Redbox Movie Surprise

I had an interesting weekend because I discovered something right in the nick of time. I had seen the Redboxes at the grocery store and thought it might be a good idea some time if we saw a movie we wanted to see to get a movie from the Redbox for $.99. Unfortunately the negatives were that most of the movies were not ones we wanted to see and that we needed to return it the next day. This past weekend I found one I wanted to see and needed to go to the same location the next day. I was ready to pony up the $1. However, in the Sunday paper, I read an article about Netflix vs Blockbuster vs Redbox. In this article, I discovered that Redbox was started by McDonald's - the company I swore I would not patronize after watching Fast Food Nation. Because I read that, I ended up renting the movie from Blockbuster - it cost 5 times as much, but I could watch the movie with a clear conscience. What it showed me was that I need to do my research about who owns the companies that I buy the products of. Some of these large corporations are just not the organizations I want to do business with! Last night we had a lovely summer Sunday meal - I grilled onions and red peppers in the coals and then grilled tofu dogs. Toasted the buns, slathered them with relish, mustard and the onions and peppers. Also, made my own sweet potato fries. A vegan cookout - very nice!!!!!