I can't remember the last time I felt this good about our country

I'm on such a high right now. Today was AWESOME! Our guy brought the world together. It was uplifting and hopeful and peaceful and inspiring ... and right. Do you know what I mean? Today, I saw the man who should be leading our country lead the world in a noble cause. He did it without anger, without threats, without violence, without manipulation and without arrogance. THIS is the way it was supposed to be. Hopefully, this is the way it WILL be ... beginning on January 20th, 2009.

DUers ... could it be that the nightmare is almost over? :grouphug:

are making plans to change something in the9ir lives to make a difference. :grouphug:

I hope others will do something, even if they don't do the entire 7 Point Pledge. Every little bit helps. :-)

A little bit at a time...

All that stuff was done long ago.

And I've added so much more to my list such as not using the dryer to dry clothes. Reusing household waste water. Walking/biking to any destination within five miles. etc.

And I volunteer at the local wetlands.

Always on the lookout for any good new hints.

:toast:

buy as much organic as you can, and support your local farmer's market.

Just a little bragging: My daughter and I planted most of the plants you see in the following picture:

http://www.co.clark.nv.us/parks/wetlands/Wetland's_Homepage.htm

All of the students in environmental courses at UNLV were offered extra credit for helping out one day, and a hundred of us showed up. They drained the ponds significantly, assigned ten member teams to an area, gave us shovels and seedlings and told us to start planting. Now, normally I don't mind being surrounded by 19 year old college girls. But on this particular day, it was my daughter and me, and 8 girls saying, "Eeew! Gross! I don't want to touch that!"

So I turned into a hole-digging machine, my then 6 year old daughter turned into a hole-filling machine, and the two if us replanted the largest section of the local wetlands faster than anybody else.

A lot of volunteerism is just so impersonal. We help out homeless families through the Unitarian Church, and, although we know we've made a difference, we never see them again. But my daughter and I can still go to the local wetlands and see our handiwork.

You obviously are more dedicated than I am. I don't ride my bike outside the neighborhood as it's too dangerous, when it's 100 degrees at nine AM walking to the garage can be exhausting, I dry my clothes in the summertime outside but have to do it in secret because of the HOA, and the only "reusing" of household waste water I do is a general adherence to the "If it's yellow let it mellow..." philosophy.

Therefore, the only hint I can offer is this: don't shut up about it, especially the easy stuff. I have gotten more people to switch to CF lighting than I ever thought possible because I talk about it at every possible opportunity, and NEVER fail to mention the cost-effectiveness I have personally seen. I'm sure you already know that, but you also never know who's reading this.

I felt terrific at that moment! That feeling didn't last long. :-(

The beginning of the turn-around.