dear world,

holy crap.

as i look out the window driving down the 101 to Mountain View, I look out over the Bay. The water calmly rocks back and forth, but is strangely tinged with orange. I look up at the sky and it’s completely blanked with grey fog. Actually probably only some fog, and a lot of smoke since so much of California is currently on fire. I look up at the sky and it’s a dark red. For the pat three days the sun has changed colors. And California burns.

Inflation is running rampant around the world. Near double-digits in many parts of the world. Food prices soar. Gas is god knows how expensive. The financial markets tanked yesterday. Crude oil hit a record high a few minutes ago. We’re on pace for the worst June for the index since the Great Depression. And I keep hearing that phrase “Great Depression” more and more in the past weeks. Will people starve in the streets?

I’ve excised my comments on the 2nd amendment ruling yesterday. I’ll just say it was linked to this great article. I know you’re busy, world, you know– fending off the total collapse of consumer confidence, hyper-inflation, fires, etc, etc, but you should read the article. It’s good reading for fans of the Wire (which, dear world, I know you are) since it’s an interview with Burns. But where are our priorities? Where’s the outrage?

love,
surya