Two Dead Birds, One Lump of Coal......
I appreciate bumper stickers. They are a tiny bit of entertainment during an otherwise frustrating ritual that is morning and afternoon traffic. I saw one this week on a Dodge Ram truck that was outfitted with some nice offroad tires and a lift kit that read: "My footprint is bigger than yours". Typically in these situations I go for the obvious sarcasm's, like "he must wear a size 14 shoe to put that kind of sticker on his truck"...but I'm sliding past that and acknowledging the jab he was throwing at the environmentally concerned of Denver. Right off the bat I was upset...because he was probably right! I bet his footprint is bigger! I'm a competitive guy, and deep down that got me thinking...how big is my footprint? For added mental complexity--for me--I had at the time been mulling over my legacy...what about me stands out? What will people remember me for? What have I accomplished so fa...