kevin costner: this could be your comeback

standing in front of the ATM machine, i had asked, "i" if she had a 401(k) plan:

i: no, but i need to.

me: oh, really? (i had just figured that as a teacher, she would have had that covered already).

i: i need to research companies that deal in water purification. you know, i think the next wars will be fought over water.

"whoa!" i thought. i never thought that far ahead, like that. do people really plan their retirement funds based on the next wars of tomorrow? for a second, i thought of the movie "waterworld," where land, or soil, was like gold to those living in a post-apocalyptic era. what kind of attempted-blockbuster hit film could be made out of the search for potable water? then, i thought, what a bleak future. can humanity sink to such selfish levels in which basic necessities for life--like water--could be a prized commodity over which we would have to battle? hey "v," weren't you the one who blogged: "beam me up, scotty; this planet sucks?"