10/19/09 Seven travel mugs, donated to Guy E. Rowe Elementary SchoolA few weeks ago, Joanna came into the house after a trip to Portland and announced, "I'm throwing you a lob."
She pulled two ceramic travel mugs out of a bag.
"Now you can downsize all those plastic ones!" she said. The de-plasticification of our lives continues.
It turns out that the ceramic mugs are great for a gaggle of reasons. They keep the coffee warmer, they feel better in my hand, they look cleaner, and -- best of all -- they don't leech a weird taste into the coffee.
Which is not to say that I think the old travel mugs should just be tossed into the trash.
What does get tossed into the trash at my school are Styrofoam coffee cups. I brew a pot of coffee every Thursday morning for anyone who wants it, and I also serve java during the graduate class I teach at school every other Monday night. Styrofoam, Styrofoam, Styrofoam into the garbage, every time.
Now, I've got a collection of mugs people can use, rather than disposable cups.
Thanks for the lob, Joanna. I'd say I hit it for a single.
You "...brew a pot of coffee every Thursday morning for anyone who wants it..." at an elementary school? While I know you Maine-ers are anti-authority, anti-establishment, anti-government etc., I just can't condone giving coffee to seven-year-olds.
ReplyDeleteI'm calling Obama. This sounds like a job for Big Government.
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