Mirth Day...

While it has been quite a while, my proximity to Boulder and all of this Earth Day rigmarole has gotten me sucked into voicing an opinion that no one else will ever see.

I just got home from the grocery store and whilst unpacking my groceries (from my brought from home/reusable/made out of completely sustainable resources/able to re-grow acres of slash and burned rain forest grocery bag) I found a little pamphlet. I'm not even sure how it got in there, since I bagged my own groceries. They must have some seriously sneaky tactics for slipping them in under the radar. I need those skills.

I digress. The pamphlet is titled: because you care about the environment. I saw that and thought "HEY! I do care the environment. Let's see what those earth-friendly folks at my local branch of the super-huge almost but not quite a monopoly grocery store are offering me as a result..."

Actually, that's not true. I was being facetious. Really, I was just pissed off that they snuck one by me. I opened the little booklet and found twenty-eight pages of glossy, colored (read - hard to recycle into anything usable) advertisements and coupons for things like pre-packaged frozen meals, tampons, toothpaste and bottled water. Apparently all things that help to manage and reduce waste. Plus it gave me tips on how to be green at home by turning off the faucet when I brush my teeth. Good thing.

I don't even feel I need to elucidate. You understand or you don't. That is all.

Ciao