...at least in most of the states in the USofA. Am i getting morbid thoughts? Lets see..its Friday night, i'm sitting at home writing a blog, watching Desperate Housewives and waiting for my hubby dearest..who is out gallavanting with his friends from work at the "office" party..hmm reason to be morbid? most definately..am i? nah :)
I love these times when i'm alone with my thoughts..my personal time..something i cherish! So how did my thoughts turn towards prison? I read this article in Newsweek this morning about a prison in Maryland, that was turning its prisoners Vegan, simply because it served better vegan food than the non-vegetarian variety!
Now, I'm a vegetarian in a primarily meat (read : beef) eating country, however i'm very lucky to be living in california, a state where more & more people are turning towards vegetarianism, but i'm not living in a fool's paradise..its not that great everywhere else for us vegeterians, but still in the free world i might find something to graze on..but in prison???
When i read that article, i felt good and intrigued! So i googled "vegeterian food in US prisons" and was surprised to find a Top 10 vegeterian prisons list! Also, the article went on to say prisons served vegeterian food as a "punishment" to naughty prisoners, but more and more prisoners were liking the vegeterian food better than the meaty version, simply because it was healthier and it tasted better to boot!
To top this off, i recently saw "Sicko", the very interesting documentary by Michael Moore, and he found the healthcare in the Guantanamo Bay prison is better than that available to us general public! That settles it, if i need to go to prison..i'll survive :).
Now dont get me wrong, its not something i'm planning on doing anytime soon (or ever)..but life has a weird way of throwing curve balls at you, and if this one HAS to come my way..its a happy thought to know i'll be well fed and cared for while i fight the courtroom war..and on that happy note..Good Bye & Good Night!
