Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my consummate friends! How are you? I must say that Mr. OrbsCorbs’ blog about the little green shoots coming up in his backyard made my week. I am so tickled by nature’s annual renewal. I know it is a show that I’ve seen many times before (well, not that many times – I’m a lady and don’t reveal my age), but the gradual greening up of lawns, the small buds breaking open on trees and shrubs, the sprouts sticking up through the soil, the twitter and tweets of birds returning to the landscape, the slowly lengthening days - all of it still thrills me every time that I witness it. Spring is my favorite time of year. I predict that we will have a good one.

I received an email from our illustrious Mr. SER, who wrote:

“Dear Madame Zoltar,

“Do you foresee the day all the ‘tree huggers’ and the crazy environmentalists will stop blocking drilling for oil here in the United States?

“We know where it is and it is a very large amount, but for some asinine reason these environmentalists must want us to purchase crude oil from foreign countries.”

Oh my, Mr. SER, that is a politically charged question. I believe that there are responsible and caring people on both sides of the issue. And there are “crazies” on both sides, too. To be honest, I’m not sure of the best way for us to progress on energy issues. A continued, deep dependence upon oil, whether foreign or domestic, doesn’t seem advisable, especially as renewal resources become more affordable. At the same time, I don’t see us kicking the oil habit anytime soon. Our entire economy and infrastructure is built around it. So, the answer to your question? I believe that depends upon the situations in the Middle East more than environmental concerns in the United States. If our overseas supplies of oil are seriously imperiled, we will have little choice but to drill for our own, whether that is too little, too late, or not. The President is already talking about releasing gasoline from the federal reserves. Again, I believe all of this hinges on the Middle East. And, to be honest, I would prefer not to issue an official prediction on that situation. No one likes the bearer of bad news….

I’m sorry, but I must report that all of the turmoil occurring in our state has taken its toll upon me. When so many people get so upset and clash, it causes great discord in the ether. As someone finely attuned to the ether, the discord then affects me. As I’ve stated previously, I am putting out as much positive energy as I can, but there is no way that I can overcome such an immense outburst of anger and resentment. Instead, I must retreat to blocking out as much of the ether as possible. I do that by occupying myself with other things, like watching this classic 1936 cartoon, “To Spring.” It beautifully portrays the actual processes which turn winter into spring.



Mother Nature once introduced me to some of those slumbering spring elves. Let me tell you, those little rascals get more than a little horny after sleeping all winter. Oh my!

Thank you for reading my blog this week, my dears. I adore every moment that we spend online together. My regular and irregular regulars and Irregulars make me happy. I love you all. I’m sending you a psychic smooch as you read this. Did you feel it? A little sloppy.  That’s the Zoltar® love. You are special.

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Have a wonderful week, each and every one of you. Don’t let our differences destroy us. We are much more alike than unalike. We share common dreams. May we share common sense. Ramiferous!