Damned old! Very old! So old that I'll need a penis pump implant, and my walker can attach to a sex swing.
Burrito, rice, and refried beans, and a couple of Dos Equis.
Spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs, and garlic rolls.
Myself. I do the usuals to start with: recycle, don't litter, use metal washable water bottles instead of plastic and styrofoam, financially support the Arbor Society, email my US Congressperson and Senators to support environmental concerns. Subscribe to two newspapers online, I've planted extra trees in my yard. I am involved with several community tree planting projects. I donate to land preservation projects that save acreage from development, turning it over to local municipalities, required to be nature preserves with green space park usage.
I also support campaigns to limit big box store parking lot and ground coverage. We are hoping to get legislation passed that limits how much space can be paved and concreted, forcing these retail developments to build parking decks rather than enormous parking lots covering the ground, and that they must meet a generous green space requirement that is covered in trees and shrubs. This kind of work is mostly done on the local municipality and state levels because that is where the laws are enacted that affect this type of thing.
Where I live, Atlanta, Georgia, we have a strict tree preservation law that give us the most tree coverage of any major city in the USA, prompting the city slogan, 'A city in the forest.' To remove a tree here is a lot of pain in the ass red tape. You have to have a very good reason, and if approved, a new tree must be planted. I would love to see all cities adopt that policy.
I'm also very involved in the campaign to fight development of Georgia's coastal islands which are mostly all protected nature preserves. Unfortunately, there is a GOP movement to remove the nature preservation and allow development on these islands.
There are things people can do. For instance, if you are building a house or small office or retail development, make sure the wood comes from tree farms that grow the trees in planned stages, using the same land over and over. That way the overall state and national forest coverage is not depleted.
And strongly research your state and national representatives to make sure that they support environmental issues. Donald Trump and his Kool-Aid drinking disciples do not support the environment, think global warming is a hoax, and always support development over nature preservation. And very important, research your city council members, and county or parrish commissioners because they have vast control over development where you live. So support and vote for those who want to preserve green space and the environment, and will keep out new factory or refinery development that brings heavy pollutants with it.
Also, support rail transit over super highway development. That greatly cuts down on air pollutants and loss of greenspace. America could use railway to greatly reduce our need for automobiles and highways. You can help, again, by campaigning to your elected officials. Politicians for the most part, only believe in what gets them votes and keeps them in office. So if they are convinced the majority of their constituents want and will vote based on environmental issues and protection, they will become environmentalists. So let your voices be heard, use the power of the pen, or the keyboard.
It's been unbearably hot lately, but right now a thunderstorm has started. Expecting a lot of rain. I'm drinking ice cold beer.
Wow! Winners!
Congratulations to Tams, Sprite, and Fuzzy! An outstanding Top 3.
Tams_back_yay won't that now be Tams_back_YAY! For FIRST PLACE!
That was an awesome story Tams! And also the stories of Sprite and Fuzzy.
And congrats to the Honorable Mentions filling out the Top 10. Plus, many more great stories in this comp.
The outdoor thermometers at my house hit 100 Farenheit today. It's damn hot! So, how about ice cold beer? I'd like Dos Equis lager, bottle or draft.
So, how 'bout y'all? Ice cold beer or what?
I know there is only so much one regular person can do, but what all do you do to preserve and enhance a healthy environment on our planet?
Gumbo, crackers, and a cold beer.
Musical hologram tattoos that light up, blink, dance, and project themselves.
Sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, wonton soup, egg roll, & hot tea.
Nothing says you're about to have some great wild sex than peeling her panties off to see she has a pussy tattoo.
Damn, he sure could fiddle!
All people should have the common decency to wear a mask in public. It's for protection for other people more than for yourself. Not caring about the well being of others is a major indication that one is very selfish.