personally, i'm not too worried about saving the earth.
i'm old enough to know it'll still be here when i'm gone,
so might as well enjoy my toys while i still can.

regardless, i figger with the carbon footprint i've minimized
over the past decades of several hundred thousand miles
of bicycle touring, i've earned the right to drip a little
chain oil or even wear fur-lined knickers without being
petroleum shamed.

and when the pissin' and moanin' of the ecofreaks gets
too much, i'll just say screw this. i'll buy myself a 40' rv
with a tow-behind dune-buggy and other assorted
men's toys.......and look for roadsides near hiker-
biker sites where i can overnight and run the generator
and AC all day and night. even when off hiking.
just for fun.