Bags I don't care for the way hippies and greenies preach to me about saving the earth. I understand their message, and wholeheartedly agree with the premise, but I do not like the way they go about conveying that message. More times than not, it's too serious and too pretentious. Leave me alone, hippies. Don't tell me my business.
That said...I dislike plastic grocery bags even more than preachy hippies. I was on one of my favorite rivers last weekend, enjoying the outdoors, and noticed plastic grocery bags flapping above me in the trees. It hindered the moment. Later, I saw plastic grocery bags in the bushes alongside the road. It bothered me. If you take the toll road to the airport from my neighborhood, you'll drive past the landfill. Stuck to the fence that separates the landfill from the highway are thousands upon thousands of plastic grocery bags. In my own house I have a receptacle hanging on my wall that's sole purpose is to store plastic grocery bags. I think I'm doing the universe a favor by reusing these bags to pick up dog shit in my backyard. Yes, they are used once to carry my groceries from the store to my truck--from my truck to my kitchen counter, and then again to pick up my dog's massive craps in the backyard. So, in a sense I'm reusing...which is a favorite word of the greenies. But then the plastic grocery bag goes right into the trash, where it was bound for eventually. With all this in mind, I've decided to take plastic grocery bags out of my life completely. I realize it's a small fraction being cut out, but it would make me feel better about the ugly mess they leave everywhere. I'd feel like I'm at least doing the right thing. Plus, hippies say that they take 450 years to decompose. Not sure where they got that number. They were probably high when they came up with it. Surprised it's not 420 years... Starting next grocery store visit, I am bringing my own reusable cloth bags to transport my food. I will be purchasing biodegradable doggie bags for the shit piles in the yard. And I am getting rid of the stupid plastic bag dispenser on my wall. Hopefully that will make a bit of a difference and I'll see a few less plastic grocery bags in trees & shit. It'd be cool if more people did it, too. But I'm not going to tell you your business. Ball The Cardinals of St. Louis are the best baseball team there is. I love the franchise dearly, and have been a loyal supporter for almost 45 years. Yesterday they traded for Paul Goldschmidt; the best first baseman in the league. This excites me and reminds me to start planning for a spring training trip down in Jupiter, Florida. Although I'm excited, I--like many other fans--am hungry for another big move. An expensive, ballsy, colossal free agent signing of some sort. I hear fans bitching about not wanting to spend the money on a Bryce Harper or a Manny Machado. Why? It ain't your money, man. We already pay ridiculously high prices for tickets, beer, and nachos...the team might as well give us something big in return. Bigger than a potential one year stint with Paul Goldschmidt. Don't get me wrong, I dig Goldy a lot. Always thought he should be a Card. But I miss the MV3 days when we had several big bats in the lineup, not just one or one and a half. The end.
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AuthorI am Earl. Archives
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