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| Doing my part | |
Every member of the intellectual elite
is concerned about global warming - and equally convinced of the need to use
their superior intellects and rationalizing abilities to control the lives
around them to prevent further greenhouse emissions - for the good of the many
of course. While some of their fellow citizens cruise around in comfortable gas
guzzling four wheel drives, pious greenies brave freezing cold
mornings to combat global warming on their bicycles. Apparently those unhappy
dirty-looking bearded people are worried that their trip to work will become
slightly more comfortable. The men are pretty miserable too. But, not one to stand up against the overpowering collectivist will of The
Mob forever, this blogger has decided to do his part, and make a small
concession to those who want us to regress to the stone age in order to save a
few icebergs floating off a country they have never been to. While not a sin of biblical proportions it was, nonetheless, all the wife's
fault - or at least that of her four wheel drive. The problem is of course,
that while parking it in the garage under the house adds convenience and
personal safety (not to mention longevity for the vehicle), it also adds to the
household temperature in summer. Having a ton of hot metal under your office
invariably makes an impression in a room already filled with computers and
networking equipment. So yours truly decided to do his part to combat global warming - and installed
central air conditioning through the whole house. I am thinking globally, but
acting locally - and at least my small part of the world is now refreshingly
cool. And for all you greenies out there who might feel to need to write - no
need to thank me. Just sitting in air conditioned comfort through the summer is
reward enough for my selfless sacrifice to ecological sustainability. And I
know that as I spend a cool summer in front of the LCD TV, watching you riding
past sweating like pigs, you will be comforted by my contrition and newfound
commitment to the good of the many. Ah, now that's cool.
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