Comments on: Red Meat Reduction

By: Behind The Iron Curtain - #1 and #2

Behind The Iron Curtain - #1 and #2 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:50:52 +0000

[...] Some production notes: this will conclude my ground-breaking series on this subject. I received requests not to link self-respecting bloggers to posts of this nature, all I can say is some people don’t recognize greatness when they see it. I would also take requests for subjects you’d like me to cover in the future. The last installment will just tie up some loose ends. Enough with crappy puns, we are moving on to the subject of: 4.Public restrooms. The one thing that stands out about public restrooms is that there weren’t that many. There were few maintained by the city in the parks and other public places and that was it. Public restrooms were just as dirty, nasty and smelly as you would imagine. But so were every dark corner and every hallway in apartment buildings that couldn’t be locked. Citizens who did not exercise total control over their bladders and bowel movements found other ways to express themselves. The stench was legendary. The problem was made worse by the fact that there was no fast food or other public places where a person could stop by in case of emergency. Even some popular comedies and jokes of that time depicted someone knocking on the random apartment door and offering money just to be able to use the restroom. Every soviet citizen got the joke. I myself was in a similar situation, although it didn’t seem that funny when I had to do it. After the perestroika many public bathrooms became privatized. Newly minted attendants collected a fee, dispersed toilet paper, cleaned and freshened the air. 20th century luxuries finally made it into the USSR but the country didn’t last very long after that. Maybe that’s when the whole system started getting a crack. Epilogue: Long time ago I realized that my daughter cannot pee without a toilet. As a father I am not sure how to explain the process and describe what needs to be done. I tried to talk my (then) wife into teaching this necessary life skill to a child but all I got is a shrug. I am awaiting in horror when during one of our driving trips we would not be able to find a restroom. On one hand I am glad the the restroom problem is solved here and my kid will not to have to use one of the smelly, nasty and slimy restrooms of my youth. On the other hand… Thanks for reading this. Досвидания. Please consider buying a part of a cow. [...]

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » The Red Meat Report

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:18:30 +0000

[...] The idea originally came from a fast that Alli and I have been doing. Where the idea came from doesn’t matter anymore. What matters is that — thanks to a last-minute donation by — as of midnight last night, I have the money needed to purchase a dairy cow from Heifer International. [...]

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Last Dash!

I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Last Dash! — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:21:29 +0000

[...] was a good day for heifer fundraising, but we are still $70 short of our $500 goal. There are less than 7 hours left in this day…if [...]

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » January’s Almost Over

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:11:32 +0000

[...] month of my red meat fast is almost over and I’ve raised about $200 of the $500 needed to purchase a dairy cow from [...]

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:01:28 +0000

Heufer International is my “pet” organization of choice. I’m jealous that you put a shout out on your blog before me! I’m working my credit card balance down. My donations to Heifer will resume as soon as that’s done. I’ll make a pledge now to your goal of a cow. Thanks for raising awareness of Heifer’s good works.

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Culinary Creativity

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:31:31 +0000

[...] my pledge to not eat red meat for the month of January, I thought I might at least be a little cranky without a burger or steak to sate me, but thus far, [...]

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Buy a Cow with me

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:13:19 +0000

[...] I thought I’d give a little update on how we’re doing so far on the Buy a Cow project. [...]

By: Chimpo

Chimpo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:00:19 +0000

What if you don’t get enough money? Will you get the llama instead?

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Technical Note

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:05:17 +0000

[...] Don’t forget about my pledge to not eat red meat. Help me buy a cow from Heifer International. [...]

By: I, Shane › Shane Adams’ personal weblog » Archive » Red Meat Update

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:33:56 +0000

[...] the first of January, I posed a challenge to myself and my little corner of the blogosphere. I vowed to stop eating meat for the entire month of January, and in return, I was going to attempt [...]