What Would Be The Point?

As many of you know, my family Doctor of the last 10 years recently quit his practice and went back to medical school to teach and do research. I have recently picked a new M.D. that was actually recommended by my former M.D. After a couple of visits and exhaustive lab work ups she has concluded that I am doing "Fairly Well" for my age. She has told me to take off a few pounds, but for the most part I was doing well. I started last September taking off some pounds or I would have probably got a good ear chewing. Then She said, "It is not at all unreasonable for a man to live into his 80's today if he is willing to give up a few things....Drinking, Smoking, Red Meat BBQ's, long exposure to the sun doing activities like Boating, Swimming, Tanning, Golf, or Hiking." I thought she was finished, but then she continued, "You also must reduce your stress, no gambling, no fast lifestyles, no marathon love making, laying out all hours of the night, or any of that type of thing." By this time I was just looking at the floor and laughing.....then I said, "O.K. then I have one question for you....If I gave up all of that; why would I give a shit!" To this she had no response.....I am not at all sure I would want to live that long anyway unless I was in the best of health and the world had become a much nicer place....but I am damn sure that I would not want to live that long without doing the things I like to do!!!

What The Future May Hold

Our Nation is in real need of a new energy/fuel infrastructure. We need to have our very best minds and monies focused towards this project....our very lives and way of existance depends on this!!! Fossil Fuels are running out rapidly....what will we do when that happens??? I can tell you this...we will not be the posh, civilized bunch that we are today. Imagine a world without fossil fuels for a moment if you will....no movement of any kind....not a plane, train, or automobile! It will not matter how much money you have....there will be nothing to buy, nothing made or produced, no food grown, no water purified, no electricity or any other utility service. It will be mass confusion on a global scale! Survival of the strongest and the persons who know how to survive in that type of an enviroment....it will not be civilized at all. Are you ready for that type of a world??? You better get that way....it is coming if we don't find a solution in a hurry!!!