I was totally shocked by what I read over my coffee this morning. Our industry is going through troubling and challenging times as it is, without the added problems this kind of thing is going to create.

The very structure of our world society, and, civilization as a whole,  is being threatened with collapse and a descent into the abyss of perdition if we don’t take action.

I urge each and every one of you to read through the following link and then stand with me to decry this outrage.

As a group we can stand up to this infestation of anti-morality and reclaim our sensibility.

I am calling for an international boycott of this insidious activity to let degenerates everywhere know we won’t tolerate this kind of licentiousness, and I’m not talking about Sarah Palin, either.

Please, read here

Addendum 6:14pm, July 15, 2009

I have been told that some who aren’t familiar with my bone-dry sense of humor will take this post as the ravings of a senile lunatic on an unknowable crusade.

The thing that struck my funny bone here was the absurdity of the concern over something so harmless, whilst we face economic troubles of gargantuan proportion,  jobs disappearing at warp speeds, homes being lost to the banks, as well as wars and threats of unimaginable violence.

So just to be clear;  the above post was done very tongue-in-cheek to offer a bit of comic relief.

P.S. I’m pretty darn proud of my photographic interpretation of Hell.

PWG III

I ran across this post which made me realize that I need to first attain PhDs in Biodiversity, Chemical Engineering, Ecological  Economics, and Reconciliation Ecology with an accent on Word Construction and minor in Mental Health. A few classes on graphic art and hieroglyphics will come in handy to understand recycling symbolism.

Back in the Dark Ages, prior to my matriculation from grade school, one of my chores was to take the garbage out to the can behind the garage and deposit it so the dinosaurs could come during the night and eat it. Everything went into that can and we felt pretty civilized by not just pitching our chicken bones out the window to lie on the pile of coffee grounds and eggshells,  (dogs might choke on them, you know).

As we moved along into the 21st century we became more sophisticated and adopted attitudes of political correctness,  ( a topic I’m itching to address),  and developed an environmental conscience.   Recycling gradually became the thing to do and we began to feel civilized again.

NO!!!  NO!!! NO!!! NO!!!!

That’s just not gonna do it.  If you’re going to do this properly you need to find out where the stuff was manufactured,  the process used to produce it, who the employees are and if they’re treated well,  how far it’s been shipped, what kind of fuel the truck used and if it’s tires had the proper air pressure, how much it’s going to cost to recycle it, and what kind of smoke goes up the chimney when they incinerate it.

After figuring all this out and paying your therapist to help you overcome a serious problem with anxiety, don’t forget to stop on the way home to pick up a six pack of Smuttynose, and a bucket of chicken.

Once you get relaxed you can use these carbon footprint calculators,( earthlab) and (Berkley) to begin the anxiety process again.

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We live in a disposable society. It’s easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name – we call it recycling.
Neil LaBute