While we're on the topic of meat...

Some people I know launched this site awhile back. If you're kosher and carnivorous, check it out (or at least check out the following plug).



Meating On The Internet

Laura used to drive for two hours in each direction in search of meat, kosher meat, that is. The thirty-three-year old Encinitas, California resident is one of a select few people in the area who maintains a strictly kosher home. Laura loves the temperate climate, lush scenery, and laid-back atmosphere that Encinitas has to offer, but shopping for kosher food meat, in particular has not always been easy. With the closest carrier of kosher meat being over one hundred miles away in Los Angeles, it used to cost Laura an exorbitant amount of fuel, time, and patience to make the trek.

Enter Glatt On Demand, a website dedicated to delivering quality glatt kosher meat to any door within the confines of the United States. (Yes, they'll deliver to Alaska and Hawaii!) With its user-friendly interface, Glatt On Demand offers a wide selection of beef, lamb, veal, poultry, and fish at prices that are competitive with those of even the most "Jewish-central"  butchers and grocery stores. With reasonable shipping rates, Laura certainly saves money, not to mention the mental anguish involved in battling Southern California traffic by ordering her meat online.

Even those with ample access to kosher meat might utilize the site for the convenience of having their orders delivered right to their homes. Sarah, a twenty-eight-year old accountant living in New York City, arguably one of the kosher capitals of the world, says that Glatt On Demand has saved her not only a bunch of money,but something equally important: arm strain. Ask any New Yorker who's had to do the post-supermarket shuffle the slow, painful walk home from the store with grocery bags wearing down the arms, zapping one's strength and making that one block stretch seem like a mile grocery shopping in New York City is not pleasant. Glatt On Demand fulfills a very specific need for these poor, tired, observant New Yorkers who love their meat.

To some, the idea of ordering meat over the Internet seems odd, unconventional, and even, as one initially-weary customer put it, shady. However, all of Glatt On Demand's products are shipped with a unique dry ice cooling system that maintains freshness during transit (and the packing materials are eco-friendly to boot).

Even those with cars and kosher butchers nearby might consider Glatt On Demand simply to avoid the crowded stores and long lines at the checkout counter. Anyone who's ever tried parking near the local meat market on a Thursday evening in Brooklyn has no doubt experienced the following dilemma: go home, or add the cost of a parking ticket to the grocery tab. Some things are just not worth the struggle, especially when there's another option.

All meat sold by Glatt On Demand is certified kosher by the most reputable and commonly-accepted authorities. Detailed product information is available at www.glattondemand.com. So before you break out the car keys and prepare yourself for the long journey ahead, consider the alternative: browse, point, and click your way to delicious deli and tasty chulent, and take the schlep out of shopping.

Why meat?

Why not?

Meat is delicious and filling - the stuff that warms the soul.



Would you believe me if I told you that I was a vegetarian for twelve years? True story. I wouldn't touch any food with a face between the ages of thirteen and twenty-five. Then something interesting happened to me: I got hungrier. I would look around and see people dining on meat, tasty, succulent meat. Suddenly, I wanted some.

Don't get me wrong - I love animals, even the creepy ones that most people find repulsive. I once let a rat eat crackers out of my hand. How's that for love?

Still, there's a fine line between love and hunger, and in my case, the latter got the better of me.

But if I'm being honest, the title has nothing to do with actual meat. It's an inside joke from college. More on that later, perhaps.

Welcome.

Welcome. And thank you in advance for your patience in sifting through my thoughts, ideas, and general ramblings.



Here's what you need to know so far: I'm a twenty-something New Jersey resident whose mind is constantly racing with reflections on life, people, and, of course, the great Garden State.

When I'm not glued to my computer, I can usually be found catering to my dog's every whim, playing outdoors, eating, traveling, cooking, or adding to my list of sarcastic comments directed towards people who shall, for the purposes of this site, always remain nameless but be forever implanted in my mind as human beings deserving of such fate.

If I'm being honest, I will occasionally find myself guilty of watching too much television, and I have a tendency to watch the same stupidly hilarious movies over and over again, just for the heck of it.

Sometimes I drink - usually when I'm stressed - but I'm far more likely to spend my Saturday nights watching reruns while holding a spoon than going out and hitting the town. Then again, that should go without saying since, as I mentioned, I live in New Jersey. Out here, there's only so much town to hit.

Anyway, stay tuned for words on a variety of topics, most of which will be determined as I go along.

Comments, thoughts, and jokes of the day are always welcome, so if you're reading this, don't be a stranger. Say hi. Spread some love. And tell your friends.