Where Have We been? Where Are We Going? (Kunstler)

[CanonRay]

On a hot Saturday in mid-July in my corner of the country, when everyone else is cavorting on Million Dollar Beach at Lake George, or plying the aisles of the home Depot, or riding their motorcycles in faux-outlaw hordes, I like to slip away to the neglected places where nobody goes. I seek out the places of industrial ruin - there are many around here in the upper Hudson Valley, and they are mostly right along the river itself, because there are many spots where the water tumbles and falls in a way that human beings could capture that power and direct it to useful work.

http://kunstler.com/blog/2010/07/where-have-we-been-where-are-we-going-1.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. I like this quote from one of the comments in that column:

"democracy" was invented by the aristocracy so they could enjoy the benefits of being aristocratic but without the responsibilities.