Earth Day, Balboa Park
April 22, 2001

Balboa Park was the perfect setting for another Earth Day. The festivities at the Park have improved this year, 2001 being no exception. The buildings and works of art at the Prado framed the avenues of booths and performers.

This year I was accompanied by my dad and my dog, Chyna. Here she is, chillin like a villain:

If Earth Day had a lot of one thing, it was music. That's not bad, it's just that I'm a little sad that I didn't get to sit and listen to all of it as long as I wanted to.

What made it a bit uncomfortable was the amount of different religions in one park. There was everything from the Church of Open Air to the Christian extremists protesting. It was all a great experience. Plus I made out with some informational pamphlets and some Hindu stickers.

The nature stuff wasn't neglected! People talked about saving electricity, water, and gas. There were booths on endangered species,

poachers, animal endangerment -- all that stuff. Plus, some really cool pet clubs like the Parrot Society.

Earth Day at Balboa was mighty sprifty this year. I recieved a lot of free flyers and stickers (which probably killed a lot of trees -- for a good cause, right?), as well as a heads-up on some political websites (did you know that making one computer chip creates waste 10 times its size?). All-in-all it was just another hypocritical day.

Good fun, though!

Help them free Tibet's Stolen Child. San Diego Friends of Tibet.

"Gas prices increase and our rainforest cries." [Sign held by an Ecuadorian]. Amnesty International USA

Humans aren't the only beings on the planet. We just act like we are. PETA.org