We are all afraid of the now.

The economic depression created by the Bush republican bankers their fellow thieves and upper class royalty within his government---out here in the real world everyone is scared shitless----losing their jobs and their life savings......and although the term "we haven't seen the worst of it yet" has been pundited to death---it's being said because it's true----there's peak oil, inflation, the collapse of social security, and the collapse of suburban infra structure failure looming just over the horizon to deal with. Obama is the only light in the darkness we have...and it is unfair to focus on a single human to pull us toward the light but it is all we have....right now. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7859621.stm

I consider my wife and i so lucky and am so thankful that we researched the upcoming immediate future and took action by changing our lifestyle in advance of this depression...but truthfully the our driving goal was to do right---to be responsible---and to take no more than we needed---deciding to do right saved us. For now.......

Here are two different articles on how marijuana is almost legalizing itself. Unfortunately Obama states that he's against the "official" legalization of marijuana.I was hoping that this would be an integral part of real change but.... There is a natural process evolving---- where a combination of reduction in sentencing and the destruction of the economy is eliminating enforcement all over the nation and will probably produce the "periscope depth" acceptance of marijuana by our society. California citizens are already substituting being independent weed growers for their loss of gainful employment.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-mjdecrim0126.artjan26,0,7411551.story?track=rss

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28354324/
I'm beginning to believe that our society will evolve on this issue on it's own, (even against the will of the elite) to become a mature society on marijuana possession.

Winter is a lower mileage time for hybrid boy--averaging anywhere between 45 to 50 miles per gallon as compare to the 52 to 56 miles per gallon average during the spring-fall-and summer seasons. The stupidity of this is that the gasoline engine in my Prius must run more to keep the catalytic converter at supposed operating temperature---the stupidity comes in where as the car passes emission standards without it---but the law requires a converter on the exhaust system--so my mileage routinely falls during the colder months---my prius just turned 30,000 miles and received it's offical servicing---zero problems and zero defects experienced. With the recent fall in the price of a gallon of gasoline my total weekly expenditure for an average week of commuting and other usage is between $9.00 to $12.00---i really just love the concept and application of this vehicle. Since it's winter here in New Mexico i have not been out and about on my segway at all..just too cold....but come the spring time i am planning on expanding my useage of the Seg as transportation on my days off.

I just purchased my first watch in a while. Purchasing this watch was the result of rehabbing my personal kit--(see previous blog). I just felt as if i needed something new to go along with the new me so to say....the watch i ordered is an inexpensive, Nike Ambient Fresh..i had never seen this timepiece before and there are literally no reviews on it that i can find.It is a combination analog/digital,stopwatches, alarms, temperature ruling---all the usual internal extras and although it is not the style of watch i usually fall for---it was the design that drew me to this watch. Although the band needs immediate replacing i can deal with that----at any rate the watch is excellent--light weight and easy on the wrist. I like it....the other chronograph entry is on the President---below is a link to an article listing out President Obama's watch history---including a recent chronograph given to him by his Secret Service detail that protected him during the election process----it's a very good article that not only displays different watches owned by Obama over the years but delineates out how we watch Otaku's think----

http://www.onthedash.com/docs/obama.html

LEARN how to garden---it's going to be important to you in the future! Browse flickr and notice all the happy people pictures----it makes you feel good...make your own art rather than buying it---adopt a dog from the pound they really need you and will love you without questions.