Bees might as well be dancing in the dark. Why? No one cares when they do. I feel their pain. They’re also dying off at an alarming rate. Which has me really worried. I seriously have been up at night thinking about it (apparently they are responsible for the reproduction of about 1/3 of the crops we eat). So are bats (dying off, that is). Which means more bugs. If you’re riding the Japanese subway, watch out for the Smile-Manner Squadron. Elias would be proud. Or at least he’d have something to say. And finally, I’m obsessed with calculating and re-calculating my carbon footprint (you can too!). This is yet another way I can feel better than other people because I live in NYC (no car, small apartment, etc.). However, I realize that two things explain my footprint: going out to eat, drink, and be merry, and flying. I’m not really willing to give up any of these things. Which makes me feel bad. Because though my footprint is relatively low, it’s well above the world target. Other websites suggest that I just write a check and feel better about it. But that strikes me as not a great solution. So I guess I’ve decided to neither write a check nor do anything about it. Which is even worse.