Our dog farts so bad that the skunks run away.

This past weekend, I drove my full sized pickup truck the entire 92 miles of the Denali National Park Road, turned around and drove back. Probably killed a few caribou, spotted owls and maybe even a moose with my CO2 emissions...

In high school I drove fast everywhere I went, in a gas guzzling V8 Z28. There wasn't a stop sign in town where I didn't lay down a thick patch of tire rubber and sweet smelling exhaust fumes. This was around the mid eighties when coincidentally I believe we had a sharp upturn in global warming. I now drive a 4x4 V8 truck but I have sacrificed for the environment. I rarely do burnouts at stop signs anymore.

We eat meat every day (Since my wife retired from 37 years of teaching she has lunch ready almost every day at noon which is very nice.) She is an outdoor person so she works in the yard and garden during the summer. It gets HOT on the South Plains of Texas during the summer so she keeps the house at an even 72 so when she goes in it is nice and cool for her to relax and enjoy. My office (which is occupy by myself) is 1200 sq ft. and I keep it comfortable for me winter and summer.

I spray aerosols outside, doing my part to destroy the ozone. I also confess to spraying lacquer thinner on weeds.

There are some pretty funny confessions.

One: (meat)
I cook a pound of meat every day, eat half and throw the rest away in a reusable Ziplock bag.

Left a couple cute ones myself.

Dear mother of God, I don't recycle. At all!!

I confess that the smoke rings that I can blow from the exhaust of my diesel generator are not perfectly round, but I'm workin' on it every day. I'll get there.

When my 7.3L diesel truck got totaled, I figured I'd get a nice little fuel-efficient daily commuter to replace it. After shopping, I wound up buying a Hemi-powered Challenger instead. And yes, now and then I like to take it out to a long straight stretch of empty road and open it up.

Green New Deal? PTHBTHHHHH!

How many Hail Marys will I have to say after confessing?

Well, I have 5 big, powerful diesel engines, but I am getting better since I sold the big tractor and quit hay farming.

When I bought a diesel tractor I specifically bought the one that was just under the threshold requiring emissions and DEF junk on it.

On Earth Day when they want everyone to turn off their lights I make sure to turn all lights on in celebration of mankind's achievements.

I grill several times a week. Meat.

I disable the Auto Start/Stop on my F-150
I use Roundup
I refuse to use the Econ button on my Honda
I mow my 3 acres way too often with my 22 HP Kubota
I drive 30 miles roundtrip to have a $1.50 wiener at Costco - and maybe a Very Berry Sundae
That's just a start
Mike

On a good week, I move 40-50 million gallons of crude oil to refineries where it will be refined into yummy, carbon spewing goodness. I say that it's just a job and a paycheck, but the truth is that I really like it.

In my downstairs half-bath the bulbs in the 3-light bar are still incandescent. I noticed them the other day and didn't change them because I thought how cool they looked being able to see the glowing filaments.

I have not one but two outboard motors. 2 strokes that create a blue cloud on startup that blankets my canal - great side effect is it probably kills the mosquitoes. 2 mpg

In my teens, I worked on a dairy farm. Only recently I became aware of how damaging cow farts are to the climate.
I also confess that all my toilets are non water savers.

In the last year, I have removed or killed seven trees and just signed a contract to have a sprinkler system installed.

When I was younger, I invited a woman over for dinner on a hot summer night. To set the proper mood, I cranked the AC down to 62 and lit a fire in the fireplace. We had a wonderful evening.

The Shelby gets 7 miles per gallon. If I drive it like an old lady on the way to church.