Food of the dogs

- EditorMink (reading aloud): "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."Clifford: Well, which was it?Mink (ignoring him): "It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness."Clifford: For Pete's sake, make up your mind!Mink (sighing): I'm just reading you the opening of Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities.Clifford: It seems to me this guy Dickens really likes to cover his -Mink (quickly): Never mind. Greg suggested I might start with that quotation because he thinks the subject of our column this month is one more piece of evidence that we are living in the age of foolishness. I want to discuss the matter of Paleofood.Clifford (who wasn't paying much attention until hearing the word "food"): Pail of food? I'd love a pail of food! What kind of food is in it?Mink: Not pail of food, Paleofood. It's an increasingly popular food movement.Clifford: If the food is still moving, we can just jump on it and -Mink: No. Let me explain. Another name for Paleofood is the Paleolithic diet; it's sometimes called the Stone Age diet or the Caveman diet.Clifford: Like the Atkins diet that Greg tried once? [1] I see. You mean there are other kinds?Mink: Oh, there are a great many. Humans are constantly experimenting with their diet. About 12 million people in the United States are vegetarian, which means that they don't eat meat.Clifford: Don't eat meat! ARE THEY CRAZY?Mink: I know. Amazing, isn't it? But there are also subgroups: ovo vegetarians, who include eggs in their diet but not dairy products, and lacto vegetarians, who include dairy products but not eggs.Clifford: They should make up their minds. They sound like your friend Dickens.Mink: I'm sorry I brought him up. You know, there are several other types of vegetarians too, but you get the idea. Then there are the vegans.Clifford: Vegans? That sounds like they're from another planet.Mink: They EAT like they're from another planet. They don't eat meat, dairy products or eggs. They only eat fruits, gra