April 25, 2013
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Thinking About Things….
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM
Today I watched the new series on The Weather Channel (TWC) called *Forecasting The End*. It’s all about different scenarios that could destroy life on earth. I know! Not exactly a cheerful experience. Today it was all about the possible eruption of the caldera in Yellowstone. Scary stuff. Makes you want to go out and buy up a lot of face masks, seeds, dirt and grow lights for one plus enough food to last you a year so that you can get your protected garden going. Either that or a hydroponic setup. Oh, and don’t forget lots of gasoline for your generator so you can have heat since the ash will probably send us into a little ice age until the earth can naturally cleanse itself. That may take 8-10 years since the sulfuric acid from the microscopic ash particles up in the upper stratosphere can remain there for years and bounce sunlight back away from the earth. Also, they would be responsible for acid rain for years, too. Not a winning situation for life here.
Now the program is showing the results of a mega-tsunami on the east coast of the United States and that kind of devastation which would be over 100 feet high or higher. It’s not out of the question since I saw a special on the Island of La Palma, off the coast of Africa. There is a volcanic mountain called Cumbre Vieha that is fracturing and could result in a mega-tsunami that would hit the United States. The fracture is already 3 miles long and, with just a few earthquakes, if that piece of the volcano falls into the ocean, it would result in a tsunami of 2725 ft tall.
That’s almost twice the height of the Empire State Building! It would not only destroy the city of New York as well as other cities along that coast but would also result in a monstrous loss of life because there would be almost no warning. It’s not like we don’t already have to deal with such things as tornadoes and hurricanes and floods and ice storms and earthquakes, now our dreams will be filled with all these other things that COULD happen to us. I think I’m going to swear off these type programs. I’ve woken from dreams where I am crying because I dreamed that some disaster hit and I couldn’t save someone I loved. A real nightmare. Now I have more fodder for that shit.
Chewlee got a squiggly face for playing during work time. I asked her why she was playing and she told me because she was done with her work. I asked her what her teacher did to her. She told me she got sent to the first grade class. I asked her what she did there and she told me, *I sit and listen and then I do some of the first grade work.* That was a surprise to me but I thought that was a really good idea because she WILL play if she’s bored. She actually likes going to the first grade class. I just hope she likes it as well next year when she finds out first grade also means more work AND homework.
It was sunny out today but much cooler. The hummingbirds have chosen to mostly use the feeder that has the perch so they can land and feed. I was amazed at how long they were there feeding but they do need a lot of food for all the energy they expend. They are just so adorable. I can hardly wait until the babies hatch and then when THEY start feeding….but that won’t be for a while yet.
I’ll be grateful for the warmup we should be getting by the weekend. Like I’ve said many times before, I am a sun and warmth person. I like the heat as long as I have my fan in here so I have air movement. The Beast loves his air conditioning. I can take it if it’s not too cold but not day-after-day, all day long. I will spend my time on the deck if needs be. I prefer no air conditioning, just fresh (hot) air and turn the ceiling fans on. If it goes over 100, then I can see turning on your AC…but so do many others and we’ve had those type of power failures around here. Haven’t you? Happens right around the time most working people get home from working. Thousands of homes suddenly calling for a great deal of extra watts of power at the same time and transformers start tripping all over. Sometimes, you can hear the explosive charges going off if you live near any.
Time to get this posted. Early for a change. Friday tomorrow so have some fun after work if you can. Love you all. Have a good weekend, won’t you?
