New Character
My name is Tony [ ] and I slay corporate dragons. That might sound cliché but someone has to live legendary in the face of epic evil. Some might call it hyperbole or even shameless bluffing to say that they save the world one wet-land at a time. If you think about it, every wetland is a piece of the world and these habitats are one of the most vital to maintaining water quality and zoological diversity. Considering that every thirty-second spot on network television and every dime of campaign money doesn’t amount to anything if there is no biosphere to support us, I would say that my job is important. Sometimes I change in telephone booths just to remind myself; the super-man allusion is just a joke but, I’m not going to lie, I do take my job more seriously than the average person. I am an environmental lobbyist. Right now, I am in the internship phase of my career. I was really considering going into environmental law but I want to kick the maximum amount of real-world-dragon butt before I get lost in the bookshelves again. Rest assured, I study like a champ when the time is right but right now I’m having a little ‘study in emerald’-, if you’ll excuse the butchered A Study in Scarlet reference, that’s what I call my sleuthing since I am a green guy all the way since my days at [Florida/Florida State/other Floridian School/Fictional Floridian School]. My double-major in Political Science and Ecology has become the big-bat that I swing here in [Lansing/Baton Rouge/Capital of a different state with lots of wetlands]. I was one of those lucky kids who always knew who he was going to be and made sure to eat, drink and excrete excellence along the way so I could live-out my mission. [In this case, I’m mother nature’s bloodhound: I sniff the trail that leads from... ] In this case, I am mother-nature’s Alsatian: I find the dope and bark to the public. I’m still working on my personal slogan but I like the watch-dog imagery. If I weren’t trying to save flora and fauna like a boss, I might try writing ad-copy freelance.
But, I’m not gonna lie, too many people pigeon-hole their gifts when they could be sharing with the next generation. Everyone ought to be reinvesting in their local school district, volunteering in youth development programs. What can we expect from children we never listen to and to whom we never give any of our precious time? When I go to Elmwood Elementary, I can bring life lessons to the tikes in a way that they find engaging. If we can’t make environmental policy and community involvement fun to six year olds then how are we supposed to get adults involved? [insert ridiculous after-school project]
But, I’m not gonna lie, too many people pigeon-hole their gifts when they could be sharing with the next generation. Everyone ought to be reinvesting in their local school district, volunteering in youth development programs. What can we expect from children we never listen to and to whom we never give any of our precious time? When I go to Elmwood Elementary, I can bring life lessons to the tikes in a way that they find engaging. If we can’t make environmental policy and community involvement fun to six year olds then how are we supposed to get adults involved? [insert ridiculous after-school project]