Current affairs, June 2008
Extinction anyone? please queue here...
Now that raping the Earth for oil is nearly complete the inevitable fuel shortages are happening increasingly often. It might make sense to evolve a saner lifestyle, but guess what's happening -
"Let's form extra traffic jams as a protest"
that's the plan; and it's not the first time.
Meanwhile, backbench labour MPs are boycotting the governments plans to heavily tax 4x4s and similar obscenities. Maybe 100 lorries could deliver the goods currently 'shopped' for by 10,000 consumers?
I seem to recall that 100s of millions of years of carbon being buried beneath the ground made the Earth's atmosphere fit for evolved mammals to breathe; maybe we're un-evolving ...
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I hope the fuel prices stay high. It's the only way the Untied States will develop alternate fuel vehicles and other energy sources.Many new non-oil cars are in development but if the fuel price goes down the herd(people)will no longer demand them. Hydrogen-the way of the future!
Finally, after the long winter of our discontent, the Typist has written a new story at the short stories blog.The world is once again in order.
Puck
MD, there are electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes that uses a tiny amount of power and charge overnight on cheap rate electric from ordinary household mains.
People could also make up their mind where they want to be; children could walk, cycle or run to school ...
Greetings Puck - Typist is going to try illustrations for the story! In case you hadn't guessed, the cabin now has a roof, windows and front door, and is very near habitable. The plan is to lock the Typist in there each morning until he's written, recorded or drawn something ...
Electric is good but still uses fossil fuels to get the electricity to your home for charging the car. Now if we could go with all wind turbine power for electricity that would be good. But of course they're talking more nuclear plants again-not good.
MD
Cabin photos please!
The electric vehicles are VERY efficient - electric bicylces something like 20 miles per penny to run; they don't use energy when in a traffic jam!
I still think the main problem is spiritual - the functional religion of the western world is extravert, unconscious consumerism
Yes, the Americans worship:
1.Money
2.Cars
3.Guns
They feed at the altar daily I'm told.
LPWD
in der Uk is
Shopping
sex
sport (watching, not doin)
The other day I read a comment from one of the far right wing wacko religious leaders with a large following on why they oppose doing anything about global warming.---- Since one idea involves population reduction they believe that people will have to start becoming gay so that there will be less births. Since gays are the same as Satan to these doughheads they will do everything in their power to make sure no environmental action is taken. They have a big influence on the government because they're a large voting block. They're the reason George(El Stupido)Bush got elected twice. Have you heard of anything more moronic lately?
MD
MD, i think this post was a good idea!
In the All Time Moronic Ideas List (ATMIL) this is near the top - I.e. in the top 22,000. The ATMIL is indeed a very large sheet of paper and is nowadays transported to conferences in several large white vans. Why they don't use email I dunno. They could do the same for the conference participants too ...
The number of 4x4s and similar that I've seen parked outside churches beggars belief, having said that, i know of elderly church people who do good wroks locally - by bicycle; and Cornwall is hilly bleev me.
I just borrowed a really good book by Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle) which i ought to review on the books blog. It is re-released following his death, and is a fine satire of homo-sapien (sic) beliefs. You'd like it :)
The US church do like the gay? I have been gay for all my living life. People always are the saying-Apo(for that is my name)you are so happy and gay. I thought this was good thing.Now I cancel plans to visit US. I wanted to go there when they had the upcoming presidential erection. I thought this an odd custom,people viewing the Presidents erection. When I have one nobody does care including my wife Beech-Beech. Put it away she say I am having the headache. So I must once again rely upon Rosey Palm and her five sisters to give unto me the relief I am saying. Such is the lot in life for poor Apu.
Apu, you aren't missing much: the presidential erection only happens in the oraL office. Rumour has it the successful candidates are so cream-crackered by the time they get erected that they need personal assitants to lend a hand; or was it lip-service? I don't understand America; I'd be worried if I did ...
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