I have friends. You wouldn’t know it from the few snide comments on the site. But for one or two, my ‘friends’ have nothing whatsoever to do with it. I guess they’re too entrenched in their lives, or bummed out, or tired of me trying to be some sort of oracle about the environment. They might even think I’m flat-out stupid for even trying to make a difference in how people live their lives.
I have relatives. You wouldn’t know it from this site. None of them take the content here seriously because if they did they might feel driven to change how they live. They might feel a need to stop doing resource-intensive activities they really enjoy, like riding motorcycles or auto cross racing. Or leaving all the lights in their house on. Of course, they can’t take me or this site seriously. They would have to change.
I have business and professional associates. You wouldn’t know it from this page because they’re all consumed with running their businesses and paying their employees and bills. There’s no profit—and no time to waste—in exploring what they could do to reduce their carbon footprint. So they too ignore this page, even while hiring me to advance their businesses through web development and marketing communications.
I have unknown visitors from the Internet. You wouldn’t know it from this page. They’re mostly too rushed to linger long enough to savor the acrid sentiments of one writer who knows what the real source of the world’s environment problems is.
The real source? It’s you, unique visitor of the moment. I’m not too broke, rushed, bummed out, arrogant or smart to spend time and energy trying to reach you.
Oh man you make me feel so warm and cuddly…NOT!
Dude, I thought riding a motorcycle that gets 45 mpg was way better than a car that gets 30….I spent an extra 1500 dollars on a HIGH SEER heatpump as opposed to an old fashioned AC…..I have a real coffee cup at work just so I don’t have to use styrofoam….taken one at a time, these measures certainly dont add up to being “green” but when looked at as a group of behaviors, they do add up to incremental “greeness” if that is even a word. I don’t say much because you pretty much say it for me..how can my words effect change if I am not willing to change myself. Slowly, surely, change happens…incrementally and not always in the direction one would wish….but change nonetheless. I’ll be glad to spam your site with my mind-numbing drivel, but remember..YOU ASKED for it.
Love ya Bro….
Notyard,
Hey you found the new site! Cool.
Well sure 45 is better than 30. But what about 60? Or 80? Don’t stop trying to improve how you get about your business, you’re going to need it! I recently got 48.2 on a tank in my trusty CRX. Hypermiling actually works, but requires discipline and, uh, considerable restraint. I mean nothing over 3,000 RPM or 50 mph, even on the interstate. Coasting whenever possible. People look at you kinda funny as they whiz by ya, but it’s a small price to pay. And you definitely save money in the slow lane.
As for moving toward greenness, we’re all on a weird new (forced) journey to make do with far less of everything. So whatever you can do is a step in the right direction, but probably not enough. We can all do more, you’d agree. And we will, the economy will see to that.
I don’t see your comments as mind numbing at all. In fact I’m overjoyed to see you show up and jump in, even when I’m pointing my snotty little finger at your mode of recreation. That takes real intelligence, which you have plenty of. So comment away, bro.
Much love from Montana, where it’s currently -12F.