Jami Will Eat as She Pleases.

Maybe this doesn't happen to anyone else, but I swear I get these odd times when something happens to me several times in a relatively short period, as though the universe or PTB or whatever is trying to draw my attention to it. And so it has happened again... This is a society of people with widely varied eating habits, beliefs, needs and diets. And this is fine. Really. It's okay. You can eat all meat or no meat or nothing but mangoes picked by albino monkeys on Tuesdays for all I care. I mean, if you're eating something particularly gross, I'd prefer you not do it in front of me while I am also eating, but in general, knock yourself out. And please, let me do the same. If you have some good facts, I don't mind if you share - in a polite way, please. Like, "If you're a vegan, you should probably know that Jello contains animal products." Helpful. "That cheeseburger you're eating is the result of an innocent animal being tortured and murdered, and it's full of transglumerides, which is why you are fat." Not helpful. Here's the thing: in general, if it tastes good and isn't squirming with bacteria, I probably don't care. If you want to abstain from the Murder Burger, enjoy your organic, lactose-free, taste-free, energy-efficiently roasted soybean seeds and let me get my burger on. I have dined with vegans, vegetarians, people on Atkins, Weight Watchers, people with allergies of all kids, folks with religious restrictions, and the finickiest of all finicky eaters, my own self included and I just think we should all get along. The only time someone's food choice made me ill is when it's served with a side of Food Nazi Arrogance. It might work for you, but here's a news flash: I'm not you. I am a totally independent and intelligent woman and I want the heated brownie with ice cream, I'm going to get it. I know I'm fat, I'm sorry the cow feels disrespected because we take her milk and I am aware that cold and hot foods taken together is hard on the qi, but I have made my decision and you're not going to change it. Thanks so much.