more peak drivel

MORE PEAK DRIVEL
Amidst all the gloomy economic news ( the Fed sold $300 billion in bonds in 2008, the first half of 2009 it bought $280 billion-no inflation to see here folks, move along, move along ) we have a bit of good news. Michael Jackson died. I understand that with a global population of over six billion there are a heck of a lot of freaks out there, but few would argue that he was the poster boy for them all. Good riddance. Well, I got all cocky and full of myself and threw a party in my honor when I gave you a full length article on Tuesday. So what happens? A clear day yesterday. An hour before I get off work it clouds up bad. I punch out and one minute later the heavens open up in a turd floater. No problem, still have my rain gear handy. But one mile into the ride I pick up a nice hunk of metal and get a flat. Five miles to push the bike home, one in pouring rain and the rest in sun to spike up the humidity. Then, when I finally get home and put on Paul Blart Mall Cop from Red Box into the DVD, it turns into a massive disappointment. Kevin James and Happy Madison productions, a sure hit by all indicators, and it sucks bad. It was one of those days. So, I took the bike into the shop at lunch and you get a short article today.
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I keep telling you to visit http://americanenergycrisis.blogspot.com/ and get a real financial guru give you the scoop on Peak Oil, but you are determined to deny we are all going to die and act like you are living in Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius is never going to erupt. They lived in luxury, too, up until the last moment when they were turned into BBQ. The latest from that site is that we are now, after three years of declining oil imports, back at 1997 levels of oil supply. So what, you snidely snicker in supreme sarcasm, we had our hero Clinton and the economy was doing great. The only small problem, the only fly in the soup, the only Huge Billboard Warning We Are All Going To Die!!! is that back then our population was only 267 million. Then, after a few years of very loose immigration policy in order to prop up the Social Security contribution numbers, we are currently seeing 305 million. It didn't take very long for all those illegal immigrants to pop a litter and produce legal citizen babies. But don't worry, pops, as long as there is electricity to run the printing presses you'll get your check. Won't buy much...
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Let me spell it out for you so there will be no confusion. We are living on the same amount of energy with Forty Friggin More Million People!!! This is obviously a contributing factor to our economic problems. But keep living in luxury and denial. Look, I'm not saying living on junk land in a trailer is the best choice. Nor is it to every one's liking. It is simply the cheapest way I know of to create a bit of Independence and security for yourself. Even if you don't go that route, you need to do something that frees you from the threat of homelessness and wage slavery and a life of indebtedness. Because the energy numbers will continue to decline and the only way to balance the scales is a die off. All financial bets are off. All of our old insurance will fail. But not instantly. Those in power and enriched off the rest of us will have time to bleed you dry if you remain vulnerable. Such as by having a mortgage or paying rent or being dependant on a car and gas to get to work and pay that rent or house payment. Or having no food set aside for the coming shortages or famines. Or having no way to protect yourself as crime climbs to Zimbabwean levels at the same time we see their type of inflation.
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I'm so sorry we can't look forward to a Ecotopian fantasy future with organic gardens and windmills and universal peace and harmony. Make the hard choices now or have them be made for you. I'm just here to help a brother out. I'm trying to sound the warning that the volcano is beginning to smoke. Denial is more than a river in Egypt.
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