Happy Earth Day!!!
 

Happy Earth Day!!

So, how are you celebrating?

I'm driving my SUV down to Newport Beach today. Too cold to run the air conditioner, so I figured I could throw some trash out the window on the way down.

OK, J/K, except that I really am driving my gas-guzzling SUV down to Newport Beach. I'll continue our regular efforts at the Tramspotter Household to recycle as much as we can, and maybe I'll take a turn at tilling the mulch bin.

What do some of the eco-friendly LoTters do in their households?

I plan on being as lazy as possible, thus reducing the ammount of body heat I generate so I don't contriubte to global warming.

NICE :D

I don't drive... I use public transit and walk ALOT.

At home, I recycle and use primarily recyclable paper bags from grocery stores as trash recepticles. We're pretty good about not wasting electricity.

Since Tom moved near the redline, we've started using the Metro for our ventures to Los Feliz, Hollywood, downtown, Universal City, et al. It's inexpensive and clean, we don't have to park, and we're more active. On Sundays we metro to Hollywood and Vine for the farmer's market, where we buy organic food from locals. And when we have to drive, we carpool and take the Toyota Corolla or the Nissan Sentra. Hurrah for fuel economy. I suspect someday there'll be a hybrid in our fleet.

I'd walk to pick up the girls from school today, but I did it on Wednesday and since then Chloe has had this major fever. No way I'd get her to walk ten feet, much less down the hill and back up it. So gas guzzler it is. Sorry Earth! And since it's 80 degrees here today, the A/C is pumping furiously, too.

But since Cass's bday is tomorrow, we had EarthDay Birthday Cupcakes at her school today. :) The kids sang Happy EarthDay to Cassidy. Cute!!

We had a volunteer day through my company, also in conjunction with National Youth Service Day. I lead a project to plant flowers and do yard work at a group home for people with physical and mental disabilities. We (myself and the HS student volunteers) planted flowers that will encourage butterflies and birds to visit. It was great weather and a wonderful way to have a day away from the office while helping some people. :)

I went to lunch at Whole Foods. Emelio Esteves was there. He walked past me several times. Man he's short!
Not that there's anythign wrong with that!

The truely celebrate the earth, I'm planning a trip around it.

been there, done that, its mostly water....:p