Monthly Archives: February 2011

That hush-hush, politically charged and relatively unexplored term came up on Yahoo News recently.  No, it's not "Arctic Summer Sea Ice", or "budget deficit" or even "Fisher-Underwood Complex."(Though, I'm amused by any infusions of romance into the hockey world, and was happy to hear that Ottawa has traded Mike Fisher to Nashville so he can be with Carrie).   I'M TALKING ABOUT PEAK OIL!  I really don't like that word or idea.  Most of us don't.  It's better just to suck on the pacifier of ignorance when it comes to predictions such as this.  "Mr. president, please tell us it's OK.  Mr.  Cheney, Mr. Enron, Mr. Chevron, please let us know we can keep driving like we do."  Hell, I love to drive.  I need to drive.  Our infrastructure is bult around our dependence for efficient and relatively affordable transportation.   So

 August 2010 - I traded in my beloved 1997 Vegistroked Ford PSD with for a Toyota Camry.  Poor economy, lack of landscaping work, change in interests and impending tranny rebuild forced me to let go of the Beast.  I wanted a diesel, but the dealership had nothing for me and the offer on my truck was twice blue book thanks to a new program via Autotrader.   As I drove away in the camry,  I told myself little lies, "This is only temporary....this is the easy and responsible thing to do...."  As the weeks churned on,  the fuel bills mounted and one to many whiffs of gasoline exhaust I began to break down.  Additionally, it was hard to ignore the mounting stash of 300 gallons of clean WVO in my side yard.

November 2010 -  "Broke and desperate"