On this day, a few years ago, I celebrated Earth Day by hosting a sort of "vegetarian awareness" event at school. I don't subscribe to the whole "meat is murder" attitude or make an effort to "convert" others to vegetarianism, but after I gave up meat I came across a lot of information on its impact on the environment. It's ironic that this year Earth Day also falls on a Friday-- and on Good Friday, at that-- when many people (Catholics) don't eat meat for religious reasons. Today isn't very out of the ordinary for me in that I don't eat meat anyway, and I try to "earth-friendly" on a daily basis by doing little things like taking cold showers and turning the water off while I lather up, unplugging electronic devices when not in use, etc. Still, I don't want or mean to discount the importance of the events that happen today. I didn't give anything up for Lent this year but
Happy Earth Day, everyone! And a good Good Friday, too!
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