Some mornings I truly wonder if it is just me or is the traffic actually worse? I take the I-5 over to the 50 then the Business 80 loop, so I usually get a taste of any and all traffic issues, for which I am utterly grateful (read sarcasm here).

But aside from listening to some great radio, I do get a chance, while sitting on the Northbound I-5/Eastbound 50 ramp to notice that for more than a month, a potted plant that appears to have fallen out of a vehicle is still there. It adds color to the weeds pushing up through the cracks in the pavement. And then I can imagine a futuristic world in which all the freeways will be taken over by weeds.

Another radio update and it appears Chevron is partnering with UC Davis to research fuel from urban waste. The official quoted on the radio said there wasn’t enough corn in the world to produce enough ethanol to meet fuel needs. …But waste is another matter. Definitely renewable. Definitely in low demand and in high supply. Good luck UC Davis. I hope you find away to put our sh*t to work.