by Jim Thompson | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
With all that’s been going on in the world—violent conflict, political unrest, environmental turmoil—it’s hard to sit down and write an upbeat “year in review,” to sit with a straight face and write a piece that says “wasn’t 2023 just terrific?” 2023 was rough. For a...
by Jim Thompson | Aug 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
From the first time I stepped onto a Sanctuary, I was in love. I can’t remember when that was exactly. Long before my son was born, and he just turned 16 this past Spring, so it had to be 18 years ago. 20? It was Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen. A gorgeous day. I...
by Jim Thompson | Feb 9, 2023 | Local Events, Local Vegans, News, Non-Profit Organizations
At the end of 2019, I wrote a “Year in Review” piece brimming with optimism. I noted then, that 2019 had been rough in a lot of ways (see: toxic tweets, resurgent anti-Semitism, racism, misogyny, gun violence, eco-crisis, etc.) I noted, though, that really great...
by Jim Thompson | Dec 29, 2019 | Local Events, Local Vegans, News, Restaurant Reviews, Vegan Businesses
In a lot of ways, 2019 was rough. Kids in cages. Toxic tweets. The lowest of low-brow politics. Shootings. The Amazon on fire. Everything else on fire. Resurgent anti-Semitism. Bigotry and misogyny on full display. A growing gulf between the haves and...
by Jim Thompson | Nov 2, 2019 | News, Opinion
Last week, following the US House of Representatives unanimous vote passing the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, I was asked what I thought about the law. Truth is, when I was asked, I had no idea what I thought about it. I’d heard some vague buzz...
