November Hippies

Getting close to midnight and I am glad I am back home. I spent the evening with hippies of all sorts and colors, which was sort of fun, and the most interesting discussions were about organic food and where to buy it. On the way to that place and on the way back I was reminded -- as if I needed reminding -- that a lot of the people in this society have perfected anti-social behavior to some form of art, so I once again took care to minimize my encounters of such nature. Didn't entirely work, as one of those SUV drivers (they are often the worst) hit my car (trust me, not the other way around, because I stood neatly parked), but fortunately in a spot that can handle some mistreatment: a mirror. Otherwise, it was a mixture of drunks and the usual assortment of dimwits.

Anyway, discussing oil and food dependency on other countries and that sort of stuff does remind me of more interesting times ahead. I just hope that 99% of shoppers go fight each other for the last bottles of diet soda and pizzas, so I can sneak away unnoticed, when all hell breaks loose.

Am I being too dramatic? Nooooo, I just run ahead of the herd. If we have to import most of our food and energy and do so in ways to impoverish people in far countries, I think we're in an unsustainable situation. But hey, this is much too bleak material for a Friday night. Let's go for a drink. Takes me ten steps from the couch to the fridge, and I run on organic fuel, so this is one way to keep my eco footprint small. Keep those supply lines as short as possible. I should perhaps install a fridge next to my bed, too :)

Peace.

-- November 30 of 2012

(Time for some new stuff, right? Back to the present...)