A Recycling Challenge for You

I was putting a plastic bag from Target in our bag bin when I noticed they now have 10 Ways to Reuse Your Target Bag listed on the side. Here's the list:

1. Tiny Trashcan Liner-definitely use this one!
2. Doggy Duty-we don't have a dog, but some of our neighbors do.
3. Water Balloon-why didn't I think of this sooner?
4. Roadtrip Rubbish-again, very useful!
5. Soggy Laundry-really, it was from swimming!
6. Ice Pack for Head Lump-usually use Ziploc baggies, but this would be better.
7. Toiletry Tote-an leaky shampoo bottle will convince you of the value of this one.
8. Kitty Litter Liner-more like Doggy Duty, but close enough.
9. Tomorrow's Lunchbag-I feel vindicated now!
10. Care Package Padding-actually it was to return a pair of shoes, but same thing.

We've also used them to dispose of a dead rabbit found under our lilac bush. Yuck!

So that's really 11 uses, and I'm sure there's many more. If you don't already, I challenge you to start putting your plastic bags to good use. What do you use them for?

Close Encounters of the Mormon kind

Yesterday I didn't feel like eating the frozen cuisine I brought for lunch, and since the sun was shining, decided to venture over to Za's to get a salad. Za's serves pizza, pasta, salad, and sandwiches, very tasty stuff. You fill out menu cards, which allows you to customize your meal. When I got there, the parking lot was pretty full, but I managed to sneak a spot by the front door. As I was walking in, I saw two college age guys in suits also walking in. I figured they were young professionals on their lunch break. I got in and filled out my menu card, and started waiting in line. One of the young guys was ahead of me, and I noticed he was wearing a name tag which read "Church of the Latter Day Saints". I looked behind me, and there were about ten more guys and a couple of girls, all wearing black suits (the girls were wearing black dresses). Mormons!!

Overall, I don't have a problem with religion. I went to a Catholic grade school and a Catholic high school, and I don't know that I would have a lot of the values I have if it weren't for that. I'm not a religious person, but I respect other peoples religious beliefs. That being said, Mormons kind of creep me out. They strike me as kind of cultish, and they have to wear special underwear. Not to mention the whole polygamy thing. And Donnie and Marie. The other thing that popped into my head was they aren't allowed to have caffeine, so they would be ordering water. Sure enough, they all did. Since I was surrounded by them, I got iced tea just to prove I wasn't one of the clones.

I was able to snag a seat in the restaurant where their whole group wouldn't fit, so none of them sat by me. I was getting close to finishing my salad when I noticed that some of them were already done eating. To kill time, they started talking to a woman sitting at a table by herself reading her book. Where are you from, that kind of thing. I figured they would start talking to her about religion next. At that point, I realized that I would be the next target, since I was also sitting alone reading a book. So I scarfed down my last bite and got the heck out of there. No special underwear for me!!