I saw a woman wrestling with plastic grocery bags that broke and spilled tins of food onto the sidewalk. Why did she resist using reusable canvas bags? They won’t break. They carry much more. They would be easier on her hands. They wouldn’t breed under her sink like coat hangers. They wouldn’t clog land fills for generations. Perhaps it is some remnant of Veblen’s conspicuous consumption that drives her to suffer.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)