Last Full Measure of Devolution

Americans are getting fatter while the polar bears are getting thinner. Arctic ice forms later in the fall because of global warming, due disproportionately to Americans' use of fossil fuels, so that polar bears cannot find the fat seals that used to get them through the winter. And aging baby boomers are threatening the viability of the health care-industrial complex, where a lot of money is spent at the end of life, in extreme measures to extend life a few more months.

We Americans are nothing if not indulgent. So when the going gets tough, let's get going – on vacation. If like me you're a fat old american, then yeah, sure, go ahead and book that Alaskan cruise to see the shrinking glaciers. But consider making it a one-way ticket - like life itself. Jump ship up north and start walking until you see wildlife up close and personal. Really become one with Nature. It's ok, you can feed the wildlife. Leave your footprints and everything else.