So, many people blame someone for the price of gas; the Arabs are a popular target, the government in general and Bush in particular are also decent fodder, some blame oil speculators, some like to point fingers at the SUV driving soccer moms, some Big Oil, and some blame the Jews (they are always an obvious scapegoat for pretty near anything). Tonight, while filling up my little 200 BCE (Before the Christian Era) Dodge Neon, it dawned on me what is really at fault, what bears the full blame for this crisis of fuel costs. And no, as much as I would like to blame the Dutch, I think they are innocent (this time!). No, I have a much more insidious theory.

Me, I blame the dinosaurs. No, seriously, if these reptiles had just hung around for a few more million years, not only would the Flintstones be more or less historically accurate, we wouldn’t be having an energy crisis!

I put in $40 in my car. It could have taken more, but I like to try to end on an even number. Forty is pretty fucking even!

Anyway, damn dinos.