With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week, winter is coming to a close, spring is upon us, and baseball season is beginning. I’ve been a Cubs fan for a good portion of my life. What truly sealed the deal for me was my first visit to Wrigley Field with my mom and brother. The Cubs lost, but I was so swept up with the fun of being a Cubs fan that I decided that I would be one for life. Harry Caray leading the entire ballpark in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” is a moment that stands out in my mind. In that song there is a lyric, “buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…” It is a tradition for me and many other baseball fans to always buy Cracker Jacks at a ballgame. After I saw this video, I now know that this tradition is not shared by Harry Caray.
This morning I was offering “Happy Earth Day” to everyone, but I don’t actually know what to do to celebrate Earth Day. When it started, like 40 years ago, there were protests and lots of stuff. But now, even environmental people are hacking away at Earth Day. Grist even started a “Screw Earth Day” campaign, disillusioned with the idea that Earth is only important once a year.
Now, I’m no real environmentalist. Ever since last year’s run in with coral, the ocean’s deadliest predator, I have been actively “Going Brown” to fight back. But somewhere beneath my cold nature-hating exterior, there is a spark of recycling-friendly hope still in me.
I noticed Google changed their logo for the day, giving Earth Day at least as much priority as St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day for them.
Perhaps we could treat Earth Day a little more like other secular holidays, such as New Year’s Day. Each year, we could make concrete Earth Day resolutions to change one thing about the way we use the planet.
So, what do you guys do to celebrate Earth Day? Or does anyone even care about Earth Day anymore?
Keith- haha yeah, next time I ask a celeb to have pizza with me I will bring pizza with. It will make it harder to decline for sure.. unless the pizza has been sitting out for like 5 hours… I will have to work out the details.
a Cubs fan for a good portion of my life. What truly sealed the deal for me was my first visit to Wrigley Field with my mom and brother. The Cubs lost, but I was so swept up with the fun of being a Cubs fan that I decided that I would be one for life. Harry Caray leading the entire ballpark in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” is a moment that stands out in my mind. In that song there is a lyric, “buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…” It is a tradition for me and many other baseball fans to always buy Cracker Jacks at a ballgame. After I saw this video, I now know that this tradition is not shared by Harry Caray.
