...where much Earth Day Funnel Cake and Earth Day Coca-Cola was consumed...
OK, maybe I'm being a bit harsh--after all, I did see a number of Priuses (Priusii?) in addition to the usual Red Stick contingent of large pickup trucks, SUV's...and even a Hummer or two--but on the other hand, it sure is weird to attend an Earth Day event sponsored in part by...Exxon and Georgia Pacific.
On the bright side, at least the folks attending didn't show up to mock the tree huggers...and the environment is absolutely a winning issue for progressives...which is why, instead of adopting the usual wingnut derision, plenty of the winger persuasion try to co-opt the proceedings: hence, corporate sponsorship.
Still, this was an Earth Day that someone like Woody Jenkins could attend comfortably--which he did. Surprisingly, Woody looked to be pretty much alone, standing alongside a building wall in the City-Parish Government Complex (for the record, I believe the style of the complex is defined as "brutalist"--fitting, no?) I couldn't tell if the person he was talking to was part or all of his retinue or just someone on the receiving end of his campaign speil. And no, I didn't see any use in approaching Woody--besides, I just wasn't in the mood.
And then, someone almost ran headlong into me because they were busily...consuming funnel cake. Oh well.
Happy Earth Day, all.
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