We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
That really long-term graph looks like an EKG - Gaia's heartbeat if you will. The guy who produced the 'hockey stick' graph deserves to be pilloried for distorting the data in such a way. This video should be required screening for every eco-freak and science teacher. Shame on the hockey stick creator!