It's getting difficult to keep up with the newest trends, isn't it? Especially to stay on top of your industry. Seems like everyone's in a hurry to get to the next big thing, we barely get enough time to enjoy what was hot last week.
Take writing, for instance. The earliest writing (beyond what has been found on cave walls and in mud) was done on papyrus. This was back around 3000 BC, about the time the city of Troy was founded and, quite a bit west of there, some folks were setting up what would become Stonehenge. We're talking ancient history here. Papyrus was great stuff, but kind of a pain to make.
Fast forward five millennia to the present day, and what are we writing on? Good ol', tree-grown, machine-made paper. Right? I mean, we all write on paper, don't we?
Well, if you're green (ecologically), you might be writing on poo. Elephant poo, that is. No, really, check this sh** out. They're selling us a "better" alternative to -- again -- good ol', tree-grown, machine-made paper. Better, as in this stuff comes from the outbox of the largest, most poopin'-est land mammal.
Imagine the lovestruck gal sealing her ecologically superior letter with a kiss. Wouldn't it be ironic if they made toilet paper from this stuff? If someone printed their best selling novel on it, wouldn't you still be correct in saying "it's crap"?
But I digress. The point is, I like good ol', tree-grown, machine-made paper; it's biodegradable, and ... who the hell figured out that you can make paper from an elephant patty?
I guess the lesson here is that we have to pick and choose the advancements that come our way, even if they could be good for the Earth. Going green is good business these days. I'll turn off the lights when I'm not using them. But if you ask me to give fertilizer-grade paper a try, I'm going to be a party pooper and stick to the tried and true stuff.
Happy holidays, friends. Looking forward to enlightening you more in 2010.
Mike Spanjar
