Drippy Monday
By Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
Goodfellow, Texas
July 10, 2017 3:30pm CST
Drippy Monday -
Yes. I do understand that half of the world awakened this morning to Tuesday, but around here it came up Monday. Additionally, it was rainy, thundery, and wet today.
In that Grandson-in-Law hauled the garbage cans to the road, Granddaughter boiled up the potful of coffee (both of which are of importance), and I had little else to occupy my brilliant mind (gotcha with that one, didn't I ?) it was time to take a look at what those Internet folks consider to be "the news."
That is not to say that the news is new news just because it showed up today on the computer screen...
Anyway, along came an article of interest. It was all about "Charley" (Britain's Prince Charles) and his foray into someplace over in Wales, UK. He gave a speech about the "Future of Food." Evidently his talk was well received and was therefore commented upon.
Essentially, Prince Charles suggested that we all "safeguard Nature's resilience" so as to provide a future of healthy food at affordable prices by way of a sustainable approach to agriculture.
What could be any better an approach than that one?
I guessed right away that Prince Charles had both sustainability AND sustenance in mind at that moment.
Reading about his speech awakened in me my own need for breakfast.
Sometimes a great speech, particularly a speech about things such as food makes for the start of a constructive day ahead.
Thank you, Charley.
Image: Sustainable agriculture - Pixabay.com
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
11 Jul 17
@Plethos - Progress takes time and all too often is regressive, whereas a potato is always a potato until you cook it. Thereafter it may be a potato or whatever the cook made of it, Back in the beginning of agriculture, the planter person made a hole in the ground with a stick. Today, entire fields are upended to accept the seeds, I guess that is a sign of progress. -Gus-
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
10 Jul 17
My son and I have been talking about how great it would be to move to Texas. We live in Arizona right now and it is miserable. The summers are horrid and last 8-9 months. Texas has some green places, some places with snow and 4 seasons, some mild 4 seasons, some like Midwest 4 seasons. And no personal state income tax. People are nice there, I've driven through quite a few times and even been stranded there.
I would love, love, love to have a drippy day like you are experiencing. It's just hot, dry, and horrible here most of the time. Count your blessings!
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
10 Jul 17
@dragon54u - I understand. I worked for several years in many parts of Arizona - especially in and around Phoenix. It can get plenty hot there. Just up the highway sits the original first capitol of Arizona, Prescott. In the summertime heat, the temperature in Presdcott is typically 20 degrees or so less than it is in Phoenix - so, if you substitute a bit of altitude for a change in latitude and longitude, you will achieve temperature relief. Phoenix was remarkable to me in one regard especially - people seemed to not trash up the roadways with trash nearly as much as happens elsewhere. -Gus-
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