OK, it's February, and I'm a little behind (no jokes, please). But I read a lot of Peak Oil blogs -- The Oil Drum, Energy Bulletin, Post Carbon Institute, not to mention Kunstler -- and frankly, it's hard to be happy. Nearly every day I come across another article that starkly illuminates the next facet of our impending doom.

There were several I wanted to post here, but by the time I got around to it, I had lost them. There was one in particular that included some amazing satellite photos of commerical jet contrails criss-crossing the United States like the crust on an apple pie.

I can't find that one now. But today I found something different -- an article that doesn't drive me out on the ledge. It's about Dean Kamen and his latest venture, and it's really worth the five minutes it takes to read and think about. Yes, I laughed along with you at Segway Polo, and I'm really not a fan of the $100 laptop (I've seen what kids do with computers and I'm not too impressed). So while this could have been a goofy combination of the two concepts, I'm ultimately excited to see this kind of development and I hope it can make a difference.