The last of its kind

It burnt out. Done. Gone. Expired. Sizzled itself to luminescence for the last time. Flickered on for a brief second and then died in a fiery snap of filament.

I'm talking about the last regular incandescent light bulb in our apartment. The last of the energy suckers, the last of the proportionally large carbon emission emitters.

We're soon to be an entirely CFL home. CFL? Cheese Filled Lunchboxes? Cherry Flavored Leprechauns? No, no, we're talking Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs. Sure, they're more expensive than a regular bulb. You can get a 2pack of reg. bulbs for $3 or a 3 pack of CFLs for $12. It's worth the extra coin, folks. Plus, every incandescent swapped out for a CFL saves half a ton of carbon dioxide over the life of the bulb.

One CFL pays for itself in energy savings in 6 months. 6 months! Shell out the $12 for a 3 pack, people! They'll save you money on your electric bill, they're so much less destructive for the planet... and you won't have to change that pesky kitchen ceiling lightbulb for another 7 years. Can you imagine? Just think of it now - no more tiptoed, precarious perching on that stool while it wobbles back and forth with your every breath... I don't know how it gets better than that.