Five depresing thoughts for a sunny day

1. For the first time that I can remember, I really saw smog in Seattle today. That pretty much goes against everything Seattle stands for in my mind.

2. We’ve set at least three heat records in the past few days, and the temperature is only supposed to go up. I talked to someone today who doesn’t believe in global warming.

3. Long-festering conflict in the Middle East still shows no signs of stopping.

4. Taxpayers have lost nearly $2 billion dollars on scams and corrupt Katrina aid programs.

5. It’s not “cool” to be environmentally conscious, which means there’s very little social pressure for change. That sucks, because I want to have a livable planet in 40 years, but it’s not going to happen unless more people start caring.