Oh, Plutarch...I was just making light. Nothing serious in what I wrote. In fact, I had misgivings about what I wrote when I went out this afternoon. I thought, "Suppose someone thinks I was serious?" No, I wasn't at all. I'd hoped that my sense of absurdity would have come across with the comment about oil derivatives--and Aunt Polly. There are many good arguments for staying away from the slaughter of animals, and I really do respect those who are determined to refrain from eating meat.

From what I've read about vegetarianism, the fruitarians have the hardest time of it.

Best regards,
WW