Boy, i didn't think I was ever going to have time to make a post again....finally!
Well it has taken 25 years, but Austin has turned this conservative into a tree huggin' liberal!
I bought an electric bike and looking at an electric moped for the kids to use at college. I also took the quiz here and beat my daughter by two points....I was 268.
this is cool:http://www.earthlab.com/carbonProfile/LiveEarth.htm?ver=13
I refuse plastic bags many times just because I only have one or two things and I hate throwning them away, so that pile up at the house until we take them to the store to recycle. It more out of guilt than ecology that I recycle.
We recycle aluminum cans cause that was the kids allowance money when they were little - they look a little pissed at me now, tho - lol. Although I noticed my son cashed 'em all in when he came home a few weekends ago. They do get some allowance, so i am not a total orge....in spite of what they may say behind my back. (yes I am not totally deaf you dumb-a__'s!)
Actually, the tree hugger is not really that far a stretch for me. I don't know why being conservative politically means you are an eco-terrorist also. I actually know some rather wasteful liberals that it drives me crazy. I mean how hard is it to toss the drink can in the blue garbage can just around the corner in the break room when go by to the bathroom... I'm just sayin'....
I grew up on the coast was alway litter conscious. Rode my bike cause I enjoy it and it was a way to get out of the house with the 5th degree of where you going, who you going with, .....the usual Mom things....that we did to our kids too.
Anyway take the quiz, share the link and make just one change to become less an eco-terrorist this yr. It is suprizingly easy to do just one new thing a year, and make it become routine rather than trying to radically change your whole existence and getting burnt out in the process - some people can do it, but some people also have farther to go than others....
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I love S. Austin, my aunt and cousin live there, beautiful land!
Im not sure that poltical flavors and the desire to save the environment are correlated :) I think it might be more a matter of some people are just lazy.
Good for you for taking the time to do those things. I recycle at home (full recycling stations in the basement of the building) plus I haul all the empty plastic and glass containers from work (I even have them trained to bring me the empties! :) )
Jim, you're a good man!
My son comes into town this wkend, we are going to alien scooters to check out the EVT-168...
www.alienscooters.com
the scooter is:
http://www.alienscooters.com/component/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,37/page,shop.browse/category_id,9/
Kinda cool, looks like a Vespa, but without the choking exhaust or noise!
I have started doing small things around the house to conserve. Reuse the plastic bags, mulch the grass onto the lawn instead of bag, recycle paper and reuse anything I can before I throw it away. It's got to where its just a habit now-I hope it helps somewhere down the line!
Not sure about the woodpeckers, but that was nice of you to leave the tree for them! I would have done the same thing :)
Hope you are having a good week-Jeff
I like to lay out in the hammock and just watch'em fly back and forth - they seem to take turns going out looking for food.
I never understood those people that would mow their yard, bag the clippings and set it one curb. My Mom always made us dump the clippings on the rose bush beds. Our yard was like a jungle and there were lots of flower beds. Made it fun to play Freeze Tag or Hide and Seek -lots of obstacles
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