Issues of Passion: Addendum

I had a very timely conversation over a pitcher of Bud Light with a nephew in the Star Bar (Sam’s Saloon) after posting yesterday’s attempt at reminding myself what matters. Oh, where do I start.
We have lost our common sense. What if something really, really bad happened – like the economy collapsing and being at war over fuel, and our infrastructure going to hell, and deciding on the next leader…right. But even worse. What if more shit were to hit the fan and we had to rely on our knowledge of how to survive?

Would I be able to light a fire or collect water and food? But let me back up a step or two. Of course we need to conserve energy, if not just for the sake of the high power bill. Of course we should be aware of toxins (like those in even florescent bulbs) and support our local stores and all that. I feel like we are on the brink of something bigger, and maybe my ultimate goal is to learn how to survive should we lose conveniences like power, water, and supermarkets. This goal is not fear-based, but from the desire to gain and implement knowledge of how to live on this Earth without making impacts that are irreparable. To work with what the Earth’s ecology teaches us.

Someday I’ll know how to wire my own solar panels to my toxic battery packs, and fix the wind turbine, and compost my own poo. For now, I’ll work on my own Bug Out Pack/Emergency Preparedness Kit, and learn tricks of the land that we have forgotten about in our industrialized western “civilization” we keep pushing on everybody in the world.