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  • a plasma screen in every room is this year’s home improvement goal
  • you think “Energy Star” is an award for burning more electricity
  • your electric bill is delivered by hand-truck
  • your home draws so much power it has a nice, warm glow on Google Maps
  • when you get home and turn on the lights theres a ‘hit’ on the national power grid
  • your home entertainment system needs its own electric meter
  • before starting your car, you program your SUV’s GPS to get you from gas station to gas station
  • you paved over your herb garden for extra parking
  • when you enter an appliance store the first words out of your mouth are, “Show me the biggest one you’ve got.”