Tree Hugging 101

For my major, I am required to take an environmental appreciation class. I think that the emphasis should be placed on the mental in environmental. The majority of what this class entails is sitting around being indoctrinated about the evils of global warming (I’m not convinced but I’ll save that for another day), the evils of cows (tell that to the population of India), and the evils of fertilizers and pesticides.

I no longer answer questions in this class. I think it has something to do with a comment about how we should all be driving big SUVs. That didn’t go over too well.

On Wednesday night in class, my professor was discussing how horrible fertilizers and pesticides are for the environment. It reminded me that I need to fertilize my lawn this weekend. That’s what I’m planning on doing today.

Maybe one day the earth will speak to me and tell me that my teacher and Al Gore are right about everything and that I’m a jerk for wanting a green, pest free lawn and for driving a car. Or maybe I’ll just have a really nice looking lawn and some quiet time when I commute to work alone.