Who inspires us most?
Our friends. Every day. Why should I bring this up? It's been ages since I've written in this blog. REALLY, what's the point in having it if I don't rant. That's the name isn't it? King Rants.
It's because of Miguel, that I have been inspired again to write. (See his blog at http://www.againagain.blogspot.com/). He writes all the time. Sometimes with just a link, a pic, a note, a thought. No pressure. This is how to blog.
Blogging has so much pressure.
I have to be pithy, lengthy, intelligent. Nope, not really.
I have to make a statement, post pictures, rant really really rant-like. Nope, again.
Why today? Inspiration. There's a new movie coming out this summer called, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Go the site to see the trailer (http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/electric.html). It's an amazing site. (check out the timeline. Electric Cars were invented BEFORE the Model T) It's informative and infuriating. It has all the makings of a whodunnit. Now that I'm freelancing on Chevron, I've been consumed with the oil and car industry. The environment. The past, the present and the future administrations who have tried to help (Carter) and not help (um, Village Idiot?).
Let me leave this nugget with you. Maybe it will intrigue you to go to the site.
GM was the leader in Electric Cars with the creation of the EV1. They beat out Toyota and Honda in the mid-90's. But, then they bought the company that made Hummers. Ooops, well, Hummers will ultimately make more money for the company and the oil industry. Suddenly GM decided to stop making the EV1. Sad, so sad...I sometimes like my world of turning the other way. After watching "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and researching this Electric Car site, I'm first angry, then depressed at the situation today. Even, (Geoff Rogers), if HALF of what they movies talk about is true, it's still a sad sad state of affairs...
OK, so this was a Rant Rant, and a Debbie Downer at that. But, hey, sometimes learning is fun. And sometimes not so much.
