my girl friend had slight leanings towards vegetarianism when i first met her. these leanings have developed and she now only partakes of the flesh of fish. the rest of the animal kingdom are out of bounds and off the edible list as far as she is concerned. actually, the fish of the world are almost certain to join her inedible list...some time pretty soon. in my home country, i can sense a summer storm, many hours before it happens. i sense full blown veganism on the horizon as far as my girlfriend is concerned. herself has no objection to me eating meat, as long as i do not cook it in her kitchen!
one would think, that trans atlantic phone calls between lovers would be spent discussing more romantic issues...
but no, give us half a chance and we will debate... well ...anything. tonight i was looking for trouble, india had just beaten south africa in the 20/20 world cup cricket, effectively throwing us out of the rest of the tournament. i love cricket, i love rugby, especially when south africa is playing. i am now a loyal scot, until...scotland v south africa! so perhaps i was feeling the need to argue the point about something ... in fact anything.
this evening it was our different views on the breeding and rearing of cattle for our selfish consumption. my lady stresses that we no longer need to consume the flesh of animals. now what kind of a point is that? just because we do not need to do something we should abstain? i think not.
another of our favourite topics is "evil". herself being a firm believer in the existence of evil, whilst i take the view that some of us are damaged, causing us to function in a less than desirable manner.
my lady grew up in the bronx, whilst i grew up in africa. she reads literature whilst i read anything i can get my hands on. she enjoys foreign films, they bore me. how we ever met and fell in love is a complete mystery. life is a wonder, love is a mystery and humanity is an interesting concept.....
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