Korsgaard's blog

Today dear readers, is Earth Day, a day where many of the more 'environmentally conscious' students at my college (my grandfather would have called them hippies, and he isn't too far off) chose to preach about the virtues of driving a hybrid, he evils of eating meat, and tell how unless we all quit using fossil fuels this instant, global warming is going to turn the world into a Roland Emmerich movie.

I'm going to share with you something personal my dear readers: I hate driving. It's expensive, time consuming, and has way too many variables for comfort. I'd be kidding if I said one of the big reasons I support the creation of viable mass transit is so I can realistically get around without driving. Until that day comes however, I am wholly dependant on automobile travel, and bound by the laws of the road, including the dreaded speed limit. Which is rather unfortunate, because as far as laws go, the speed limit is one in dire need of repeal.

Last Sunday, in between bouts of funny commercials and the Madonna concert I changed over to The Simpsons for, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Given my that neither my pick or my team made it, I'm rather pleased with the outcome - after all, any day I get to see the smile get wiped off of Tom Brady's smug face is a good day.

As the new year approaches, it is only natural for people to both look to the past and look to the future, and guessing where ourselves and this year will fit in the long term. In fact, I am reading one of my old science-fiction pulp magazines from around the mid 1950s, and some of the guesses they had for our own time.

Few people would debate that the Internet is an integral part of the modern world and is perhaps the largest engine for artistic expression, economic growth, scientific advancement and human freedom in the whole of human history, and will likely only become even more so in the future. Of course, with that in mind, it makes all too perfect sense that the government wants to ruin it.

While no doubt many people are paying attention to today for the uniqueness of the numbers on the calender, I hope all of you take the time to remember today is Veteran's Day. While some of you will no doubt celebrate this holiday by going shopping at the holiday sales or lounging about on a day off of work, I do hope you take the time to honor our 21.8 million living military veterans, celebrate their service and sacrifice.