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It might not have done much for the cause, but I observed Earth Hour in my own way tonight. I didn’t even remember about it until the last minute, so I let the potatoes roast in the oven for the last twenty minutes of their time, but other than that, pretty much everything else went off at eight o’clock. I turned off the TV and the computer, along with all the lights. It annoyed the heck out of Biffle, but he’s only a guinea pig. Still, he’s not much of a waster of electricity, so he probably doesn’t understand why he has to be drawn into the struggle.
The two basketball games I was watching were pretty much decided by the time the Hour arrived anyway. North Carolina had taken care of Louisville, and the Warriors were dead in the water against the Nuggets (although they made a game of it, and I did listen to the last few minutes of that one on the portable radio).
As it turns out, it’s easy to read my Kindle by the light of a flashlight. For next time, though, I think I’ll get one of the clip-on book lights available as an accessory. In fact, I should get one anyway, just to save that much more power on a daily basis. I spend most of my precious spare time reading these days, and the Kindle screen isn’t backlit, so it’s exactly like a regular book in that you can’t read it in the dark.
I peeked out at the surrounding countryside just after eight, and it was dark. But let’s face it, it’s always dark here at night, because I live in the wilderness. But I could see fewer lights than usual even in the distance. I’m pretty sure Sebastopol was darker than on a normal Saturday night. That’s probably something I should have expected, though. After all, it’s a town where the Green Party often outpolls the Democrats, and not very many people will admit to being Republicans. If Earth Hour isn’t going to make an impact in Sebastopol, it’s not going to be worth much anywhere. |
