LIVE EARTH (as opposed to a dead one, 'cause that would suck)

In the morning, I went to the dentist and got my chompers cleaned. It always feels so good afterwards. Maybe because the pain is over.

My hygenist is awesome, as in thorough. But man oh man, I'm down on my back, feet up in the air, the bright light shinning in my face, I'm gripping the arm rests, the scrapping and the pulling and the clawing and the spraying and the sucking. She practically has one foot on my chin while both of her hands are in my mouth and she's asking me quesions like, "So, what are you in to?".

It sounds like some of the dates I've been on.

So, usually while I'm getting my teeth clean, I contemplate ripping them all out, so that I don't have to get them cleaned ever again. Who needs corn-on-the-cob? It really doesn't have any nutrional value anyway. And if need be, one can always cream it. And who needs apples? I eat one almost everyday, but one can always sauce it. And I can just have all the rest of my food pureed.


Maybe not. Can you IMAGINE having this contraption in your mouth??? That's one way to shut somebody up. Or to keep their mouth perpetually open. Those buggers probably came flying out everytime the person got in an argument or burst out laughing, no doubt taking eyes out in the process, or getting stuck in people's hair. That will stop the scene, huh? Unless everyone had them, then it wouldn't seem so out of the ordinary. (By the way, I think that these glorious chompers belong in John Elway's mouth.)

Well, I'm not going to get my teeth removed. Not by choice, anyway. So, in order to deal with the cleaning, which I don't fancy, I started focusing on other things.

I imagined the Earth as a living, breathing, conscious organism,



this crazy gorgeous, spinning, blue marble that we live on.



In all her contrasts and glory,







And I thought how intricate it all is.


And the balance of it all...



And how humbling...




And devastatingly beautiful...



And how maybe we should really walk less in purpose,


and more in reverence,



of the goddess that gives us life.



And how maybe we should try to live more gracefully. More like a fully evolved, conscientious being aware that we're apart of something greater than ourselves. And less like a bull-dozer.

Be rest assured that for better or worse, you DO make a difference. The kind of difference that you make is solely up to you.

Diane Sawyer's Life in Garbage. It's worth watching.

Is bottled water really better than tap? How about saving some money and cutting back on buying all those water bottles that aren't easily recycable going right into our environment and getting a water filter and a bottle that you can use over and over? And *bling*h2o*? Should finish its acsent right up this person's ass.

I know that I've written about this before. But, to find out more about what you can do, check out Climate Crisis. They also have a free companion educational guide that you can download.



It's not about living conveniently anymore, it's about living respectfully and responsibly.

Live Streaming via Internet: Intelsat will be broadcasting 8 of the Live Earth shows (New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney, and Hamburg).

Or Live Earth through MSN.

There's a petition that you can sign, if you're so inclined. It's pledging your commitment to doing your part. And you may do that here.

And...if you're feeling REALLY frisky, if you join The National Arbor Day Foundation for $10, you get 10 free trees! They'll even send you trees native to your region. And if you don't have property, or room in your yard for them, you can get REALLY, REALLY SEXY and plant them off a freeway you frequent, or along your favorite hiking path. And if you do that?


These guys,



and this sweetie-pie,




and these hunky jocks,

will think you're totally hot.