Reply #92: I'm not really outraged at the banks charging those

[Lucky Luciano]

rates on their cards. Everything about using those cards is a choice. You do not need to use them, but as I have already outlined, they are good to have.

I am concerned about global warming, but less than most. I am a bit more fatalistic about the whole thing. Perhaps we have done our damage and it is time for the earth to give some payback. George Carlin has a great bit about self-righteous environmentalists that I agree with in the satirical manner in which he presents it.

http://www.chaparyan.com/2005/04/george-carlins-planet-is-fine.php

To be clear though, I do always recycle and try to do my part, but I refuse to be as extreme about it as you appear to be. I feel you miss out by restricting yourself so thoroughly and completely, but that is your choice and I do not judge you. I like to travel the world. I like to visit my friends in L.A. where I went to grad school. I like to check out Costa Rica...or run down to South America...and see the world first hand. I guess you need to find a commune to live on which is all well and good, but you will not be able to experience the world that way. To be honest, it sounds like you lock yourself in your room.

What do you consider living? I might be interested in adding something to my repertoire. I usually like outdoor activities and I see you like rock climbing. The gunks by Lake Minnewaska are nearby in New Paltz - I think that is the most beautiful palce in New York State actually.

edited to comment about the "satirical manner in which presents it"