Salmon Boy, Zephyr Moore, Spotted at Ava Coffee Shop in Beaverton
Two weeks ago, while I was waiting for a friend at Ava Coffee Shop in Beaverton, I made eye contact with the boyish smile of Zephyr Moore, Salmon Boy. His fist clutched a broken, plastic license plate frame he had just removed from the bumper of a stranger’s car. Zephyr immediately and cheerily started to tell me how I could stop global warming by ripping off all labels from my clothes. He pointed to his Nikes, in good shape but minus the fabric swooshes. He handed me a thin, light leaflet (4×6) printed on both sides. It reads:
“A body is propelled faster, safer, farther after removing functionless mass (Physics) of advertising labels and covers. How much fuel-air is burned to propel useless car dealer ad covers on daily commutes? If all 132,000 cares on 16.09 km of three-lane freeway packed metal covers, 0.454 kg (a pound), the fuel burned to accelerate only covers is 83.3 liters daily! or 30,400 1/year. Continue reading »
