Microsoft still wants to buy Yahoo. And maybe Facebook?

This is wild. I guess originally Microsoft said, "Yo Yahoo! Get over here, gimme your lunch money."

And Yahoo said, "Aaaaahhhh!" and ran home to his brother, a karate instructor, who taught him the martial arts in four hours.

The next day, Yahoo saw Microsoft at school. Microsoft said, "Yahoo! Glad to see ya, gimme your lunch money."

"HIYYAAAAHH!!" Yahoo yelled, landing a punch on Microsoft.

Microsoft didn't even flinch, the punch didn't hurt, he was fine, but people all around were remarking to each other that, "Wow, Yahoo can take care of himself!" "Yeah, Yahoo's tough!"

Microsoft had wanted a quick fix, lunch money with no resistance. He didn't know Yahoo would put up a fight.

At home that day, Microsoft regroups, and thinks things out. Maybe he'll have to… play nice.

So Microsoft lets a week go by, allowing the bulk of Yahoo's congratulations to wear off.

Then at school, Microsoft goes over during lunch and says, "Hey Yahoo? Why don't we team up? Together we could Rule the School!"

Yahoo says, in a newly practiced calm cool way, "I'll think about it."

Microsoft, silently infuriated, walks over to Facebook's table. "I never thought about this before, but right now it makes sense. If I can't get Yahoo, I'll get Facebook instead," he thinks.

I recently began to imagine what it would be like to reflect upon the changes that are happening now as if they occurred 100 years ago. Like, "In 1908, the price of fuel rose to incredible new heights, until people gave up altogether on their old energy source, and made incredible progress with new technology."

I think we can do it. I think we're going to have to, whether we like it or not. It might come down to necessity, that we leave oil behind for something better.

Then again, who's to say that someone doesn't discover a major cache of fuel that will last the world another 50 years? I don't think it will happen, but if it does, it might provide the sort of motivation to take it easy that a student feels when they realize their paper isn't due for a whole 'nother month. "Wow, I don't even have to think about that project anymore!"

Just take it easy…