Today is the 207th anniversary of Mr. Jeffereson's great constitutional crisis, that is of course the Louisiana Purchase. Think of how miserable we would all be if the good ol' USA only extended to Mississippi River, all cramped up on the east coast. Or worse yet, still out west but speaking french or something. But on the topic of space, we all want our own and that's fine. With that though, comes the profiteer, and this profiteer comes in many forms, the land owner, the local leaders, state government, etc. These profiteers have set themselves up to make money from your desire to have a bit of space. Locally, our land owners and local government had to wait 10 years to get into the run away development act and to make matters worse the market is crap. That's not going to stop the locals from rubber stamping every half-assed development scheme out there. They want there part, even if it is not a good idea, either locally, globally or both. Think of it, lets build more homes too far from peoples jobs, so they need to burn more fuel and create more warming gasses to destroy the planet (if you believe in that sort of stuff). Speaking of fuel, I've notice a rise in the voices of those who want to do away with drilling in America. And that's fine too, if you don't drive and don't use plastics, etc. Otherwise, all you are saying is that, the rest of the world can have oil slicks and spills and toxic air and water, not America. Sadly the gulf spill is nothing more than a reminder of the true cost of the American lifestyle, but this time it's close to home and it's on T.V.Tonight's photo the road less travelled.
Dan
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