Climate Crisis

Forget Hillary Clinton.

Forget Obamamania.

Al Gore talking about the weather is where it's at.

While voogling for clips of "An Inconvenient Truth", I came across this clip of Al Gore at last year's TED Conference.

TED is the "Technology, Entertainment and Design" clusterf0ck of CEOs, VPs and anybody who is anybody in the higher echelons of the ever shrinking (or growing, depending on how much of an optimist you are) creative class.

Al Gore was there last year to talk global warming and, well, hilarity ensues. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. If you have not been impressed by the man's renaissance, I promise you, you will have a completely different perception of Al Gore after you see this clip.

Now I understand why Mary Beth of Wampum couldn't wait to start her campaign to Draft Al Gore.

It finally snowed in New York City! This will certainly cheer up my hairless monkeys, especially Thing2.

Thing 2 has been having "nightmares" with global warming, especially after he saw the previews for "An Inconvenient Truth". He's scared about the prospect of the New York City 'drowning' if the polar icecaps melt.

He doesn't want to see the Al Gore documentary.

I asked him why. I wanted to know why he was scared by a documentary but when he watches movies like Lord of the Rings and plays games like Half Life or Halo3, he barely blinks.

His answer?

"Mommy, those are fantasy; but global warming is real".