Garbage
Banned words list offers no ‘bailout’ to offenders
http://www.thestate.com/166/story/635428.html?RSS=untracked
“Despite the year’s economic meltdown (which itself wasn’t banished but don’t rule it out for next year), the most entries came from the environmental category – for ‘green’ or ‘going green.’”
“‘If I see one more corporation declare itself ‘green,’ I’m going to start burning tires in my backyard,’ wrote Ed Hardiman of Bristow, Va., in his submission.”
This made me laugh. I feel the same way. In fact, we DID have a bonfire the other night and burned some Christmas garbage because it was piling up (to say the least) and the garbage man took the week off.
I am not impressed by people who pride themselves in throwing out only a small amount of garbage, while at the same time, their basement, garage, and house is a DUMP. If in doubt, throw it out. Or give it away – although I do feel sorry for those who get the things later because it is highly likely that THEY don’t need them either (except for clothes and necessities). Last night, Derek and I collected three garbage bags of clothes from our closet to take to the Salvation Army. I am working on the rest of the house.
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I went to LSSU, so I love when their banished words make the headlines.
While the reduce/reuse/recycle mantra is a bit trite, I think most of us would be better off if we took to heart your point about REDUCING the crud in our lives, our homes, our communities. . .
Thank you, Carol, for your kind comment on my school room.