Monday, April 2, 2012

Stuff

First, some thoughts on plastic grocery bags vs. paper bags vs. reusable and cloth bags. Knowing which is the most responsible choice is less than straightforward.

Second, a smartphone cannot protect you from your dumb friends. Last week a coworker of mine told a series of contradictory lies to leave work early--one of which was that her mother was having a heart attack. (Seriously, what kind of genius invites that kind of karma into their life?) Soon after she was tagged in a Facebook photo getting her swerve on* and enjoying live music at a local bar. Now she is my former coworker. All this connectivity... I bet she regrets checking in as the Mayor of Millertime last Tuesday night.

Third, tomorrow is the Primary Election in Maryland. I will be manning my local polling place for something like 16 hours, including setup and closing chores. So do me a favor, and show up to vote!

* This was a favorite slang phrase for "getting drunk" used by Holly Vial circa 1996. Thinking about this idiom and her makes me smile. I wonder what she is up to these days. What does it mean? Well, it is a drunk driving reference. As drinking would impede your ability to drive without swerving. Drunk driving is, of course, not funny.

1 comment:

Tmomma said...

I have a bunch of reusable bags that I've been using since Wegmans opened. I always feel terrible when I forget them. When I do mess up and have to use plastic it gets used multiple times, like taking the kids stuff to school, etc. I haven't managed to use reusable bags when I go to the mall yet, need to improve my planning on that but I do decline bags from each store at the mall once I have a bag that will hold everything.

Happy Birthday Month!