Green is the new Black, and I'm fucking sick of it.

Dearest readers,

I pride myself on being environmentally conscious. I've switched over all of the light bulbs in our house to compact flourescent bulbs, have been pretty good about recycling - I grew up in Michigan, land of the 10 cent deposit - have declared a ban on eating tuna for the last year or so, due to overfishing concerns, have avoided drinking bottled water for years as well unless it's fizzy. AND... I didn't drive a car until I turned 30. That's a big one, right? Put me on the side of the good guys for good ole' Mother Earth.

but...But...BUT!

This whole eco-friendly green shit that's sweeping the nation is getting out of control! Granted, there are people out there who have sensible ideas, and are doing admirable things. E-rock, my co-blogger is spearheading a really cool initiative aimed at recycling medical supplies (I'll let her espouse the details, but take my word for it - it's really cool) This post isn't meant to flame people like my dearest Erica for sure! To be honest, I say this mostly since she's a jujitsu fanatic and I don't wanna get tied into a pretzel, but I also think what she's doing is awesome.

So here's the reason for my rant/tirade today. I was surfing the SF Chronicle website, when I clicked on Violet Blue's weekly sex column for 8/07/08, entitled "Eco-sexuals do it Greener"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/08/07/violetblue.DTL

"I have got to read this..." I think to myself, so for the next 5 minutes I'm reading about rechargeable vibrators, organic, cruelty free sex toys and lube, vegan options for sex toys, and certified organic free trade CONDOMS?!

There's even a section about recycling sex toys! Now my anus is a no fly zone, but if I was a woman, I think I might have some second thoughts about sticking a 2nd gen, recycled dildo up my hoo-hoo.

I think at a certain point that environmentally conscious buying has jumped the shark. I was out hucking frisbees with a cheery soul I'll call Barry, who works at New Resources Bank. New Resources is geared towards financing sustainable development: things like home equity loans for solar panelling and other good stuff. But even Barry had to say "You know what? This whole green thing has become the fad of the 2000's - kind of like interior decorating was a huge thing in the 80's."

I have to agree with Barry, even if he is an absolute shit frisbee golfer. So the point of this post is to point out that just because something's "green" doesn't mean you have to throw out your beloved Jackrabbit dildo. Maybe toss in some rechargeable AA's.

But remember: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE in that order. Quit buying so much stupid shit.

OK, on that note, all this talk of sex toys is making me horny. I'm gonna surf some porn and beat off with some artisinal lube that's harvested from the blubber of free range baby seals that have been beaten to death with certified organic wood clubs.

Tata!

Inspirational story of the day

Hey there folks,

I know that Erica and I have been a bit lazy with keeping up the contents of the ole' blog.

So instead of new content, which will be coming soon I swear, read this.

It's a great little story about a US Attorney's big win, in contrast to the horrible shitshow that the Department of Justice has become during the Bush years:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-waas/the-ninth-man-out-a-fir_b_50562.html