Before we celebrate Earth Hour, I want to wish my very wonderful and lovely friend Warrior_Kat a happy birthday on Monday! Hope it's a great one, even if they are making you work on your birthday. Totally unfair! Anyway, happy birthday babe!
And, of course I want to wish Matt-Man's BFF-OSP Schmoop a very happy birthday too. Hers was on Sunday and she spent it with Matt. So, it was a great day I'm sure.
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So, did everyone observe Earth Hour over the weekend? You know what Earth Hour is right? Everyone is supposed to turn off their lights and sit there in the dark as some big symbolic act to raise awareness about the environment.
I participated. Well, not by turning out the lights and stuff like that. I observed it in my own way. I turned ON every light in the place. Then I turned on every TV and the washing machine and dryer. Then I cranked up the dishwasher. All of them empty, of course. Oh, and I left the fridge door open for the whole hour too.
Okay, not really. But, I did consider inviting some Amish friends over for the hour so we could all sit around in candlelight and listen to AM radio. I like to make them feel at home when they come over. I make sure there is some butter the women can go outside and churn and stuff like that too.
Honestly, I just don't really get into things like Earth Hour or Earth Day. I'm not in favor of destroying our environment or anything like that. I mean, I don't think companies should be able to pump all their toxic waste and crap into the rivers and streams. I'm all for clean air and clean water. But, I just don't get into silly symbolism that doesn't really amount to anything.
Do I believe there is some kind of climate change going on? Yeah, there probably is. Maybe it's really bad, I don't know. Is it man made, or is it natural? I guess that's the big question. And I don't have the answer to that. What I do know, is that I don't base my opinion on climate change or the environment on my political beliefs. Nothing pisses me off more than someone who says they believe in Global Warming, or don't believe in it, simply because that's what their political party of choice tells them to believe.
Like the people who immediately starting trying to use the disaster in Japan to push against Nuclear Power here in the states. These are the same people who want to stop coal power and even desalinization plants and, well everything that might provide power and water to people. I just don't get it. Just like I don't get all the old rednecks wearing John Deere hats that show up at planning commission hearings complaining that adding sidewalks around town is “giving in to environmental terrorists.” WTH?
I have nothing against the people who did observe Earth Hour though. That's great. If you feel strongly about these things, then I respect that. But, I will say that turning off your lights and then tweeting on your phone or laptop that you were hanging out in the dark observing Earth Hour probably defeats the purpose of Earth Hour.
I tell you what does piss me off though. People who have no respect for our environment at all. Driving around and seeing trash all along the side of the road just infuriates me. Or if you go to virtually any city park and you see all the trash people leave lying around. Here we have trash cans everywhere all around the park and the parking lot. But, you can go by there any day and you'll see McDonald's and other fast food cups, and bags lying around in between the trash cans. People sit there and have lunch in their cars and can't be bothered to get out of the car and throw their trash way. They just toss it out the window. That's just low class.
Anyway, saving energy is great. Finding new energy sources and lessening our dependence on foreign oil and all that is great too. Just quit nagging me about. And quit telling me to turn my lights out for an hour during the Elite Eight NCAA games.
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In other news I was very saddened Sunday morning to check my unfollowers on Twitter and find that Spencer Pratt had unfollowed me under the cover of darkness like the weasel that he is. It really does hurt my feelings quite a bit. I thought The Spencernator and I were buddies. And he just up and unfollows me like that? *SMH*
But, at least Heidi Montag still follows me on there. Which honestly, is much more important than Spencer
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