With every movement there is a past and no movement is ever immune to its return in the media.It is not my intention to tip off said media but the grandmother of all things earthen is making a comeback in the green's homes.
I can still recall the day I stumbled upon this fact while visiting KC's Heritage Hill home many years ago.
Upon entering the bathroom and lifting the lid I discovered the brightest of welcomes in the color yellow.
"Excuse me," I remarked entering the guest's living room, "but someone has forgotten to flush the toilet. Is it possible it is broken?"
Letting out a hearty laugh the host exclaimed, "We live by a simple code in this house."
And then the dirty little secret of the green's was out.
"If its yellow, let it mellow. If its brown, flush it down"
It may seem dirty but if you begin to think about the water saved, it is not hard to get over one's squeamishness of this revelation.
So many years have passed and I am not shocked anymore by the yellow badge of courage when I visit a host's home only to discover their environmental sensitivity enshrined in porcelain.
But every movement, even bowel movements, have their limits.
In no way will I ever subscribe to the leave no footprint mindset by asking my guests to don a shovel as then head out to the back yard.
Being green sometimes is be brave enough to say "I'm sorry, but you have to use the commode."
