Harry Potter connections work for everything.

Today for lunch I had a Lean Pocket of turkey, bacon, and cheese, wrapped in pretzel bread! It made the whole kitchen smell like pretzels and it was delicious. Alas, now it is in my tummy.

In one of my classes I have to read the book "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman, and write a discussion post about the current chapter every Monday. The book is all about global warming and associated problems with the world, and now it is finally getting into Mr. Friedman's proposed solutions to slow down our carbon emissions, by taxing "dirty" energy sources and rewarding innovation and use of "clean" energy sources. But how are we supposed to convince people that it is better to spend money on more efficient systems if the current one seems to do the same work for cheaper. So many people are unaware of how badly we are treating the environment, they just care about if they have cheap gas to put in their car. What I am getting at with this is that I would like to make an analogy to Harry Potter, but I feel that it would not be the right place to do so in a class discussion post (*nerd shame*). So, Voldemort is like carbon emissions. The general public who is unaware of the state of the world, why more natural disasters are happening and it is snowing in April, is like the muggles who are unaware why the bridge collapsed and it is foggy out and random murders are going on around them. The government people debating about what is true and what isn't and getting nothing done, not leading innovation into the future is like the Ministry of Magic denying that Voldemort is back instead of realizing what is true and fighting the fight. I suppose someone like Al Gore could be Harry Potter. Telling us the "inconvenient truth" and hoping we listen before it's too late. What we need now in this world, is a Dumbledore's Army, or Order of the Phoenix. People to lead the "green revolution." Engineers and scientists to generate innovative ideas and implement them, policy makers to write the laws that need to be written, teachers to raise awareness in kids about this global issue. Maybe this is a little overdramatic, but it makes so much sense!

I might get to row
At the Dad Vail Regatta.
Just the fix I need!

I really miss boats, but on a cold, windy day like today, I'm a little bit glad that I don't have the time to spend every morning on the water. However, this opportunity is like the best of both worlds (not in the Hannah Montana sense). I get to experience all the fun of rowing, and hang out with the team, without all the stress! So hopefully that works out.

Okay, now I have to do my 50 crunches and figure out my homework! See you tomorrow, blog!