Of all the special days dedicated to planets, Earth Day is my favorite. Mostly because Earth is the planet I am from. It would seem wrong to live on Earth and root for some other planet’s special day.

Earth Day was established “to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment“. I know this because that’s what Wikipedia says so.

As far as my feelings on the environment are concerned, I fall somewhere in the middle.  I enjoy breathing clean air and drinking clean water.  We tried using reusable grocery bags when we go to Wal-Mart, but it got to be too much of a hassle.  You would think the people working at the checkout line at Wal-Mart were trying to do calculus when it came to using the eco-friendly reusable shopping bags that they sell.

I like Styrofoam coffee cups.  Sorry, I know Styrofoam is really bad for the environment, but I like my coffee to be hot.  You know those paper rings they put around the cup at Starbucks so you don’t burn your hand?  With Styrofoam, you don’t need those because the heat stays in the cup where it belongs.

This past weekend Sheri and I went walking along the C & O Canal here in Williamsport.  It was nice.  We saw fish, turtles, and even an owl.  You know what else we saw?  Lots and lots of cigarette butts and empty plastic water bottles.  You would think people who enjoy the outdoors would maybe not throw their cigerette down on the ground or chuck their empty water bottle into the water when they are done with it, but you would be wrong.

People are pigs.  Even the ones that like the outdoors.