Speaker 1
I am a vegetarian. I support animal rights. I am a male. I have one son. I like to recycle and reuse.
Speaker 2
I'm a carnivore, I eat meat. I'm 26 years old and I am a workaholic. I frequently think about going to work. I'm slightly in debt. My favorite band is black sabbath.
Speaker 1
I work to support my son. My son hates vegetables.  I like vegetables. I am teaching my son how to recycle.
Speaker 2
I am a workaholic.  I am tired. I am 26 years old.  I have debt. I prefer meat over vegetables.
Speaker 1
Hello there, how are you today?
Speaker 2
I am doing well, thank you. And yourself?
Speaker 1
I am good thanks for asking, how was your day?
Speaker 2
It was tired. I am a bit of a workaholic. You?
Speaker 1
I have to work to support my son.
Speaker 2
It's tough. I'm trying to get out of debt, and I'm only 26!
Speaker 1
Oh my, yup must be tough at such an early age.
Speaker 2
You bet. What do you and your son like to do?
Speaker 1
I like eating vegetables and he hates them with a passion.
Speaker 2
Haha, like most kids. I like vegetables but prefer meat.
Speaker 1
I am now teaching him how to recycle stuff.
Speaker 2
That's great! Good for the economy!
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Speaker 1
I work to support my son. My son hates vegetables.  I like vegetables. I am teaching my son how to recycle.
Speaker 2
I am a workaholic.  I am tired. I am 26 years old.  I have debt. I prefer meat over vegetables.
Speaker 1
You mentioned you're a workaholic, do you enjoy your work?
Speaker 2
Sometimes I do, but sometimes my job as a software developer gets too stressful. Do you enjoy your job?
Speaker 1
To me my job is a job. It is a way to support my son
Speaker 2
I am sorry to hear that, I wish you would enjoy your job more. What is your job by the way?
Speaker 1
I am a bookkeeper for a small company
Speaker 2
Oh okay. Well, I'm glad you still have time even with your work to teach your son important things like recycling. 
Speaker 1
It is funny, recycling comes so natural to me. But for others it does not. My son just wants to throw everything away.
Speaker 2
Yeah I understand, I was the exact same way when I was a kid. However, I have learned since then that it is good for the environment to recycle. 
Speaker 1
yes I agree. So how is your job coming alone?
Speaker 2
It is paying well, so hopefully I will be able to get rid of all my debt soon. 
Speaker 1
I know you will since your are such a workaholic.
Speaker 2
Thank you for the confidence. 
 7 hours
Speaker 1
I work to support my son. My son hates vegetables.  I like vegetables. I am teaching my son how to recycle. My son wants to throw everything away. I am a bookkeeper.
Speaker 2
I am a workaholic.  I am tired. I am 26 years old.  I have debt. I have a job as a software developer. I prefer meat over vegetables. I teach my son about recycling.
Speaker 1
My son is finally able to recycle things on his own.
Speaker 2
that's great! glad to have a few less things in the landfill!
Speaker 1
True, its been such a challenge to get him to do it, I'm glad he is starting to care about the environment
Speaker 2
what else do you guys do to help the enviroment? 
Speaker 1
Well as you know I really like vegetables so I am trying to grow them on my own
Speaker 2
that's great. I've thought about a vegetable garden but I don't really eat them much. what are you wanting to grow?
Speaker 1
Oh a bunch of things, carrots, corn, peas, and maybe broccoli, but I dont know if i am being too optimistic 
Speaker 2
I might plant some strawberries, blueberries, and herbs maybe. it could be a fun project for my son and I to do. 
Speaker 1
Do you have time to do that being a software developer? You must be really busy!
Speaker 2
I still have my nights and weekends off. it's a normal 9-5 job. 
Speaker 1
Oh ok, the movies and tv make me think that software developers are always making something, whether for themselves or their job
Speaker 2
I do like to keep busy, but I do have a son so I have to give myself downtime to spend time with him. 
 14 hours
Speaker 1
I work to support my son. My son hates vegetables.  I like vegetables. I am teaching my son how to recycle. My son wants to throw everything away. I am a bookkeeper. My son is becoming more independent. I appreciate that my son is becoming environmentally conscious.  I grow vegetables. I want to grow carrots, corn, peas, and broccoli. I watch movies and TV.
Speaker 2
I am a workaholic.  I am tired. I am 26 years old.  I have debt. I have a job as a software developer. I prefer meat over vegetables. I teach my son about recycling. I am concerned about the environment. I don't eat vegetables often. I want to plant strawberries, blueberries, and herbs. I have a son. I could do this with my son. I work first shift. I am off nights and weekends. I like to be busy. I spend time with my son.
Speaker 1
Do you have any recommendations for environmentally-friendly volunteer opportunities?
Speaker 2
I'll tell you one thing I've done with my son that was fun.  If you live in a place where soda and beer cans and bottles have refunds, you can collect them off the road and elsewhere, return them for the refund, and then donate the money, or a portion of it, to an environmental charity.
Speaker 1
Oh wow, that is such a great idea! There is usually tons of litter downtown. Maybe we can make it a family activity. What got you and your son started with that?
Speaker 2
Someone raising money for a sports team knocked on my door and asked if I had any empty soda or beer cans he could have to raise money for their team.  I thought it was a neat idea, and started noticing all the empties on the side of the road and on benches and everywhere else, and thought that it could be a fun way to raise some money, or for my son to raise money and be active.  Sort of a treasure hunt, and one that cleans up town in the process.
Speaker 1
Wow that was a resourceful kid who introduced you to the idea. I love activities that have multiple purposes! It's like being able to multitask without diverting attention too much.
Speaker 2
Absolutely. And if you were to do it with your son, I think they'd naturally start to see that physical things can have uses even when they've already been used.  There's nothing more disgusting than a half-empty beer can that's been sitting in a ditch for a year, but when your son sees that that's worth money and can be reused, it might encourage their perspective on reusing and recycling things in general.
Speaker 1
I love your mindset about this. If we had more parents thinking like you, we'd have at least one part of the environmental crisis solved.
Speaker 2
Thank you!  I'm not sure I deserve that much credit but I do think it's a fun, productive activity.  Anything exciting happening with your bookkeeping in the last day or so?
Speaker 1
Whether it was your idea or not, you certainly deserve some credit for taking action on it. That's the part that counts! And as far as bookkeeping goes, I'm keeping the company financially afloat one ledger at a time, haha.
Speaker 2
Haha!  I'm sure they don't pay you nearly enough then!  Well, sometimes our jobs are our passion, and sometimes they're what allow us to pursue our passions.  I enjoy programming itself, but don't enjoy my job as much, particularly when I'm under time pressure.  So I find whatever joy I can outside of work.
Speaker 1
Yeah, jobs have this weird way of sucking the joy out of things, even if you love the work. Honestly, I think it's an issue of leadership and environment. Fix those two things and I guarantee most people would enjoy their jobs more.
Speaker 2
I think that's largely true.  If you were just doing bookkeeping for yourself, would you enjoy the actual process of doing it?
1 day 14 hours
Speaker 1
I work to support my son. My son hates vegetables.  I like vegetables. I am teaching my son how to recycle. My son wants to throw everything away. I am a bookkeeper. My son is becoming more independent. I appreciate that my son is becoming environmentally conscious.  I grow vegetables. I want to grow carrots, corn, peas, and broccoli. I watch movies and TV. I am interested in volunteering for an environmentally friendly organization. I like multitasking.
Speaker 2
I am a workaholic.  I am tired. I am 26 years old.  I have debt. I have a job as a software developer. I prefer meat over vegetables. I teach my son about recycling. I am concerned about the environment. I don't eat vegetables often. I want to plant strawberries, blueberries, and herbs. I have a son. I could do this with my son. I work first shift. I am off nights and weekends. I like to be busy. My son and I collect recyclable bottles and cans and donate the refunds to charity. I like to reuse and recycle things. I am a programmer. I don't enjoy my job. I like to do fun things when I'm not working.
Speaker 1
I found a great non-profit in my town that eliminates invasive weeds from trails, I'm going to start doing volunteer work with them tomorrow!
Speaker 2
That's very exciting! Do. you think your son will volunteer with you?
Speaker 1
I had to poke and prod him a little bit to do it, but yes, he's coming with me tomorrow. I think he'll actually enjoy it when he actually starts doing it.
Speaker 2
It will be good for him to learn about the invasive side of conservation. Being environmentally conscious is actually a very broad topic. Has he had any education on invasive plants before?
Speaker 1
No, I don't think so. We have talked about the importance of the propagation of local species and their importance on the ecosystem, though. I think having some hands on experience will be very educational for him. How's your recycling going with your son?
Speaker 2
Like with your son we're making progress and learning along the way. While he realizes that it's easier to just throw things in the trash, I've been trying to educate him on how easy is not always right. 
Speaker 1
Sometimes it's just hard to get kids to actually use the trashcan. Using the recycling container just seems insurmountable sometimes. LOL!
Speaker 2
I understand completely. I've tried to make it a game about sorting the recyclables into their correct containers, but he's getting too old to be fooled by games like this, lol!
Speaker 1
I'll bet. They catch on so fast - good and bad. lol! So how old is your little guy these days?
Speaker 2
He's seven years old and definitely feeling all grown up :) It's crazy how fast it goes. One moment they're in diapers and the next they see right through your "games", haha! How old is your son now?
Speaker 1
He's at the perfect age, though. OId enough to be out of diapers and able to do some things on his own, but not so old that he's become a know-it-all teenager who thinks his parents are idiots. lol!
Speaker 2
That's true! But I'm sure those days are right around the corner! For now we'll keep working on recycling. I definitely not ready for some of the coming teenage challenges!
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