O.K. So I Took a Break…

You’ll live, honest. ;)

Good Food = Less Oil Dependence

The most recent issue of the Smithsonian Magazine contained an article that pointed out some additional ways we can help the American economy become less oil dependant, one of which was Farmer’s Markets. Buying your produce through a local Farmer’s Market means less produce being shipped around the country to supermarkets. That's less gas used to get apples and oranges to the customer. Not only that, more dollars go directly to the Farmer, and ergo your community, rather than being filtered through a massive corporate structure that may well be out of state.

I know that is a step that is very hard for people in major metropolitan areas to take, but for those of us in the sticks (ish) I think it’s an excellent idea. Sort of a Jeffersonian ecconomy. ;)

The Smith website also included a list of “Sustainable Cities”, municipal governments in the U.S. that are trying to find sustainable economies and existence. This is the only way we are going to turn thing around: from the ground up. Since the oil companies have a President in their pocket, among other things, we have to be the ones who adapt this nation to our changing world. America rose to power because it could adapt the fastest to the changing world of the Industrial Revolution, let’s not get left behind the curve on this one.

More information on the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement can be found here.

I left the magazine at home, but I may post more from it later.

Could They Be More Obvious?

Senator Conrad Burns of Montana Proves Politicians Completely Out of Touch With Reality.

Burns was at the Billings airport Sunday and approached some members of the Augusta (Va.) Hot Shots, who were also waiting to catch a plane. In what the report called "an altercation," Burns told them they had done "a poor job" fighting the 92,000-acre blaze near Billings and should have listened to the concerns of local ranchers.

His comments prompted some U.S. Forest Service officials at the airport to call Rosenthal to come to the airport immediately to meet with Burns.

Rosenthal's original report of the incident recounted how Burns pointed to a member of the Augusta Hot Shots crew across the airport waiting area and telling her:

"See that guy over there? He hasn't done a God-damned thing. They sit around. I saw it up on the Wedge fire and in northwestern Montana some years ago. It's wasteful. You probably paid that guy $10,000 to sit around. It's gotta change."

What’s sad it that they tried to cover this incident of utter detachment from his constituency and his abuse of public servants, as in those that actually serve the public, up.

But I think the eloquent and immortal words of TFer Dancing_In_Anson contitute the proper response to such an outrage:

“Farking asshole. He should be talking. He makes what? $160,000.00 per year to do what? Make our lives harder by churning out bullshiat legislation?

Dickhead motherfarker cocksucking bastard…

Bastard farkhead dickless son of a biatch needs to spend some time on the goddamn fire line himself...

Donkey raping shiateater...”

Y’know, some statements just don’t need any embellishment.

Vote 'em out folks, vote 'em all out.

Speaking of out of touch…

Nero would be so proud his legacy lives on.

Quick, someone get her a lyre.