Fog, Smog, Blog

So, really. As I write this Atlanta, GA is in the worst heat wave that I can remember. Temperatures are hitting 100 degrees and a giant dome of smog is sitting over the city. Day or night, the heat is stifling -- it's terrible!

Little humans all around me are hiding in their houses and putting their air conditions in overdrive. The coal burning power plants that surround the city are breaking new megawatt records as they belch more soot into the sky to keep us comfortable. But the pollution only helps to trap the heat -- it's bad for our lungs, and it really only makes us more miserable.

Highway signs are flashing, "Red Air Quality Alert - Carpool, Stay At Home, Fuel Your Car After 6 p.m." Yet, no one really pays attention. I'm just amazed that no one really "gets it" or really cares.

People are still wanting to buy their big dream cars, apparently not realizing or caring that they are making the problem worse. Preachers still drone on about the Second Coming, yet they make no effort to encourage their flock to drive less.

Folks still buy their trophy houses way out in the countryside and make their 40-50 mile commutes to work, not realizing or caring that that they are part of the problem. Individuals still fuel their cars in the middle of the day. The politicians still do nothing about mass transit as the asphalt lobbyists slip another roll of bills into their hands.

All is normal in our overheated, polluted, dying world. No one really knows what time it is, and no one really cares.

What have I learned from this? I have learned that human behavior is very hard to change. We are locked into our habits and WILL NOT modify them for the common good, or our own good. Folks will still get their big car, trophy house, fuel in the daytime, and resist mass transit. And they won't buy low sulfur gas, carpool, or avoid driving.

So, I have a simple message: Those of you who ARE doing things to help combat global warming and air pollution, I respect you. Those who do nothing are simply part of the problem, and I do NOT respect you. Yes, I know your religion says that this is all part of the last days, but YOU created this problem, not God. YOU trashed God's Creation and now you expect God to come make a rescue mission. Well, let me tell you something buster -- your shoes are mine!