Dad, the Anti-Hippie1 Hippie 反嬉皮文化的“嬉皮士”
<p>父亲常常把商店废弃的租用短袜拿回家，衣服穿了三十多年仍敝帚自珍，坚信“不浪费则不匮乏”；我则热衷于节能和回收利用，一度在车上黏贴“拯救鲸鱼、拯救人类”或“我不吃任何有脸的东西”的标签。我和父亲，谁是真正的环保模范？</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stealthily">stealthily</span> <span word="rescuing">rescuing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Englander">Englander</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mantra">mantra</span> “<span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="want">want</span> <span word="not">not</span>”.2 <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmentalist">environmentalist</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hippies">hippies</span>, <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>.3 <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmentalist">environmentalist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>-<span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="toting">toting</span>, <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="broccoli">broccoli</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="toxins">toxins</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="phthalates">phthalates</span>” (<span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="THA">THA</span>-<span word="layts">layts</span>).4</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="store">store</span>-<span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loaner">loaner</span> <span word="socks">socks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="using">using</span>.5 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="triumphant">triumphant</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dingy">dingy</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="socks">socks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span>.6 “<span word="Girls">Girls</span>!” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="sister">sister</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cheshire">Cheshire</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>7. “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="free">free</span>!”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compact">compact</span> <span word="fluorescent">fluorescent</span> <span word="lamps">lamps</span> (<span word="CFLs">CFLs</span>) <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>.8 “<span word="These">These</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="outlive">outlive</span> <span word="me">me</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.9 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> (“<span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="West">West</span>”) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fianc">fianc</span>é <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="foil">foil</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="zip">zip</span>-<span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.10 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="soap">soap</span>11, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Prius">Prius</span>12.</p>
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