It's Not Easy Being Green

Well, I think Kermit the Frog was the first to sing the sentiments of it not being easy being green. For now and some time to come I am afraid that all the other colors of the rainbow will simply have to take a backstage. Mauve and Fuschia will have no place in our society. It's green, green, green.

One of the big reasons is because it's "safe". Just as all of our country's politicians realized that once they couldn't take money from Tobacco lobbyists anymore for 30 years 90% of all legislation would be anti smoking, so do today's politician's relaize that the way to look busy is to jump on the green bandwagon. NOcaterwalling from the constituents.

To the 17 people out there that really do give a damn about our environment and whatever else all this green nonsense is supposed to be about, I salute you. Heck I applaud you. Me, I got 20, maybe 30 years at best left on this planet and I'm just hoping that those who have gone to the great afterworld before me haven't burnt a whole in that ozone layer.

However at this point I think I do need to defend myself and say that I have been recycling for years before it was fashionable and I even had a compost heap for awhile. Plus I reuse my google printouts and copy sheets and put them in the laser printer and use both sides.

But really what it's all about is how can I make a buck off of this whole green thing? Well, the oil companies, fearful that George Bush will leave office before he can assist gasoline prices to get much past $10 per gallon, are all busy working on green things. I think it's only fitting that the same people who got rich destroying our planet are now figuring out even better ways to get even more rich by undoing a small percentage of the damage they've done.

Other former dot com CEO's, who have unfortunately been having to delivery pizzas for the past 7 or 8 years have been lieing in wait for just such another phenomenon and it's just a matter of time before some enterprising 16 year old becomes a billionair by figuring out how to turn our poo poo into electricity.

What I have actually figured out, is that based on how much public transportation I take, along with the walking I do, my proclivity for sitting in the dark and my love for hand tools, hiring me, J.S. Gilbert is the equivalent of taking 250,000 SUV's off the road.

So if you really care one tiny, teensy bit about this planet and want to prove you're not just some rich, fat cat, wasting our earth's precious resources, then you will 2 two things

1. Not drive below 50 miles per hour with the air conditioner on (open the windows)

2. Hire J.S. Gilbert

It's good for you and it's good for the planet earth. Happy Summer and remember to water those lawns no more than twice a week and do it in the cool evening hours.