Pick up 1 item

You know that I've been somewhat obsessed with picking

up bottle caps.  Today, unfortunately, was a banner day. We've

had quite a bit of rain during the past week.  I

filled up yet another 5 gallon bucket of caps.  As I gathered my

usual bounty I noticed yet another plague, plastic cigar tips.  They

are everywhere!  With no particular effort I picked up hundreds

of them this morning.

I don't know very many people who smoke those little cigars

with the plastic tips.  Sure I know they are a favorite of those

who smoke weed, but there can't be that many smokers can there?

It's enough to make you sick all this plastic.  Guess the guy in the old

movie  " The Graduate"was right when he hold the Dustin Hoffman

character that he had one word for him as he considered his future

"plastics".  

If you haven't already please check out the "Rise Above Plastics" web site.

Join the campaign, take the pledge.  If you aren't ready to do that how

about beginning by exercising the power of one.  Next time you go to the

beach pick one plastic item...forks, spoons, straws, bottles, caps, cigar tips,

you get the idea.  Bring a bag and just pick up that item.  It might open

up your eyes and the eyes of those around you.  Maybe you can lead by

example and encourage everyone else to do the same.  Pick up 1 item, collect

it and realize the impact one person can have.  Paulo Fiere, a South American

literacy leader once designed a campaign to help educate people.  He called it

each one teach one.  Do what you can...please?