I noticed all the Facebook posts yesterday screaming "Happy Earth Day" to the masses, and the pointed little notes folks made about what they planned to do that day to celebrate the occasion. At first, I got a little nervous, wondering why I hadn't remembered it was Earth Day; I mean what kind of environmentalist am I anyway? But then I thought about the fact that I try live everyday as though it's Earth Day, and I felt better. I don't need to go meatless, or recycle a load of beverage bottles, or start a compost or think more about my energy consumption just because it's Earth Day; I already do all of those things, and more. Listen, I'm not perfect; I love long, hot showers and now that I have Bryony, I use the car much more often than I'm used to, but I would venture that I am more Earth conscious than the average person is. But I don't think that's saying much considering a lot of people I know can't be bothered to separate their recyclables even though their garbage service provides them with a special recycle bin.
I came across this blog post today that really describes me to a T, so I thought I'd share the link. I think Jess Riley is my long-lost twin in Bizarro world. Anyway, here's the link; enjoy: http://jessriley.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-earth-day-yall.html
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