I met a vegan late last year and he got me thinking about
how gross eating meat is. So I decided, (knowing full well that I would fail
within the first day because I have tried this before) to become a vegetarian.
I had to wait until January 1st though because it seemed totally
normal to make it a resolution and also because I spent the last twelve days of
December at my parents’ place and that house is pretty much the “house of meat”.
There are dead animals hanging everywhere and also the freezer is just full.
Here is the story of my first two days as a vegetarian:
I woke up on January 1st at my parents' and my mom made breakfast and I ate it. And then I remembered I was a
vegetarian. Crap! (Venison.)
And then it was time to go home, but my car wouldn't start,
because it was -25 degrees for four days straight. So I called the neighbor and
he brought a flame-throwing heater machine and we pointed it at my engine,
threw a tarp over the car to create a heat tent, and 45 minutes later my car
finally started. But I was FREEZING from being outside for 45 minutes in the -25
below weather and I came inside and my mom had made soup! And I ate it! Oh man! (Ham.)
Then I started driving home and about four hours into my
drive I bought some dill pickle chips and that didn’t satiate my hunger so I
went to Wendy’s. Dang! (Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger.)
I decided to try again on January 2nd.
I had a banana and a granola bar for breakfast. No meat.
Win!
I had a mac and cheese and asparagus thingee for lunch. No
meat. Win!
I went to Trader Joe’s after work and shopped like a vegetarian.
I made my way around the entire store without buying any meat products
whatsoever. And then I remembered that I probably should get some cucumbers for
making salads and so I went to the vegetable section. I couldn't find any. So I
put my hand on my forehead, exasperated. I was trying to think of a new plan. A
Trader Joe’s employee came up to me and said,
“You look confused.”
“I can’t find the cucumbers.”
“We’re out. But maybe I can replace them.”
“Huh?”
“Congratulations! You’ve just won a free $40 turkey!”
I give up.
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| Sorry, Bud. |
5 comments:
A FORTY pound turkey! I didn't know they got that big. Will it even fit in your freezer? And why did you win it? Because you asked for something they were out of?
I love Jr. bacon cheeseburgers from Wendy's. And River hopes you said hi to her favorite bear head at your parents house.
When I clicked on the Comments link, I was planning to write: A FORTY POUND TURKEY!?, but Jacqui beat me to in. Anyway, Jesus ate meat so if it was ok with him, it's ok with me. Also, if you need help eating that thing, Larry loves turkey. (I do too, for that matter)
Yah, but I'm pretty sure Jesus didn't have "Jenny-O" injecting antibiotics and hormones into his 40-lb turkey that had its beak cut off so it wouldn't try cannibalize the other turkeys.
p.s. It was a 40 DOLLAR turkey. Not a 40 POUND turkey. hahahahahaha!!!!
Don't give up meat, just buy grass fed organic pastured kind. Free range. Cruelty free. That meat is way healthier and way nicer for the animals and environment. Also, if you wanna give up something for the health benefits, give up wheat and sugar. Way worse for you than meat.
I'm just going to stop eating altogether, and only drink alcohol. Cruelty free!
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