Although I am thoroughly against the whole concept of claiming one's expenses against tax, I am happy with the news today that the collective governments are seriously thinking of allowing public transport users to claim their monthly and yearly tickets against tax.

The article on the front page of today's MX suggested that included in the package should be more disincentives for car users, including changes to current tax incentives which encourage more use of the car.

Now if they could just spend money on PT instead of on roads we won't be able to afford to use in ten years time and I'd be happy.

I've always liked fog. The way it alters and hides familiar views, the way it moves. I long for thick fog. Really thick fog. San Francisco thick.

Unfortunately, it is all too often a mirage. I walk toward what looks like the thickest part, only to find the way clear, and looking back, I see the thickest part is now behind me, where I was.

I've seen some pretty thick fog that has come close to my dream. Up on a mountain in Europe, covered in snow. Visiblity down to maybe 10 metres. That was lovely.

Lately, Melbourne has been foggy in the mornings. The walk to the train is somehow more interesting. But the fog just keeps moving. Keeps lifting.

In the city, on the way to work, there is a place where the new Eureka building sticks above the others in a gap in the skyline and waves it's shiny knob at me.

The last few foggy days, Eureka has been gone, like it never existed, like a couple of years ago. Today, Eureka was sticking above the clouds. A tiny river of clouds was flowing up the face of the building and shooting skyward after being angled outwards by the golden knob. Wisps of cloud shot into the air and faded away.

It was almost beautiful.

Our country has recently begun debating nuclear power again. Depending who you speak to it's apparently safer now, cheaper and more powerful. There are apparently more options and it's almost impossible for Chernobyl to happen again.

Nuclear power is used for some percentage in the teens of all power in the world and kills far less people than coal, gas or oil.

Still, if something does go wrong, there is a big chunk of land, water and air that can't be used anymore. You could carpet bomb a town and have it up and running again in a few years. Accidently nuke it and it's stuffed for thousands of years.

No argument.

Still, personally I think the argument is irrelevant. The reason we apparently need nuclear power is because of the massive amount of green-house gas that Australia produces each year when compared to other countries. We need some cleaner energy.

We're also going to need more energy coz we just can't get enough of our 2 metre wide plasma TVs.

But what people aren't saying is why don't we just use less energy. We've got water restrictions, all of which make sense. Why not energy restrictions?

The state government is spending $1m on a campaign asking Victorian's to save energy [The Age]. Please listen. Maybe take some of this advice (although I'm still getting a dish washer damn it, just a little one).

Personally I think the best thing we could do is install solar hot water in every household. Half of my electricity bill is hot water (one third of all energy costs during winter) and I suspect it's similar for other households.

And unplug your entertainment system when you're not using it. It's easy. If it's not, set it up so it is.