Today, on the first day after the Winter Soltice, I have two thigs to share with you. One is from a writer who, tho not as well know as some, is warning us of the consequences of our actions. 2014: The Last Good Year By Tom Lewis For what we are about to lose, Dear Lord, we thank You. These are the good old days, and we should celebrate them well, because we are probably not going to see their like again. Gas is cheaper than it was, and we should go to see the relatives this year, because next year will be different. Food is a little more expensive than it was, yet we should eat hearty nevertheless, because next year will be different. We still have plenty of water (if we don’t live in California, or Brazil, or North Africa, or any of a multitude of other places being seared by implacable drought) but, because of changing climate and advancing pollution, next year could be different. The lights are still on, but the aging grid is creaking and groaning with the effort of meeting our burgeoning demand, and next year could well be different. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we diet. What this prophet sees for next year is not yet The End of the World as We Know It, as in the ultimate crash of the industrial age, but another nasty shock as our economic tectonic plates sink jarringly to a lower level from which they will not rise again, as happened in 2007. That may make the final fall, whenever it comes, shorter, but no more pleasant. So raise a glass, and hold a feast, in honor of 2014. May we always think fondly of the last good year. The other is the following bit of wonder:
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:27:18 +0000
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