Walk in the Woods
Vol II: #77 So, What?
Not gonna worry about inflation.
I paid $6.09 per gallon for gas yesterday. Twenty years ago, I’d fill my tank for $12. Today, that number is over $90. And no, this isn’t normal inflation. Using an online inflation calculator, if gasoline followed normal inflation patterns, I should pay something closer to $20 per tank. Even accounting for California’s ridiculous gas taxes, the price would be $25. What a time to be alive.
If I’m honest though, the state of the world doesn’t bother me. Maybe it should. Perhaps I should worry about Ukraine and the high cost of everything, but I don’t. And, I won’t. What’s happening in the world is well beyond my control or influence.
Yeah. That’s the post for today. I’m just not going to worry about things I can’t control. There’s no profit in it.
Also, should anyone wish to blame one particular political party or the other, remember this: Our government passed the Cares Act (to send everyone a check) by near unanimous voted in the House and Senate. And the President signed it (and put his flipping name on the checks like a weirdo.) To recap, the situation we are in is in part what our government did and part things beyond their control. We are here now and the best way to get through it is get creative and get through it.