The Lariat

Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Commentary

Litter can yet be collected from this land of waste. The adventure of folded newspaper boats sailing down creeks, then recycling them of course, may not be rediscovered, and the demand for eight different personal electronics may not be dethroned. Maybe it is far fetched to think anyone would give their iPod, laptop or Xbox to charity and be satisfied with frolicking in the park. That is OK. Dreams are essential in hard times because they remind us that worlds can shift, swirl and morph painlessly.

Worries about how George W. Bushing long it will take to pay off our student loans and how Bushing hard it will be to even get a loan are totally legitimate. It really is unfortunate that we are inheriting this debt and this long, huge hassle for the rest of our lives, thanks to plenty of powerful strangers. Here in the O.C. no one wants to have to buy one new pair of True Religions per month instead of two. But hopefully, no desperate souls will be forced into the streets to sell crack for their Starbucks cash.

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