The food is mediocre (though I used to like their BLT until they cheaped out even further on the bacon). It’s not worse than other fast food (though my local franchise is, but they just suck in all aspects) but it’s not better either.

Bring back the natural apple slush!! SO GOOD.

Not true in all areas in the slightest. All of my local franchises (and I’m in Texas, land of deregulation and abuse of server wages) they make minimum wage, and two branches hire in above that. I’ve been told (though not by someone I trust completely to know the correct answer) that it is corporate policy (as in, part of your franchise agreement) that they make minimum wage.  Could still see someone bending the rules though.

I did fiction and non-fiction. The non-fiction was boring (Health textbook: “Increase the number of adults and adolescents that meet the standards for aerobic excercise by 2020”) but the fiction was pretty good: “While he appreciated such passion, the National Guard had the place locked down.” -The Devil Colony James Rollins

I guess I don’t see how insects really count for the ethics-centric vegan. I mean, the lots of them farmed up for dyes and such? Sure. They’re being treated poorly.  But a random person picking up a grasshopper and feeding it to you? Yes that individual bug suffers for having been eaten, but no more than it would have from being stepped on if you didn’t see it underfoot. See it as somewhat the same for hunted animals, but only in an individual hunter with more even/primitive tools situation.

There are vegetarian and even vegan gelatins/gelatin substitutes. As such, there are vegan gummi bears (usually the organic ones are ok too, but not always).

“Reserve not met”. Sorry, nope. Going to cost you at least $50,001. Harrison Ford would not be proud.

The straps actually look like they’re sitting on flesh, not concrete. It’s an improvement over the normal photoshopping, although I still think they probably took a skin-fold (a fold that would be perfectly normal in that pose!) off her left side. Skin folds, beauty editors! It isn’t a spray-on, immovable coating!

I would actually love to see various PETA-ites in a zoo!  Free and dead, as the case would be for too many endangered animals. Arguing with PETA (or a PETA troll) is probably about as effective as doing the same with a wall, but conservationist, humane zoos and sanctuaries have their place.