July is here. enjoy it

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
-Henry Adams

Living on the edge of civilization until I was 17 helped me look at the second chapter of my life that took place in cities through a different lens. I have no illusions that the country life is without struggle or problems. The way that people treat each other in the wide open spaces and forests of maine were generally very friendly and compassionate. The first 10 years of my life was filled with a strong feeling of community and fellowship. My parents took me to mayday parties in the woods and had many eccentric friends. Off gridders/ industrial artists/ beekeepers/ woodsmen/ herbalists/ farmers/ and from their life in massachusetts many folks from more typical occupations law/ medicine/ corporate etcetteratta.

I sensed a difference between the mainiacs and the flatlanders, mostly it was the exterior things/ clothes/cars/. I thought the city was cool and appreciated our trips there but was never truly at home. At this point in my life I have a dependable car and spend alot of time circulating between wilderness and cities. I have found my niche in being in neither all of the time and for as long as gas is this price I can afford to. I feel guilty alot for using so much gas. I have probably driven 200,000 miles in 4 years.

16,000$ in gas at 30 MPG and 6,666 gallons at 2.50 avg price. 6,666x 6lb in a gallon of gas = 40,000 Lb's

I plan on helping our nation work on solutions for greener transport in my lifetime... I first have to get mine under control.