The Victory Garden versus Fashion in Paris
Some people are paying more attention to their gardens, and becoming more "English," making sure they've got vegetables growing some place. They're chasing out "rodents"--whether deer, gophers, rabbits, or whatever. It's as if we've entered the Victory Garden era again, except there's no victory. We're thankfully pulling out, if slowly, from our long war in the Middle East, and trying to understand what that might mean for us--shoring up homeland security, and more hopefully throwing our wits and intelligence into non-fossil fuel energy.
What we've got is a Depression, not a Recession, and there's no one daring to say this, but, still, even people with good managerial jobs are paying attention to things like how much tinfoil they use, or how to use the plastic baggies from the grocery story to store their food in, rather than buying new plastic ziplock baggies.
It's so disconcerting to read articles on the New York Times' web page about how to conserve resources, while astride is an ad or article link about how Paris is hot with the newest silks and leggings.
There's still a lot of money out there. There are a few good souls who are taking their money to the streets (The Gates), but you've got to wonder who's buying all that hand-stitched silk (and believe me, it's hand-stitched in China, probably)...
We're still okay. We may be smarter for a few years. The question is will we stay smarter--more energy conscious? Or get swamped by the hedonists who can't grow up and pony up, and who willy nilly lead to the Collapse of Democracy?
What we've got is a Depression, not a Recession, and there's no one daring to say this, but, still, even people with good managerial jobs are paying attention to things like how much tinfoil they use, or how to use the plastic baggies from the grocery story to store their food in, rather than buying new plastic ziplock baggies.
It's so disconcerting to read articles on the New York Times' web page about how to conserve resources, while astride is an ad or article link about how Paris is hot with the newest silks and leggings.
There's still a lot of money out there. There are a few good souls who are taking their money to the streets (The Gates), but you've got to wonder who's buying all that hand-stitched silk (and believe me, it's hand-stitched in China, probably)...
We're still okay. We may be smarter for a few years. The question is will we stay smarter--more energy conscious? Or get swamped by the hedonists who can't grow up and pony up, and who willy nilly lead to the Collapse of Democracy?
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