Garlic, lime, and cilantro lying spent on a cutting board next to a gleaming knife. A brief glance at a moment in time, subliminal tastes sneaking into your consciousness. Is it detritus, or is it more?

Let's all take the changing of the seasons as an opportunity for new resolve, new ideas, and new alliances. How will you bloom this season?

On the occasion of one particular celebration last year, as we both filled our plates late in the afternoon, someone said to me, "I"m glad you're vegan." What they meant was they were glad because it means there's more for them whenever we eat. But, seeing as this is YDV's month of Gratitude Giveaways, I thought I'd list some reasons why I'm glad I'm vegan

"In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero." We're about to change that.