Super Eco

Photo credit: Alan Light, flickr

Well, not really (and it probably has nothing to do with that large disembodied head of Penny Marshall, either). But living with Ed must get  a teensy tiring after awhile, even if you're Ed. We're betting he'd like to loosen his belt and sink his teeth into a nice juicy cheeseburger once in awhile. (Maybe not. He's a vegan.) After all, how much pressure can one man handle? Could you deal with being the guy whose name vegetarian star Emily Deschanel screams in the dark? We didn't think so. You'd crack, too. So it doesn't surprise us that poor Ed has had enough.

We like the idea of eco celebs and green leaders walking the walk they talk, but there's a line there somewhere. The guy's got 60-year old knees; does he really have a ride a bike everywhere? Let's give the man a break, shall we? We're pretty sure he has CFL bulbs in every socket and he probably composts and we just know he's gotta load his dishwasher really full before running it. So why not let him ride around in his electric car once in awhile? We ooh and ahh over the fact that Laurie David got her ex to drive a Prius on TV (a laudable action in its own right for sure), but we don't cut poor Ed Begley Jr. some slack now and then?

Maybe we could all chip in and get Ed a bus pass. And let him leave his bike at home. After all, he's done a lot for people. It's the least we can do. (Thanks, Ed!)