Yesterday afternoon my wife and I were out on our covered porch watching the thermometer climb toward 90*, taking advantage of the oppressive heat to hang laundry out to dry, when we realized a loaf of fresh bread was about ready to enjoy.
We had been talking about the life-crushing impacts of anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) and she said, “Ahh, fresh bread, one of life’s little pleasures left for us.” I said, “I think there will still be a few pleasures left for us in this world in the near future, although it sounds like all the shit’s really going to come down for the next generation—whatever they’re going to be called. Let’s see, we had the Baby Boomers, the Now Generation, the Me Generation, Generation X, and I vaguely remember hearing something about follow-up generations Y and Z.
She offered, “How about ‘Generation Y me?’”? I laughed and said, “Well, that one sure fits better that anything I’ve heard yet. After all, they’re the ones who are really going to have to deal with the changes wrought by ACD.”
In case those who vote on such things haven’t come up with a new nick name so far, I hereby petition that the next group of humans born should be labeled, “Generation Y me?”
Exposing the Big Game 
Say hello to Carla please!
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Thanks, I just did for you; she say’s “Hi” back!
We hope you’re staying cool!
Looking at the quote above, I’m at least relieved that my family and I are mostly innocent of the evils threatening future generations, though of course that’s hardly any consolation.
As a species, we can be pretty myopic (and convenient) in the panic buttons we push. In rural New Mexico cages were erected near school buses to prevent wolves from devouring innocent urchins on their way to class while human-caused disasters threatening the whole planet and future generations are largely ignored.
All this talk of overpopulation and climate change and doing ourselves in made me think of this song. Warning: I just have the link for it because there’s a couple of f-bombs in it:
Don’t know who all produced that video, but they should get an award–big time! I wonder if any of the networks have shown it or would have the guts to show it. I’m sure it would evoke howls of outrage from some but what a great way to make a point!
Just one of those tragi-comic things in everyday life I thought I’d share with you guys: I was at the Big Home Improvement Store today (this video kinda reminds me of that too) and they had all kinds of pesticides lined up at the checkout – one guy was loading his cart up with two bags of some ungodly thing with ‘Kills 100+ Kinds of Bugs!’ emblazoned on the front of the bags. What kinds of bugs? Monarch butterflies? Praying Mantises? Good bugs, bad bugs – doesn’t matter – this guy didn’t look like he knew or cared what was in it. 😦 Yuck!
I think a lot of people haven’t grown up. They like to think they have, but they are the same brats as they were during childhood; no thinking beyond what was taught or expected (or that asinine ‘rebellion against convention’ teenager-like angle), they are extremely selfish and unconcerned over the damage and harm they cause to others.
Wonderful work!
This is what Earth will look like–no more blue planet. The sheer tragedy of this is unfortunately the Reality.
We will be putting this on http://www.foranimals.org
Thanks for spreading the word.