Fortune Cookies are the Devil ;0)

Happy Earth Day, everyone and I'm sure you're being bombarded by the Go Green movement on all the TV stations, newspapers, and blogs too, no less. Look at this picture...there are 3 plastic bottles in our local river that I took while LC and I were on a walk, I'm not completely GREEN I guess, but this just pisses me off. Haven't you ever heard of a trashcan dude?

A question everybody wonders is, "I want to go green but why is it so expensive?" A legit question, but just like I used to, these people are always thinking of hybrid cars, solar panels, green housing, and organic foods, etc. Big ticket items overwhelm the real meaning of being eco-friendly....as does, may I add, the "GO GREEN" marketing hype. I understand it's the slogan of the movement or whatever, but the concept of reducing our carbon footprint or thinking of our children's future in the world shouldn't be so hard that everything has to be so hyped up with words. I don't know, it's just my opinion. I don't think even last year, the slogan was around.
During my studies as a Bio major, we would extensively look at various diseases. My teachers would joke that nowadays when any condition gets an acronym, it's then considered a real disease. When you think about it, it's so true and funny. Can you say RLS?

When I looked at what the internet buzzes about this going green thing and expenses, the explanation that makes sense is, "Going green is expensive because all the cheap ways have been utilized already." For example, we already have recycling programs, milk cartons have changed from glass to plastic, refill services for your ink cartridges...things like that, there are so many resources out there, if you really want to read deeply into it, it's easily accessible.

You may think going green is expensive but going green helps out your wallet in the long run too...huh? Well say you pay a little more for the more efficient light bulb, but in turn, you will save money on electricity. You pay more for the hybrid car, but you will save so much money on gas...which by the way, in our area has reached 3.67 a gallon. So if you are in the market, maybe consider spending more on the hybrid. Unfortunately we're not, so we just have to be content with our loud Daewoo wagon....sniffles...well at least it's gas-efficient.

Since food and diet is one of our favorite topics here at BuddhaBelle, let me help you (and me) deter the junk even more:

• More reason not to eat McD's, not only is it unhealthy and fattening, fast food places are one of the biggest polluters
  
• Exercise not only makes you slimmer and stronger, it helps DETOXIFY your body of all the chemicals we ingest, breathe in, drink in, and POP in too, etc.
• Don't use the oven a lot, so no BAKED GOODS for you...HA! The oven uses lots of energy, heats up your kitchen, therefore requiring more cooling.
  
• Invest in a water filter (I did - a pat on my back!), save all the plastic of bottled water and drink more water, because your tap won't run out.
• Of course, lastly, walk, cycle, or use mass transport...which should require you to walk to the bus stop or something. You'll lose more weight and help clear the air a little.

The other RADICAL idea I had recently for going green is OBLITERATING CHINESE FORTUNE COOKIES...ha ha. Who needs that crap anyway??? The little pieces of paper inside, the plastic packaging, plus the big plastic packaging that all the cookies go in, all the ink needed to write those fake fortunes, the big boxes these are put in, plus the electricity and gas used to manufacture and deliver these...phew! Just get rid of those suckers....the world could use one less cookie.