Lying appears to be becoming an acceptable means to an end. Some weeks ago we watched the balloon boy hoax motivated by the desire for money and stardom. It didn't much matter to the perpetrators the effect their stunt might...

Today, Thanksgiving Day, we honor cooperation, peace, sharing, support, gratitude and giving. But do we truly honor these ideals if we nurture them but one day a year? Do we truly honor these ideals if we don't put them into...

There is this great software called Auto-tune that allows you to take someone's voice and control the timing and pitch, and turn their talking into singing. This very talented guy makes videos featuring scientists like Carl Sagan, and turnss some...

What's a blog for, if not to talk about what you're doing. Our son is in a middle school production of Dracula -- a comedy -- in a few weekends. I was asked to make a little promo by the...

Recently we received a lovely "care package" from veggiebrothers.com, which describes itself as, "The First and Only On-Line Vegan Restaurant featuring Vegetarian Versions of America's favorite classic dishes and more." Each and every dessert, entree or side dish we sampled was...

I was looking for an identification card. I was certain I hadn't thrown it away. Unfortunately, I had put it someplace where I could not find it. I presumed I had placed it in a particular desk drawer, but having...

I read an article (http://bit.ly/rY2Q3) about swine flu vaccines containing mercury and other adjuvants that can cause multiple sclerosis, lupus, and other debilitating illnesses. The article discusses how the makers of the vaccines are doing studies to prove safety but...

It looks almost as tasty as doggy biscuits! My humans can hardly wait to try it. Mooifood Restaurant...

Front of the Los Angeles Times website there is currently a story entitled Food-borne pathogens carry devastating long-term effects. It's about salmonella and how it's introduced into foods from animals. The article is here. So what would you expect the...

I heard this story on NPR this afternoon - it was so fascinating that when I got home a little while ago, I actually found it on the NPR website, so I could listen to it again. In the 60s,...

When I was traveling throughout Rajasthan, India last year, I was the only person in my small tour group who opted not to endure chemoprophylaxis (taking preventive medicines such as mefloquine, doxycyline and malarone) to prevent malaria. Like all drugs,...

Fat people have an increased risk of chronic disease, and their medical costs end up being substantially higher than their leaner counterparts. So the government is weighing proposals that would make it easier for employers to use financial rewards or penalties...

There is a lot in the media these days about why it's important that people reject meat and dairy for the obvious reasons.  Some examples: WorldWatch releases a report that over 50% of global warming is due to eating animals...

Sunday night in Disneyland, and there's light everywhere you look!            ...

After 13 years on the 'net, it was about time for a remodel! So here we are in our new space - hope you enjoy it.      ...

Welcome to the new and improved -- VegSource 2.0...! Pardon our dust, we're in Phase One of our redesign with a lot yet to do. Look around, you'll see that articles are being sorted into new categories -- though only...