I Go to A New-Age Feelgoodery!

It's true, it's true. I go to a new-age feelgoodery. I am constantly being bombarded with e-mails about sustainability and going green. Ironically, the university even published and distributed (free of charge, of course) a pamphlet on how to save the earth. Most of it was pretty standard (wash full loads, turn up or down the thermostat depending on the season), but they lost me after exhorting me to consider the environmental impact of my cosmetics and to always unplug appliances not in use. (This led Paul to quip, "Your blush is killing elephants in Africa every day. Every day!") I'm sorry, but I am quite sure that the environmental impact of my cosmetics is completely negliable in both the big and small picture. I also refuse to unplug anything. If turning it off or, in the case of the microwave, using a just tiny fraction of electricity isn't enough of a reduction, then there's no reasoning with you. Sometimes I want to point out that people will always consume a certain amount of energy; at some point you can no longer reduce usage without forgoing certain modern conveniences. Personally, I'm not going back to washboard and tub or an ice chest.