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BILLY: "No cannibalism - no matter how bad the economy gets." A friend says that's her big resolution for '09. While I appreciate her not looking me over like I'm a cheeseburger, it seems we can shoot a little higher. Especially on the green front. What are you and your pals pledging?
GREG: Beyond the normal exercise more, eat better and try to work a little harder on not operating Ponzi schemes, a lot of the people I know are making big resolutions to become more sustainable. For me, it is a matter of biking to work and places where it is feasible. What about you?
BILLY: I want to get all of the Triangle in on one BIG resolution. I yearn for a mass movement. You know ... Peace and love! Obama! Tapas menus! So I'm thinking we all rally around one of the following resolutions:
1.) Unplugging our power cords. It bugs me that even when I put my Mac to sleep, the cord is still sucking juice. Call it Cutting the Cord.
2.) Turning off the lights when we leave a room. And during the day around windows, not turning on the lights at all! Call it the Big Turn Off.
3.) Biking or walking everywhere. This one I'm not sold on as I'm sure I'll get flattened by one of the few remaining and very angry Chrysler Aspens out there.
Can I interest you in one of these? Can you see, say, your parents getting on board?
GREG: I've been trying my hardest to implement all of those this past year. With a new year and a renewed sense of sustainability, I think I can take them from efforts to habits.
The baby boomer folks have been doing these things for years. Maybe not always with sustainability in mind, but because it is simply more efficient. I've got a good feeling that people at all levels of commitment are going to be learning from the media influx and make some sort of sustainable resolution.
BILLY: Amen, Brother Greg. And from our friends at Centrepoint Architecture, here are a couple more righteous resolutions to choose from:
- Reuse bags for grocery shopping, by keeping them in the trunk of the car so they are readily available when grocery shopping.
- Carpool to social events.
In 2009, less good intentions, more real action!
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As a motorist, I too get irate with the hardcore, spandex wearing bicyclists who hog up the entire lane of traffic at 10 mph, but I personally am more of a Saturday afternoon bicyclist and I try hard to be considerate and only ride in the middle of a lane when it's necessary for my own safety. Unfortunately we are all lumped into the same category.
December 31, 2008 7:33 a.m.