$3.79 for a gallon of gas...

though gas has come down again to around the same as a gallon of milk, I have to say that I am kind of luke-warm about it.

why? you may ask... well my reasoning is two-fold.

first, we have been placated into thinking $3.79 per gallon is cheap. while compared to europe and most other countries this is true... I for one remember when it was $0.89 per gallon (which wasn't as long ago as you may think).

secondly, because the pressure has been alleviated for the time being, we will no longer feel the need to pursue alternative energies, and thus fall behind other world powers as they move forward.

while I feel that the change would to something better would be difficult, it is something that in the long run would be worth the challenge.

the art of investigation...

the other day I received one of those emails warning on something or other (flavored crystal meth type things). most of the time those emails tend to be false. granted there are a few that are indeed true (few and far between)... and with a little leg work with google and snopes.com you too can find the truth.

look – we are force fed fear every day, and have been conditioned to not function properly unless there is some looming threat on the horizon... and the closer to home the better!

use those emails as an opportunity to hone your nancy drew or hardy boys skills. do a little research and save the email bandwidth for more important things... like ads for 'V1@gra' and lonely housewives 'looking for sex on the side.'