"Awesome" use only seems to have escalated now that it has completely crossed over into the soccer mom mainstream, but it's been overused for easily a decade. Baggy pants have finally buggered off, now it's awesome's turn.

"Take it to the next level" and "big time" are out of control, and "think again" is really starting to irk me - as in, "If you think the rainy season's over - think again!" It seems to passive-aggressively suggest that you're an ignorant boob.

Well, if, as an American, stomach-churning hippy crap like peace symbols bothers you, you can probably go ahead and breathe a big sigh of relief, because I don't think you'll be seeing much of it in the near future. Except perhaps in history books.

Ahhh - that's better.

Yes, we'll all grow wine and olives.

It's really very simple - if the US and Canadian governments are hiding data, refuting data, dithering over data, and generally stalling and denying the entire issue, then chances are climate change is real and ugly.

Sorry, but I'm not going to go with the suits on this one. Who in their right mind still believes that government has our best interests in mind, that their judgment on anything is ever well-informed and productive?

Where do people get this bizarre faith in our overlords?