My grandmother died in a car accident in the early 70s. My mother still has her purse. In it, there is a receipt for her last rent payment (for a house, not an apartment) which was something ridiculously small, around $35. This was rural Tennessee.

Taconite (Tuesday)

Super-Based Man

Bruh, my nephew… They had to delay his circumcision because the poor guy’s member was “too small.” I tried to convince my family members that they should just not do it.

But, no. They waited until he was big enough and went ahead with the circumcision. This was only about 13 years ago.

At no point in the geological record has atmospheric carbon increased this quickly. We do not know if the systems can adapt quickly enough. Just because it’s not going to happen in my lifetime does not mean it’s not going to happen.

It kinda is the end of the world though. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves into the ocean, making it more acidic. When it reaches a certain point, marine life starts dying. Complex terrestrial life won’t last long without it.

Not today, maybe not even this century. But, eventually.