In my meandering on the World Wide Web, I came across this juicy tidbit. (I also get paid to use such witty phrases as "juicy tidbit," but I'm a professional, so please don't try this at home.)

Woody Harrelson's renewable energy and bicycle tour went through Washington state recently to include the Solar Living Center in its soon to be released film What Every Young Person Should Know.

I now implicitly understand that actors have way too much money and way too much time on their hands. I thought Woody's pet cause was hemp? After all, Woody's been seen wearing a hemp suit, with a hemp belt and matching hemp shoes. All of the Deadheads I know have been following Woody around since Jerry Garcia dies.

Not that I dislike actors. Some of my best friends are actors. Really.

But Woody, bubby, what are you thinking? Where do you think movies are shown? Movie theaters don't use solar energy! They can't. Most of the movies are shown at night, well after the sun has gone down. How many more watts of electricity are you going to use up on the West Coast?

Maybe Woody will get his bike on one of those rat wheels, attach it to a generator and power the theater by himself.

I don't think so.

Suddenly concerned with electricity, I also came across this startling insight on Barbra Streisand's web site, www.barbrastreisand.com. Babs is strongly urging Californians to join the battle in conserving energy. One of the suggestions the divine diva is making is that laundry should be "line [dried] as much as possible."

Am I the only one thinking that there's simply no way Barbra Streisand is hanging her designer duds outside on some clothesline?

Of course, what do I know of designer duds? I still think Dolce & Gabbana are somehow related to Sigfried & Roy.

(Although I find the thought of her standing outside, pinning up her undergarments strangely exiciting. Oops, did I say that out loud?)

Puh-lease.

Even if Babs was tempted to air her laundry on the line, I'm willing to bet she's got people to do that for her. Heck, what about that hubby of hers, James Brolin? He's got plenty of time, doesn't he? He's hasn't worked in years, other than hawking crap on QVC, since Hotel went off the air.

And even if Babs did actually line-dry her undies, I doubt that it would spread to other Hollywood stars.

Can you imagine the traffic on Hollywood Boulevard if it ever got out that Salma Hayek and Cameron Diaz's bloomers were waving in the wind? Or how much they'd sell for on eBay?

Come on, close your eyes and imagine Barbra Streisand measuring All Temperature Cheer, hahaha. This is how Babs saves energy on her laundry: She wears something once--then throws it away.

Babs also wrote about other ways to reduce energy consumption: "Only run your dishwasher when it is fully loaded, and air-dry your dishes instead of using the dry cycle. Turn off appliances and lights when they are not in use... seal and caulk doors and windows that leak."

Is Barbra Streisand secretly dating the Maytag Repairman?