Fair play: Kids, the fair, the future

…Last week the U.S. Department of Energy quietly released a report saying that in less than 30 years we will exhaust the planet


The reality of other threats like global warming increased my melancholia. Most people are not aware of the dire future their children face, which makes me wonder: Would many parents have had children had they known what the future holds?

As for me, I came away from the fair still happy I have chosen a childless path. However, the five days of the fair were just as magical for me as they were for the children. Their happy memories on the Jumpers will eventually fade into the mists of time. Mine will last me for the rest of my life.

Napa Valley Register