Happy Earth Day!

I’m so embarrassed and I must confess, in 1992 I attended an “Earth Day” celebration. But I have a good reason, I promise.

My sister-in-law and I packed up our children and headed down to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Admission was free and every attendant received a free sapling to plant.

Now, I’m not a tree hugging environmentalist. We recycle aluminum, brass and copper. The prices of these materials have been on the rise and who couldn’t use the extra cash? I don’t toss garbage out the car window and I have been known to pick up trash left over from the refuse truck in front of my house. I believe we all need to be good stewards of the earth to which we’ve been given dominion.

On the flip side, we own 2 gas guzzling sports cars and recently traded our 8 cylinder Jeep Grand Cherokee in on a 4 cylinder Dodge Caliber. I want to continue to have the freedom to decide what I drive.

But this trip to the Earth Day observance wasn’t because it was free or the tree give-away. No, it was for purely selfish reasons. Sheryl Crow and Four Non-Blonde's were performing FOR FREE in the zoo amphitheater!



I did feel compelled to "donate" to some cause and got the button you see above. I didn't notice until we got home that it was from the year before. I should have known those hemp clad, dread-lock wearing barefoot hippies were gonna scam me some how.



As you can see, my son was not very happy to be there. However Carolyn and I needed to have the children accompanying us lest we be mistaken for “Lilith fare” leftovers. And I must say, having the kids around cut down on the same-sex pick-up attempts.

And finally we have a much younger Janice, sitting on the amphitheater hill waiting for the concert to begin. Don't you just love those Sally Jesse Rafael glasses?

So that's my one and only adventure into environmental-wacko land.