Thursday, October 23, 2008
I am trying to be green, but . . .
I really am trying to be more "green." The problem is, I can't quite get it right. You see, I prefer to use paper towels to clean up messes than cloth towels, even though cloth towels are the greener choice. I also like to print things out sometimes, even though that involves bleached white office paper. There are situations where I could ride a bicycle, but end up driving the car because I didn't allow myself enough time to get there on a bike. What else? Oh yes, I don't always turn off the light when I leave the room because I think it is good to show some light in different rooms. (It is supposed to throw off the burglars). We subscribe to magazines that don't get read and sometimes we have to throw food out because we let it spoil. Who can keep up with this all the time? Can anyone? It would take a constant, 24-hour vigil to really get it done. It makes me wonder about the people that make that claim and lord it over everyone else. I bet we could find something on them. But, wouldn't that be a waste of energy, too?
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Oy vey, Marie. You're singing my song. You know, everyone has to draw the line somewhere. I watched "Taxi to the Dark Side" last week and was distraught thinking of all the global injustice that I'm not fighting against in my waking hours, especially not when I'm crocheting a blanket for my friend's new baby, when I'm preparing a healthy meal, or when I'm practicing yoga or going for a run. All those things eat into my "make the world a better place" time... What's a girl to do...
As a former vegetarian who fell off the wagon HARD (after 18 years, I succombed this year to the temptation of bacon/pork, turkey, lamb, beef...just about any formerly cute, living thing is now fair game for dinner. Sometimes I think I should be a vegetarian and reduce my carbon footprint... Really I don't know what the right answer is, but I'm going to continue enjoying burgers in the meantime.
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