I would have never imagined this as a kid growing up in Chicago. It's December 30th, 2006, I'm at Myrtle Beach to welcome in the New Year, and it's almost seventy degrees! We sat out on the beach for over an hour this afternoon. Now, granted, it was in the fifties in Chicago today, which brings us to that big chunk of Antarctica I read about falling off into the ocean.
While we sat there on the beach soaking in the sun, the sounds and the human entertainment, my wife asked my thoughts on the possibility of our children not being able to be doing what we were presently doing in the future for fear of being instantly burned to a crisp.
I have to admit, the first thing that popped into my head was this picture of all five of them as charred crispy critters. How horrific! But then I stopped and realized, except for the occasional short beach trip, these kids don't much see the light of day! My daughters, hunkered down in there suburban houses chasing kids and pets until they're ready to drop. My son, step-son and step-daughter who I'm convinced might be vampires considering the hours they keep. Sometimes I think it would be days before the news got to all of them that the world as we new it had ended.
So, here we are in a new year. Global warming is just a myth...right? Maybe we need to re-elect Al Gore?!
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