Though I am temporarily basking in the glow of an active internet connection, here in the English countryside of south Lincolnshire, the fact that I have an entourage of offspring biting at the bit to check their various my space/Facebook walls and reawaken their U.S. online identities after nearly three weeks of wholesome Great British retreat, is making matters less than optimum for the posting of any truly inspired blogs.
One thing I would like to share, in the five seconds I have inline for an online dialog it the fantastic efforts being made across the coutry, here in the increasingly progressive UK, to spread the 'Green'. Friday is Green Britain Day and there's been a widespread campaign across the media and on billboards encouraging everyday folk to embrace the eco life. Not in an overly hip and trendy, exclusive way, but in a fresh and practical approach to promoting the local produce, tips on how to swap and share and re-sell goods and clothing, big discounts on vehicle trade-ins (not nearly as complicated as the cash for clunkers U.S. program appears to be), recycling made easy with divider bins all over the place and people on bikes in business attire, not just the Tour-de-France ensemble we're so smothered with in Marin and Sonoma Counties!
Despite increasing cases of Swine Flu (Even Harry Potter Movie actor Rupert Grint got a dose), Green Britain Day is set to be boosted with street parties and celebrations of support in how to save the planet, or at the very least, this little, green and pleasant land.
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