Intro

OK - first post. Hello. I'm Mark. I'm a 40 year-old bloke. Over half that time I've been vegetarian. Back when I made the decision to become veggie I had loads of reasons that made it seem like a good idea, and it's one I honestly haven't regretted.

Anyhow, a few years ago I realised that almost all of the reasons I became a veggie no longer stand, or are at least much less important to me. I realised I was now a vegetarian mainly because I'd been a vegetarian for so long. So I considered giving meat another go, but somehow never got around to it. Until now.

This blog, then, is me giving meat another go after twenty-something years away, and writing about the experience. Right now I have no agenda - I'm just curious. I have no plans to return to regular meat-eating, and indeed fully expect to return to being a vegetarian afterwards, but will keep an open mind. I'm going to take it easy and perhaps just try something different each week. But I don't plan on playing it safe. I wasn't ever particularly squeamish about meat, and it's a stance that only ever broadened when I became a veggie (it became much more apparent that people who eat meat should probably eat ALL meat when I stopped eating it - why draw the line at dog or horse if you're prepared to eat cow, and why shun the odd bits if you'll eat the best cuts? It's all meat.) So yeah, meat's back on the menu for now. Let's see how this pans out...