I have once again over-committed myself and cannot spend much time blogging. This seems to have coincided with Cobweb blowing up into a default blue-and-white mess that is no longer riddled with viruses. I have every confidence that uber will be able to restore us to non-default happiness in due course.

Although I have little time to blog, this was brought to my attention. At first I thought it was a joke. Maybe it was meant to be a joke, but there seem to be a lot of people taking it seriously, bravely solving the world’s problems by sitting at their computers. (I do understand that I should not be throwing stones, as my glass house was built on the idea that sitting in front of a computer and thinking about things is the way to save the world. Do as I say, not as I do, kids.) So I will add my voice to the shrieking hordes.

We’re supposed to be blogging about the environment. Al Gore got the Nobel Prize for (essentially) blogging about the environment, and rightly so because awareness is key to solving this particular problem. The more guilt you have over your carbon footprint, the more likely you are to do something about it. (This has spawned a decision-making tool popular in my immediate social circle: “What would Al Gore do?” Of course, Al Gore would use the hand towels instead of a paper towel, but I believe in my heart he would also put the f*cking toilet seat down when he was done. But I digress.)

Yes, you should be thinking about the environment — not just your carbon footprint, but how you’re contributing to the looming potable water problem and junking up the planet with your plastic wrappers. Your plane flights might be bad for Mother Earth, but before you fret about that consider what you’re doing every day that isn’t strictly necessary and also creates problems.

These are large-ish problems with complicated solutions, but I will only offer a small one. Stop blogging, turn off your damn computer (that includes the CPU, monitor, router, and DSL modem, all of which draw power even when you’re not using them), and go outside. Remember to turn off the lights when you go. If it’s raining or dark outside, go somewhere else where the lights are already on. Walk there. (Or cycle, though cycling in the rain is really a small step up from hell and I don’t recommend it.) If you’re hungry, try to get something local and/or organic. If you’re thirsty, again try for something local. Fewer dead dinosaurs were burned to get that local stuff to you.

If that’s all a bit much, just turn off the computer. And consider how much carbon would be saved if all those bloggers did the same.

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