There is a future...

... we just don't know what it looks like.

I realized that I was spazzing out about worst-case scenarios... *and* thinking they would last forever. Ok, there might be some food shortages or periods of time without electricity. But I would be incredibly surprised if it lasted forever. Or even years.

My children's future adulthoods will be very different than the one we've been living in. But it's not likely we're going to revert back to the Middle Ages.

Worst case scenarios could lead to a change in our style of government so that the government can get people fed. It might lead to different expectations of what "necessities" are. And it's definitely going to involve new technologies that we can't even imagine yet.

Growing up and making changes is painful, as my 6-year-old can attest lately. Our American society has been spoiled teenagers for quite awhile. The bill is coming due. But hopefully after some rough years of mac and cheese, and sleeping on a futon, our American society will evolve into something different, with new methods of food production and distribution, and resource management. And who knows...

And maybe the changes won't be all that dramatic at all.

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

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In the meantime, I stopped by a bike store today and was told I could get the three-wheeled granny bike with the basket and a canopy for less than $400. Those things are going to cost more in the near future. I might need to clear some more space in the garage for a bigger bike.