I have little to say this morning.  At the end of the week I am “running on empty” as the phrase goes.  The duties of the week demand attention, a quotient of energy/effort and little is left over when every day is full. 

Today is rainy, overcast, in the 50s, cool for springtime.  Spring sunshine cannot be taken for granted here in the Midwest.  In recent years an abundance of springtime rains cannot be taken for granted either.  We are in a mild drought presently, and 90 degree summer days await us.  Strictly speaking, the fate of humanity is linked to the fate of nature.  Our supply chains will not be able to counter global warming, the disruption of our food supply….

Tomorrow, Saturday is forecast to be sunny.  If the day is comfortable with ample sunshine, I plan to visit Great Lakes Drag-a-Way in Union Grove, Wisconsin.  I wonder if this could be my final attendance, contemplating race cars, horsepower endowed machines “out of place” in a post-industrial age, an age on the cusp of climate catastrophe?  The advent of computers to manage a great many of the functions of new automobiles and the necessity for reducing carbon emissions heralds the advent of affordable electric vehicles.  Soon, very soon. 

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What about a tune with which to greet the weekend?  This one by Jackson Browne is perfect.

Running On Empty

By Jackson Browne

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In ’65, I was 17 and running up 101
I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on

Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I’m running behind

Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive
In ’69, I was 21 and I called the road my own
I don’t know when that road turned on to the road I’m on

Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I’m running behind

Everyone I know, everywhere I go
People need some reason to believe
I don’t know about anyone but me
If it takes all night, that’ll be all right
If I can get you to smile before I leave

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
Look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through
Looking into their eyes I see them running, too

Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I’m running behind

Honey, you really tempt me
You know the way you look so kind
I’d love to stick around but I’m running behind
(Running on)
You know I don’t even know what I’m hoping to find
(Running blind)
Running into the sun but I’m running behind