Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

This year's topic is "Climate Change."

The Blog Action Day website contains a few suggestions for particular types of blogs on how they might address the issue. Some of the suggestions...

* A Technology or Business blog might write about emerging clean tech and how innovative companies might be able to help address the problem of climate change.
* A Health or Lifestyle blog might write about how climate change will affect our children's health and daily living.
* A Nonprofit or Political blog might write about how climate change is deeply connected to many other issues - such as poverty and conflict.
* A Design blog might write about new trends in eco-friendly or sustainable design.
* A Travel blog might write about the places you want to see now before climate change makes them difficult to access or, well, under the sea.

I didn't like any of those angles.

I like George Carlin's take on the issue.

Not always, mind you. There are days when I would violently disagree with George on this one. But sometimes, I think he's really on the right track here. Maybe (and I know this is shocking) the truth lies somewhere in the middle (and probably skewed a bit toward George's perspective).

And, in any event, I didn't think we'd be hearing too many voices coming from this particular angle on Blog Action Day. So in the interests of balance, perspective, humility and, perhaps most importantly, a bit of humor, here's what George Carlin would have said about this year's topic.



Grace and Peace,
Raffi