Is it true that people like to stand in line? I’m not sure, but I do know that I don’t. Whether they like it or not one thing that’s true is that a line draws attention. My daughter and son-in-law have a summertime business on lake Michigan that serves Hawaiian Shave ice. This is an island delight that is relatively unknown in this area. It’s gaining popularity rapidly which will usually mean that there is a line formed waiting to be served. Their market is all foot traffic and nothing increases their business like a line waiting to be served. Some people will actually get in line without knowing what they are in line for. Now, to me, that defies logic…….. standing in line isn’t fun….. so there must be something else…….. what could it be? I think that it is fear……… fear of missing out on something good. “Logic” says that whatever it is, it has to be good or people wouldn’t be standing in line for it……… RIGHT????

I have noticed that this same “logic” seems to apply to other things too…….. like…… “global warming” for example. This movement has undergone a name change, it is now climate change, since the warming part has slowed down. It still attracts a lot of followers that feel good about being involved in something that they are sure is very important to all mankind, therefore “they” are important……. without having to actually do anything constructive. People will march, carry signs, even give “opinions” based on “science” they say……… is it accurate? Is it?………..It depends on what part of their point of view you are considering. Is the climate changing………(yes) if so how quickly (not sure)……. what is causing it (you)……… what can be done about it (very little)……… and how are YOU…… YES YOU……….. injuring our very ability to survive by your actions. Feel guilty yet? Then do something……… what…….. here carry this sign……. DONATE……… aahhhhhh……. finally a reason that makes sense. Money……. money gives power to all causes and it draws attention, and validity, to their ideas. A string of “experts” will be ushered out to support their theory. Any “experts” with opposing views, will be vilified.

Global warming can be questioned, after all periods of time go by when the climate goes the other way, but climate change can’t be disputed. That has been going on since the birth of our planet (Thankfully so, where I live there used to be a very large glacier). The rational question to ask might be is this “change” a normal ongoing condition for a planet such as ours, or is the impact of human activity throwing things out of whack thereby DESTROYING our very survivability? How does a rational person decide? Lets look at the record of the people and groups that have been giving the clarion call about the looming disaster. I think of them as “chicken littles”…….. sincere…… but…… wrong! 1. Have they been right on their time line predictions? (NO) 2. Have they been right on the consequences of the change? (NO) 3. Do they do the things that they claim you must do to avoid the looming disaster? (NO) 4. Do they still buy homes by the sea (yes)……….. (why would they do that if they know that the sea is going to raise drastically) these are reliable experts? These experts do not want their lives impacted, just yours and mine. FEEL GOOD is expensive even if it is ineffective, soooo………… stand in line and pay up. Usually their dire predictions are based on ” at the current rate” of activity. Disputing their predictions you will be the target of at the very least, “name calling”, and vilification. (name calling is ALWAYS the first sign of a weak argument), IF human activity is the cause of “climate change” then human activity MUST be controlled and CHANGED!! If you equate “climate change” to a forest fire how should, or would, it be fought? With a forest fire you go after the large part of the fire with the big assets, air drops, heavy equipment, and a lot of boots on the ground. Once the fire is “contained” you go into the mopping up stage putting out what is left. With all the resources thrown at wild fires it is still usually the change of seasons that finally puts them out……. snow…….. nature…… global cooling if you will. So if “climate change” is caused by human activity the question should be what humans……. and what activity? Where are the hot spots and what fuel feeds them? Fossil fuel is an easy target. It hasn’t been around all that long and you can see the smog. The largest concentration of humans on the planet is in China and India so it stands to reason that these countries are the “hot spots“……. and their consumption of fuel has grown due to their industrialization? So ironically fossil fuel usage and climate change can be equated to human progress. does this mean that being against climate change necessitates being against a better standard of living for under developed peoples? Hhhhmmmmm…… a conundrum………….. well if a hats brim reduces sunlight on your face thereby making you cooler it only makes sense that air pollution is giving the Earth unnatural “shade” making it cooler…. right? What is causing air pollution…….. the burning of fossil fuels of course…… isn’t it obvious? If you put these “truths” together it seems that the “cure” for climate change is to send letters to China and India letting them know of the problem and tell them to stop polluting! Problem solved……… maybe not…….. because they do not give a whit about the “problem”, they agree with this nations ideas about “necessary changes” just so that they can maintain commerce with us. Where are the “lines of people“, or the protesters screaming about climate change in those countries? They are not committed to taking any action until sometime way in the future. Only we are required to “take action now”! That equates to demanding more money from you that will have zero impact, in any way, on climate change. Our negotiating skills are nothing less than amazing.

People that claim that the planet can be destroyed by man are underestimating “nature”. Populations of all things on this planet ebb and flow. If humans do have an adverse effect on any part of the planet nature will correct the problem…….. droughts end, over grazing comes back, forests re grow, the numbers of predators and prey cycle. People can not control nature! Does it make sense to me to have as little impact as I reasonably can on my surroundings? I think so. Just because it is cold outside you don’t throw your trash in the living room do you? As for you…… do as you will because that is where you can make a difference in your world. Oh…. and I recommend that you stay out of lines unless you know what they are for.

From a clean living room, and out of line, it is Dave of the Woods