Christmas lights and living simply?

I was driving home a couple of hours ago and started thinking about the energy crisis back in the day. You know the one, back in the late 60's early 70's when that wave of people were very considerate of mother nature and the same types of revolutionary things were happening in the church (hey- that might be where I've heard of the conspiracy before..... only now we have this marvelous internet that hurries and magnifies communication and publication.... but I digress....)

Back then, when another group of folks started the environmental revolution/simple living thing, it was very much frowned upon to light up Christmas lights. So why are all these people who want to be considerate of the earth using extra light bulbs this month? Not being true to those posts from the blog day a month or two ago when everybody sat there blogging about how they were going to reduce energy use, hmmm? Just something to think about.
Do folks really want to change the way they live, or do it only when it is convenient? This "going green" thing is oh-so-trendy. But if you need to give up sweet traditions (yes, you are carrying forth non-earthfriendly traditions into another generation) would you be willing to change? Just a little something to think about.

Another blog action day, and so soon.

I wonder if these things make a difference. There is one coming up about the environment. I wonder if people will learn something new and then change behavior because of the blogging.
Did folks hear about this one back on September 27..... the challenge was "Bloggers Against Abuse" Did it have an impact?
Get out and take some action. Now, there's an idea.

Just in case anyone is interested in helping with our local environment on 10/13, we'll be doing some general cleanup in a very important area of our community from 8-10 am. And then you can head on over and drop off some sweaters and socks for some homeless folks. The nights are getting a little chilly.
Take some action! Help the world and... and don't forget some of the "least of these" who are in it.