Let me set the stage for you. Every day I park my vehicle on a service road and walk about a mile to work. I traded my brief case for a backpack because I couldn’t figure out how to get any exercise in my schedule. Plus the place where I work sits on a huge hill. So every morning about 7:30am, I’m out there plodding along. It takes me about 10 minutes give or take to cover that distance. (Alright it’s only ¾ of a mile, happy?). In ten minutes, you can ponder a lot of heavy duty stuff. Today’s subject is one of my pet peeves, littering.

Every day I step around, over, or by something new. Today’s favorite - catsup things. You know the kind you try to tear the end off to get enough catsup out for one French fry. Now I could see someone getting frustrated and tossing these out the window. But hey come on! Its
America you’re trashing up there. Take a stand and man (or woman) up and tell the dude at the window when you get your fast food, “hey these things are useless”, don’t toss them on the road, you moron!

Next most prevalent item – beer cans/bottles. What is it about beer and driving that causes someone to just chuck one out the window when you’re done. Think no one will notice? What, you don’t think the police are going to smell it on your breath or tell by your weaving around on the road? I don’t think our “Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign is doing so well unless someone is saving up there empties to just toss out off the car on their way to the grocery store. What about on the way to school? Hey kids, Dad really tied one on last night, so we got a lot of cans to toss before we reach the schoolyard. I think four out of five drunken drivers prefer aluminum cans or their just easier for the kids to grip.

Paper, plastic bags, cigarette cartons, fast food crap of all manner, what can you possibly be thinking to toss this out the window of your car? Don’t feed me that biodegradable hogwash either. Sure it rots into nothing in a month or two, meanwhile I have to walk over it and smell it!

I’ve spent a good week thinking about it and that’s 100 minutes of quality brain time and I still can’t fathom it. Let’s list some possible items and see if anything jumps out at us.

1) You didn’t have a mother or father

2) You didn’t have a mother or father who could whip your ass.

3) You haven’t a clue as to why you’re on earth and no one will tell you the truth.

4) You not playing with a full deck, in fact you don’t have a deck at all. You’d have the box left if you hadn’t thrown it out the window of the car.

5) You’re just a stupid moron.

Out of all these I’m leaning towards number five. And if you get tired of downloading porn long enough to read this, I want you to know something else. I’m watching for you!