Rantings of the Fall

Just starting to feel the need to document my life a bit more now. I know I've written many pages in the past that have been lost. Perhaps my thoughts will stay here. I tend to over think a lot though. Knowing what I know about how much energy is required to keep data centers running, the problems that energy production will pose for the future, and the inevitable resource conflicts to come in the not so distant future. The wife and I always have an interesting time discussing the future. She tends to think positively and hope that things will work out right. My issue is not necessarily that I am incapable of hope or faith, but that I am always compelled to look at the current state of things, the trends, and the data pointing to the future. It is a little depressing what we all are doing to the world we live in. I was on a 3+ hour drive the other day and thought about the concept of "intelligent" life. I almost laughed out loud because of the inherent irony of that statement as it pertains to human life. If we, of all the species on the planet, are so damned intelligent then why are we the only ones refusing to live on the planet in a harmonious balance with the rest of the world. That realization almost makes humanity seem like a cruel joke. We have the ability to reason and think but can't recognize some of the most basic truths that animals, with fractions of the brain capacity we enjoy, innately know. It all stems from a very beautiful and tragic dilemma. Why not? I was driving 3+ hours to do some work for my employers and also visit my family. Why do I live so far away from my parents? Why do I live so far from work? How far do the things I consider necessary to live travel to reach me? We keep expanding and "improving" but why? What was so wrong with the world before the car? We always think to ourselves, we can so we may as well. But sadly we cannot think ahead and see the consequences. Anyways, wasting "company time" ..back to work.

/rant off