In other news today... Apparently God hates the Boy Scouts of America. Just scanning the headlines, this has nothing to do with what's on my mind right now.

Do you ever feel as though you are already living in the past? I guess by the time you read this it will...well, I won't go into the semantics of the time-space continuum. We all saw what happened when Doc and Marty messed with it. But I digress. I just finished reading this book The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight where the author Thom Hartmann discussed oil and coal and our reliance on both to fuel our lives (in more ways than necessary), and how we are running out of not only oil for consumption but also the reserve energy stored up inside the Earth that it represents. Just go with me until you read the book. And you will read the book. Anyways I've been going back this morning and taking notes looked out a window and saw cars driving past, shadowed by a dirty white van that has remained parked across the street from my window for several days now. As I looked out I felt as if I were looking at a black and white photograph; as if I were living in the present and remembering it as the past.
I'm not educated yet as to the United States' plans they announced today to bypass Kyoto, but something tells me it won't be doing enough. I'm also not sure where I stand yet, although I'm getting closer to figuring it out. The reason I find myself conflicted is, because as I finish writing htis, I'm going to drive back home for lunch, and the back up to the office, and then back again at the end of the day. I'm as much of a hypocrite when it comes to talking about oil reliance, etc. But I'm learning, and slowly implementing it all into my life. I guess it all comes back to the words of Alanis, and isn't it ironic?
Don't beat me up for quoting her just now. I hear that song at least once a day on the radio here and I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD! Same with, well, every other adult-pop standard. When money becomes king, so says Mr. Petty. Corporate radio, there's another hot news topic this week. But I'm going to go to lunch.  ¶ 7/28/2005 12:38:00 PM