R ticles of interest

As I was doing my regular run of newspapers at work these two pieces caught my eye:

1. Mexico City trying to clean up.

2. Cutting down on cardboard boxes for moves.

The Mexico City one, in particular, caught my eye. The fact that the population needs a civil ethics crash course on not throwing trash everywhere compounded by the general view that the government should pick the trash up since they are being paid for it, through taxes, is fairly interesting. So, is the incredibly low percent of Mexico City residents that recycle (10%, compared to 77% of Americans).

In the small population sample that encompasses my family, I can say that we do not recycle...at all. I actually remember talking about recycling around 5th grade or so, as well as a big push by my grade school to start recycling and educate people about recycling. Unfortunately there is a big need for Mexican citizens to think beyond the individual, and this does not stop at trash and recycling. Some time ago a supreme court justice in Mexico posted an opinion where he suggested that the country needed a change in ethics where the Mexican individual needs to think beyond the me and now, and start thinking for the benefit of the nation and the community.

The plastic box article I thought was an interesting counter point of the greenification of the US. Besides, I know plenty of us that have moved quite a bit so I figured it couldn't hurt to pass along the link.

Where were you?

I know this question is going to be asked a lot, but I just wanted to ask my two or three readers: where were you January 20th, 2009 when Obama officially took office?

Me? I was laying down getting my teeth cleaned. I guess I will be the most unforgettable teeth cleaning ever. I got to hear some of the ceremony in the waiting room thanks to a dude that had it streaming from his cell phone. Lots of people at Vandy must have been trying to stream the ceremony because web access was crawling all morning.

Obama on Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop

I read about how Obama sat in this show in 2001 when he was an Illinois senator and apparently the episode never aired because, according to the piece I read, Obama was a little too good or smooth when he shot the piece. Make sure you let the clip finish and let it jump to the 2nd clip, where the prez-to-be hops on to talking about a little politcs. This clip made me think of the 60 mins interview where the Obama's talked at one point about how when they were dating Barack Obama was driving a car with a rusted out end where Michelle could see through. How does that sound for elitism?