I just received a bumper sticker from ecoAmerica declaring that “Green is Red White & Blue.”

But wait, no, green is the new black.

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No, green is the new red.

Green is the new blue.

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Gold.

White.

Pink.

Oatmeal?

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I’m not sure what my point is. Maybe it’s, damn people, get a new cliche (or is that an oxymoron?) Or maybe it’s, I eagerly await the day when green is green. Not new. No need to be clever. Just infused in everything to the point that it’s not even recognizable as green.

A bit of late-Friday philosophy.