'people held slaves, waged war, ate animals and committed various other violent acts'

Which one of these doesn't quite seem to belong. Besides that, I'll probably give up meat this Lent because it is a big sacrifice. I so love meat. Beef jerky is like my favorite snack. So, meat is out, tofu will never be in, but I'll try.

Paper is, for me, zipping along. A non-linear approach (me going through my research and writing as opposed to finishing one section at a time) helps quite a bit. I'm pleased, I really am. That said, no sleep tonight. I want to sleep on the night before the paper's due at least one of these years. This will be the year.