mostly david ephgrave

This morning I increased the planet’s life expectancy by a few minutes, by taking out four boxes-worth of recycling.  (There’s no need to thank me.) There were no collection points within walking distance of my house until recently - which, as a non-driver, made recycling very inconvenient. The length of time I'd stockpile cardboard made me worry I was doing more bad for the environment than good. Now we have a full range of green, brown and purple bins mere yards from my back door, allowing me to recycle as often as I like – feeling every bit of a small-scale hero in the process. Despite it being so convenient, I still have a habit of letting my waste build up (a horrific mental image) – and as I took my third or fourth box-full out this morning, I had a sudden flashback to the first song I wrote, while I was still at junior school. I was ten years old and already in my first band. We were called Thunder & Lightning (a ...