Last night, Sparky, Bee and I observed Earth Hour. We let Bee stay up and she loved it, it was like a mini holiday to her. I knew she would enjoy it as she is always up for a party atmosphere. She usually goes to bed at about 8:30pm or so, but after giving her a bath and putting on her pajamas, I lit the candles and Sparky turned off the electricity. Bee oohed and ahhed over the darkness and the candles, and settled into my lap to listen as Sparky played the guitar and sang for us. After awhile, Bee could no longer sit and she got up and danced and ran around as though she was on a sugar high, only she wasn't. We looked out the window and noticed that many houses in the hills of Echo Park were dark, so apparently many of our neighbors also turned off their lights. Earth Hour was such a hit over at Miser Headquarters that we have decided to do it every Saturday. Why not? Bee loved it, it saves electricity, and it's good for the planet. As Sparky and I depend more on our garden and being self sufficient, and as we cut back our carbon footstep, we find that we are enjoying the simple things in life more. Our values have changed as a side effect of this New Depression, and we are yearning to get back to nature and to leave the annoying things that come with living in modern society behind us. Who knows, we may even become Amish...
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