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I Love “The Vet Life”

At the beginning of the pandemic last year, I needed to find comfort in things that would distract me from the COVID.  I read a lot of books and binged watched Netflix, but I always had a hard time concentrating.  I realized how stressed and anxious the pandemic was making me.

Then I happened upon this little gem on Animal Planet called “The Vet Life.”  I always found comfort in watching animals, but there was a whole lot more to love about this wonderful reality show.  “The Vet Life” follows three black veterinarians who run an animal hospital in Houston.  There is so much to like about it; the three stars are HBCU grads, they run the hospital like a family business, and they have beautiful black families.   It is also very educational.  I have learned so much about animal health and behavior from this program.

This is a great example of a positive black reality show.  I wish there were more shows like “The Vet Life” and less of the garbage like “Love and Hip-Hop”…

 

What’s Cooking: Apple Cider Vinegar Drinks

I have been drinking apple cider vinegar (ACV) for years for its many health benefits.  I was recently given a free bottle of GOLI, which is an ACV gummy.  If you take at least two gummies a day, you apparently get what would amount to a shot of ACV.  I liked the gummies because you don’t taste any bitterness you get from ACV.  It’s a great option for people who can’t deal with ACV taste.

However, I decided against buying another bottle because they cost $20 each! I figured it would be cheaper to just stick to drinking one glass of warm water with a tablespoon of Bragg’s ACV and a dab of honey a day.

If you are looking for a way to keep your new year’s resolution of losing weight and get healthy, check out this video.

Book Review Island People

This was one of those ebooks I purchased a long while ago, but it had been sitting on my TBR list for the longest time.  Then the pandemic happened, and I needed a book to help me escape from the health and racial tragedies happening in real-time, but also where I can engross myself in learning something new.

I pleasantly found both of these qualities in Joshua Jelly-Schapiro’s Island People: The Caribbean and the World.  Most books about this region of the world usually focus on the fun aspects for the tourist-minded – the beaches, the sun, the food, etc.  However, Island People goes beyond the tropical hype and focuses on little-known historical and cultural anecdotes.  One main point throughout the book the author makes a point of is that globalization began in earnest in the Caribbean, which was at one point was the center of all global economic growth.  Whether it’s reggae music in Jamaica, the meaning of “cubanidad” in Havana, or colorism on the Dominican Republic/Haitian border, the region was also heavily influenced by cultural and racial integration by way of colonialism and slavery.

Cycling the Underground Railroad

One of my new year’s resolutions is to cycle more.  I happened upon this great interview recently with Eric Cedeno aka Bicycle Nomad.  He is a cyclist from Phoenix who does cross-country cycling tours around the country.  He just completed a tour of the Underground Railroad from New Orleans to Niagara Falls.  This is the type of trip I would love to do in the near future!

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