Yes I hate high fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners and I make a big effort to not consume them.  (woo hoo Mexican Coke movement!)

Yes I am passionate about recycling everything I can possibly recycle.

Yes I go through the garbage can at home and work to see if there is anything that needs to be recycled.

Yes I use vinegar as hair conditioner and deodorant and I try to use natural, organic body products.

Yes I go out of my way to drop off the glass recycling.

Yes I am a massage therapist and prefer alternative medicine.

Yes I try to eat organic and I want to have my own garden.

And yes I wear Dansko clogs.

But really do I have to be lumped with the hemp wearing, hairy pitted, dread locked, no showering hippies?  These people can not be taken seriously though they are trying so hard to be heard and make a difference and I do appreciate that but you can’t really take someone serious when they are high and you have to hold your breath due to the body odor.

Maybe I will find out that I do have B.O. after posting this actually (right Michelle?) but really.

I love the earth and I want to keep our water supply clean and I want to support local businesses and make sure my kids don’t start puberty at 6 but I also do not want to be lumped in as a crazy person where you roll your eyes and just put up with me to get me to shut up.

I also do not want to be lumped with Al Gore.  You can’t trust a man who wears blush especially one who wears too much blush.

So I’m left to wonder:  Is it OK to be passionate about something anonymously?

(And yes, that was a Sex in the City moment for those of you who know what I’m talking about.)