Can You Imagine...?

"Sustainable Growth" is the oxymoron of our time. Simply put, growth is not sustainable. I live in a country of declining birth rate and if not for immigration, there would be a negative population growth. To grow the economy, there must be more consumers to support it, so my Government imports immigrants to keep the population growing. No, I'm not anti-immigration, but what's the harm in not growing? Neutral growth is sustainable.


When I was born, the World population was 2.8 billion. Today's estimate is 6.8 Billion. Perhaps, (if I'm lucky), in my lifetime, (and certainly by 2040) the world population will reach 10-12 Billion. 2040 is also the year that the Aids epidemic is expected to peak. Right now over 40 million people have HIV or Aids. Currently, this is a world where 6 million children die of malnutrition each year, yet infant mortality has never been lower. A world where antibiotic resistant "superbugs" and Avian Flu are in their infancy. What will a world of 10 billion people look like? Can the world feed and shelter this staggering number? The answer is: not likely. The infrastructure and international cooperation needed to accomplish this feat is unimaginable. When any species becomes to overpopulated, Mother Nature has a way to deal with it..... See you in 2040.


Straw Bale House Update: More digging! the trench for power and water from the well to the pumphouse is complete and the well pipes and wires have been installed. Just the final touches required now. Trusses are still 4 weeks out, but all beams should be picked up or delivered by the middle of next week.



Boo Radley, (a fitting name, don't you think?) continues to make big strides and now runs the house. He doesn't hide as much and is becoming much more relaxed around loud noises etc. In short, he has made himself at home and entertains us with the usual kitty antics

I've cleaned up the site and continue to tweak the look.... the blog archives can now be found on a drop down list.