@arifsali - I had no idea you did stand-up... For the record - the movie was first released in London, so it's Europe that's watching that one.

But it is humorous how bring that up, as if if the movie didn't come out - somehow this crisis was going to be averted? Or are you implying that the prices are so high because the movie come out?

I realize these questions sound less than intelligent, but so does your joke, I'm afraid.

Invictus is right on the money. Certainly a crisis and the solution is where the US is certainly appears to be moving towards, just not something that can happen overnight. The 'myth'anol doesn't seem to be the right answer, but driving less and getting more ef...

@arifsali - I had no idea you did stand-up... For the record - the movie was first released in London, so it's Europe that's watching that one.

But it is humorous how bring that up, as if if the movie didn't come out - somehow this crisis was going to be averted? Or are you implying that the prices are so high because the movie come out?

I realize these questions sound less than intelligent, but so does your joke, I'm afraid.

Invictus is right on the money. Certainly a crisis and the solution is where the US is certainly appears to be moving towards, just not something that can happen overnight. The 'myth'anol doesn't seem to be the right answer, but driving less and getting more efficient cars and getting away from Middle Eastern oil certainly a move in the right direction, along with alternative energies etc. There's plenty of talk on the subject these days... and plenty of people and companies moving in the right direction. And the current prices, as much as you want to dump anything & everything on America, are due to India & China.

Clearly the status quo needs to change in this area, it won't only do wonders for energy situation, but also likely to have another positive side-effect, namely lack of funds flowing to terrorists.

As for "Sex in the City" - personally I don't plan to go see it, "Kung Fu Panda" is more enticing...

the Prince of Caspian of Narnia series contains nothing but war and sword fights. There's basically no magic, no curiosity, no wisdom.

Just like our present "modern" world (and the majority of its inhabitants' spirit.) No magic, no philosophy, no wisdom, no mystery. Just a plain "sword fight" and violence - while everything seems clearly simple beyond any sophisticated mystery.

"The winner takes it all, the weak starves"... All our TV shows culture, movie industry, computer games and even "modern literature" is based on this plain idea. But, hey, maybe that's why we are becoming face to face with such a critical situation at such a critical phase of our history.

As good old...

the Prince of Caspian of Narnia series contains nothing but war and sword fights. There's basically no magic, no curiosity, no wisdom.

Just like our present "modern" world (and the majority of its inhabitants' spirit.) No magic, no philosophy, no wisdom, no mystery. Just a plain "sword fight" and violence - while everything seems clearly simple beyond any sophisticated mystery.

"The winner takes it all, the weak starves"... All our TV shows culture, movie industry, computer games and even "modern literature" is based on this plain idea. But, hey, maybe that's why we are becoming face to face with such a critical situation at such a critical phase of our history.

As good old Bobby said decades ago:

"A hard rain's a-gonna fall..."