Earth to Number 9, come in please...

'Earth to Number 9, number 9.. come in, come in...'

The words of my taxi cab dispatcher greeted me as I climbed back into my cab at 4th and B streets
this past Sunday, now it's Tuesday. I let him know that I was ready to roll.

Number 9 is 10-8 here at the San Anselmo Library right now.


How do we deal with this world? How do I with all my youthful optimism and some arrogance and a whole lot of self doubt. That would be 1975, how do I engage with the world? But now it's 2012 what happened to that cult of optimism that was mine to share with the world as we grooved our way towards the Greening of America. I floundered... I faltered I... Hah ..!! Old man how are you doing?

So the world keeps rolling as humanity ponders existence and our collective situation.

Day after day the newspaper announces, trumpets some new event much of it represents 'progress' seems like nothing is challenged. Should I share my list? The latest attempt to pump up the economy 'a forceful measure' from the Fed to buy back 40 Billion a month until the economy improves. OK. Wall Street rallied on the bold move. Too deep for me. Somehow you buy back these bonds that represent debt because you are the Federal Reserve Bank system - you are not the government of the US. How do you do the bookkeeping on this? So after a year of buying back 40 Billion a month you have another half a trillion of someone's debt. The people of the US? Anyways I read two in depth articles in the NY Times I could find nothing to explain where this money actually comes from and how it will show up on the books. I know I am dumb as can be.

Poor Bernancke looked so burnt out, I think It's kind of deep for him too.

Then we have our next President Obama our Second President Obama where in finally hope and change
will be revealed. I better keep my head down avoid eye contact. Sorry world I have no idea what you are up to.

Locally in small town California San Rafael as a passenger who grew up in Cleveland tells me 'this is paradise' I love his good spirit and happiness with a sense of place. As he speaks I look out on the landscape through my windshield at the intersection of 3rd Street and Union Street and can see the sweep of pavement and cars from the Montecito Shopping Center on my left Rite Aid PetsRUs Trader Joes and then Whole Foods on my right with.... bad traffic and the freeway ahead It's Ok Guy breathe Paradise. Breathe.

Number 9. Yes. Well do you have any solutions? I still believe in Rock and Roll and music in general. I can't quite figure out why we haven't figured out that the destruction of the Earth is bad for us. The difficulty is there are so many people more practical than I am and they can see that SMART progress that Clean and Green developement like the 600 units proposed near the civic center is no problem that actually is an improvement according to the Marin Bicycle Coalition or Sustainable Marin.

I would like to see one tree planted for every 8 parking spaces ...

Start packing it up the anxious librarian at 4:46PM tells me. 'That's what I am doing.' I say, as I try to wrap this up.

As my friend Ron says, Traffic.. that's not the guy in front of you or the guy behind you. It's you if you weren't there there wouldn't be any traffic. I do get it. Time to go out into the world again.

The Persistent Blogger

I wish I could be a lot more dedicated. Does anyone ever think like me that some how 'I'
am responsible for the world? Is that the sign of a someone whose self importance is way too high or is that some elemental sign of being alive?

 Computers are not good for me these days. I am having 'EMF' sensitivity issues as I amy have mentioned somewhere before. Right now working on the computer from the San Anselmo Library is a healthier option than my own Macbook.

 Obama Romney... wrong direction for America.

 Ya' never know everything might just be working out.

  This Global Warming stuff based on our addiction to our cool cars and getting around. How about planting trees and personal conservationn efforts.

   I am harder on Obama than Romney because Obama purports to be the guy who is 'hip' to the 'planet in peril' as he called our world in 2008. It's just amazing to me how someone cannot see how absolutely necessary a transformation of the planet is required and maybe begin to see that all the right steps lead to positive outcomes, as in ... independent business means more money staying local and more freedom, people finding more happiness in their own community, makes their community a cooler place.

  Om every step has to be taken.. every step... no magic wands. I am harder on myself than anyone and I know that ain't a particularly good thing. Still looking forward to a trip to Oregon as soon as I finish off a few more medical bills... still dealing with the kidney stone finances from Spring time.