Being Jewish in Aspen ain't like being Jewish in Chicago or NYC. Not only do the kids have school, but they even tests on the high holidays. Teachers who go to temple get charge with a day off (even if they are using most of their days off to visit a sick dad who is out of town). The Aspen Science center where I am on the board runs a science of cooking class on a high holiday and AVSC runs a fund raiser on a high holiday. NYC this ain't.
A couple of days ago I saw a couple of kids driving a Tesla X just out of Aspen heading up towards independence pass. They tossed a bag full of garbage out of the window. I guess they own the Tesla cause it's cool, not cause they give a shit about the environment. (side note my son who is very green would be the first to tell you that the Tesla ain't so green. Feel free to call him for the lecture).
I've been walking the dogs up Smuggler a lot lately. There are tons of signs reminding you to pick up your dog poop. There are poop bag dispensers. There are poop trash cans. Yesterday I saw a massive dog poop right in front of a poop bag dispenser and trash can. I think there are two types of people, those that scoop their dog's' poops and don't need signage to enforce that habit. And then you got people who will never pick up their dog's poop regardless of signs and bags and cans.
So maybe we should take down the signs. They are a waste, and kinda off putting. If we really want to eliminate dog waste in the wild west how about we just let citizens defend the environment by shooting dogs and people who don't scoop their poop.
Wait. No. I gotta delete that.
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