Global warming.

Over my many (some would say thousands) of years residing in the family estate here in scenic Screw Castle I have traipsed, traversed, trekked, and otherwise extensively hiked the local woods, parks and environs. I could tell you where to find the relict populations of the giant (6″+) purple millipede, the hellbender, and the rarest of the woodland spring dwelling salamanders as well as rare and extraordinary species of trees. Over my many years I have observed much change in the flora and fauna (“ya wanna” – F. Zappa RIP) of the region, All of the changes previously attributable to completely direct human intervention. Mechanical and physical intervention by way of foreign species introduction and land form interventions have caused the major changes but this year I have seen the future. The future is that climate change is occurring. This year I have seen two species here on sheep hill  that were never here before in my lifetime. They are from the south – that is to say south of here, and they have moved here on their own. What I would call a true northward range expansion. I saw my first mocking bird here on sheep hill this fall! And this bird was flying within a few 10s of feet from two young (less than 3 year old) eastern red cedars!  Neither of these native species have no fucking business here!  Granted, the two are physically linked - the cedars were probably brought here by way of seeds in the digestive tract of the mocking birds so I may infer that the birds have been here for a few years but that is how they expand their range.

The Chinese curse – “May you live in interesting times” is being visited on us.  

Happy winter solstice and new year to all.

So sad that it should come to this.

I tried to warn you all but, oh dear.

You may not share my intellect.

Which might explain your disrespect.

For all the natural wonders that grow around you!

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

Our world’s about to be destroyed.

There’s no point at getting all annoyed.

Lie back and let the planet dissolve.

Despite those bills of bought-off senators,

I still thought that most of you were sweet dilettante gaia rentors.

Specifically redneck and gun toting bluedog democrats,

 and especially that disgusting ratfuck Lieberman.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish. 

And so it goes on. The money of the great insurance corporations and wealthy interests out-weighs anything that is good for the country. The bribes (campaign donations) to our representatives have subverted any good that can come from our governmental process. Anthropomorphic climatic change is just an artifact of all our greatest scientists, just ask all the pig ignorant conservative radio talk show hosts feeding talking points to great unwashed imaginary friend deluded gullible masses. Health care for our masses unlike all the other developed countries is just completely undeserved. The working class and poor are most undeserving of the fruits of their meager labor. Only the rich should reap any rewards of the massive TARP and bailout funds. Only wall street types deserve a bailout any other sort of money is a handout for the most completely undeserving sort.

I don’t have the time or energy to bring the socialist movement into port.

So I resolve to vote Green Party from now on.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

Our government has been hijacked by the filthy lucre of corporate “free speech”  conservative activist suckpreme court ruling sanctioned bribery. We have been BETRAYED in BOLD FUCKING LETTERS! It has played out in the bright light of nonrepresentive nonresponsive  partisan power politics, designed by the moneyed powers that be, to fuck the middle class.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

And so I go to the cellar to recalibrate the vaunted AntiSnow Generator and do some common good in my own way. Hal asks what he has missed, I retort that it has gone to shit by a betrayal of all that we had hoped for.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

Dump all your shit in the streets – it can’t stink any worse than the stench in the wind blowing from the Washington creeps.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

Unfortunately I can’t leap from the water skyward to leave all this shit.

Or believe me that would be that and this would be it.

So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

The planet if not the galaxy is surely just the domain of the conservative corporate Vogons and their butt fucked delusional lackeys.

So long, so long, so long. And thanks for all the fish!