I hate to brag but since I was born in 1951 things have gotten a whole lot better. The world is a much better place to be since I was born. Things have never been so good, d’ya hear what I’m saying. Listen to what has happened to the average person in the world sinceContinue reading “Life taking off @fter 50”
Monthly Archives: September 2010
This week’s environmental stories in the news
1. James Jay Lee takes hostages at the Discovery Channel and is subsequently shot and killed by police. (Time.com report) According to the Washington Post, “Lee, 43, held three men hostage — a security guard and two other Discovery employees — and forced them to lie face down on the floor, Montgomery County Police ChiefContinue reading “This week’s environmental stories in the news”
The rate of alarming rates rising at alarming rate
To paraphrase Andy Rooney, “Have you ever noticed that every environmental concern, worry, or boogeyman happens at an ‘alarming rate’?” Here’s some of the alarming news: “Honeybees are disappearing all over the world at an alarming rate.” “Snakes declining at alarming rate, say scientists.” “(Kenya) losing wild animals at alarming rate.” “Mankind using Earth’s resourcesContinue reading “The rate of alarming rates rising at alarming rate”
Run for your lives–the killer Canola has escaped!
In mid August, a host of frantic tweets on Twitter reported a great disturbance in the Force. Being the intrepid green chronicler that I am, I immediately sprang into action—and made coffee. The disturbance? Well right now, as you read this, genetically modified rape plants (Brassica spp., a European plant of the mustard family) rampageContinue reading “Run for your lives–the killer Canola has escaped!”
Nullius in Verba 