to this hairmixer website that has kept me sufficiently entertained for an hour. If you create a masterpiece that you […]

Read More..>>

Happy Birthday, Dr. King

Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Deep Thoughts, Peace News, Politics | Leave a Comment

Today is the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of America’s most loved civil rights leaders and an advocate of peace. It’s hard to believe that he was only 39 years old when he was taken from us, and although he passed before I was even born, it hard not to be moved […]

Read More..>> keep looking »

Creative Commons License This work by www.mydailypeace.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.