Go Green

This Spring, the report on Global Warming came out from France. The very next day, I traded in my SUV for a smaller, more economical car. OK, it's got a V-Tech engine, racing suspension and I can make it to Phoenix from the Grand Canyon in 4 hours with a lunch and gas break, but it still gets three times the gas mileage as the SUV. I've traded in all my incandescent bulbs for fluorescent , recycle everything that doesn't move and generally try to be a good steward of the planet. A couple of years ago, I traded in my gas mower for an electric mower and today I swapped the electric mower for a push mower. Let me tell you, that was a heck of a workout. I'm in fairly decent shape, but that thing kicked my butt. OK, granted the grass was up to my knees on the side of the house and I had to make a good 10 passes to get it mowed, but it still whooped me. I didn't even get to the back yard before it got dark. I heartily recommend a push mower for a good workout. Connie

The Boyd household is right there with you, Connie. We finally put up a clothesline and have done away with the dryer - let me tell you, there is nothing so fresh smelling as clothes that have dried naturally in the sun! And it feels so good to know that we have taken one tiny, itsy-bitsy step toward being a part of the solution of what I perceive to be the single greatest threat to modern civilization. How are you, sweetheart? I miss you! Reenie