Going Holier Than Thou

Yeah my first rant!

Eh hem...I get twitchy when I read about people who are doing things "for the environment"; and get into this whole my-carbon-footprint-is-smaller-than-yours/holier than thou attitude. I think it simmers down to another distraction. I think the more mature and evolved thing to do is to just do it. A lot of times making someone aware is synonymous with "here's why you are a monster for..."

The more I read, the more I feel like I wouldn't tell anyone anything.
I think a raw food diet might be a very good thing for me, raw foodism though, not so much. I recycle - my family has always been reusers out of necessity- before we came to this country and before it became fashionable. (I happen to live in a place that makes recycling ridiculously easy so I'm no saint). My sister doesn't recycle. I take out her trash - and respect her wishes and I don't make a big deal about it. It seems stupid that that is condemnable but fracturing my relationship with her over it wouldn't be.

I really try and remind myself to live and let live. I have made a lot of mistakes in my life and burned a lot of bridges but when I needed help and got it - from someone who could have told me how far to go and which bus to take - I realized what a gift I'd been given. A gift that I have the ability to give anytime anywhere.

Of course my saying anything just as bad...

I remember watching a video of a talk by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger and it really resonated with me. Can't find the particular videos I watched but found an hour twenty-five minute video on YouTube(?!) I didn't know videos could be that long on YouTube.
Oh YouTube commenters...

All this came about from my reading this article and all the comments. All. Maybe I shouldn't despair/disparage/judge commenters. The internet has allowed all manner of people to put their opinions online. I think it could be more respectful, though.

It really needs to be seen in full screen

but I can't get it to work. May do an Amy Winehouse next.

I like it

Well, as long as I'm here

Trying to finish The Field. Convinced I can. It will be overdue though. Sorry, next dude.