Immaculate Consumption

Ever look at the trash you generate? How about the products you consume? Consider the over 6 billion people on this planet; has there ever been a larger plague than Homo Sapiens? I think not.

Each week I roll out a solid 200lbs. of trash from my modest household to the curb. Yes, 200 lbs. of solid waste. Coupled with the gallons of gas and water, thousands of kilowatts of power, and pounds of food eaten and my house is literally a factory of filth. I'm sure that I fall somewhere near the "average American household" when it comes to this. Some use more, some less. But what I do know is that humans, particularly those in advanced societies, are filthy animals.

That's right. We're filthy and we're animals. Plowing, crushing, burning, dumping, wasting, and leaving for dead anything on Earth. For what? Entertainment, comfort, pleasure, transportation, and to a lesser degree, necessity. I cite specifically humans in advanced societies as we are so uber-evolved that most of us have switched from worrying about needs to focusing on wants. We crap in our own water supply for God's sake! It makes one wonder how much longer the Earth will put up with us or how much longer we will let it. We are clearly a product of this planet. Formed from it. Though seemingly infinite, its resources are limited and it is only a matter of time before we're pimp-slapped back into our place as a species.

I'm not one of these tree hugging, patchouli wearing greenies. I don't:
--drive a Hybrid (which are more damaging than conventional vehicles)
--buy organic foods or grow my own (though I'd like to someday)
--ride my bike to work (another thing I'd really like to do, except riding on highways is nuts)
--go out of my way to be environmentally conscious, but I do make an effort to recycle, and nothing goes to waste in my house.

Even so, every Tuesday I roll out my stamp on Mother Nature.