If a tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does anyone care?

Boo frickin' hoo.

   Evergreen, maple, oak.

   Don't discriminate, all trees must be stopped. 

  There are reasons many belive deforestation is bad.

  It leaves millions of God's fuzzy little creatures homeless, increases global warming and decreases rainfall in drought-prone countries. 

  But there are some pro's to the con's.

  We all enjoy having our own place to call home and usually that home's frame is built out of wood.

   The paper we print, the glue we use (to glue things... not to sniff) and the Marlboro filters we burn down all began life in a corporate forest somewhere. 

   Trees are aesthetically pleasing and they give great shade in the summertime, but what else are they doing?

   They're great at falling and destroying homes.

   And don't forget cars, too.

   Wouldn't we all feel safer knowing the towering American Cherry was under our feet to walk on, making our allergen-free floors glisten? 

   Even George Washington, our nation's first president, recognized the threat trees possess. 

   He was trying to protect his home and family. Can't blame him for that!

   Many tree-huggers blame deforestation for the death of Bambi's mother. 

   Honestly, she shouldn't have been out in the open to begin with and her long deer legs were not running at top-speed. 

   When Shel Silverstein wrote "The Giving Tree" in 1964, trees happily gave us what we needed. 

   Branches to build a home, apples to enjoy, even a stump to sit on when we become weary.

   But in these modern times, "The Giving Tree" got some new-age therapy and decided not to give anymore. 

   How selfish!