I have made every effort to prove myself an ecologically responsible member of the human family. I am aware of the crisis our planet faces unless mankind alters his profligate ways in how we use the Earth's resources. And so I faithfully separate my plastic and paper recyclables. I never litter. I even use a pooper-scooper when I walk my dog. But please don't ask me to take public transportation to get to work. I …showed first 75 words of 755 total…

…showed last 75 words of 755 total…that this oversight on the part of our driver might have been due to his 1.4% blood alcohol level on the morning of the accident. No one can say I haven't given public transport a shot. But there's something that rings true in the phrase, "Three strikes and you're out." I'm sorry if the planet warms up a bit faster because I'm not using the bus, but we'll all just have to dress a little lighter.