The 101 freeway...... 8:36 AM, pst - OCT 29th 20008:
There she was. Not too sure if she is homeless or just likes to weed the 101 freeways very small patch of "designer landscape". She is doing her part though, more than I can say I have done - to keep this city clean from people who throw their trash and cigarette butts out the window (PS: that's VERY rude and disgusting smokers! - not to mention a huge fire risk). I've named her Miss Green Thumb. She is short in stature, but I would bet has a lot to say. She is Asian I think, as I can never fully see her face as my car passes her by at 6 miles per hour.
I will say this; I've seen her twice now, so I know she is not an allusion. She makes me smile on my crappy commute down the pot-hole ridden 101 freeway. And, she makes me think... if she can get out there and offer her green thumb to beautify this city the best she knows how.... then why cant I or we for that matter? Maybe we are to proud to get out there, maybe we are scared that our boss or employee would see us as they put down the 101. Or maybe we all like to say we are "Green" or "want a prettier city" - but don't put action behind it. Well, for me - its a matter of time and the fear of getting ran over by a bad driver who learned how to drive on a dirt road in the backfields of Iowa.
I digress; its not those at all. It's because we are all so "busy" to stop and think about what we could all do to help out Miss Green Thumb's efforts. I have an idea Los Angelenos - STOP THROWING YOUR TRASH OUT THE WINDOW !
