"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
No definition or quote this time, just my Blogger Idol nominations for this week.
In no particular order, here they are:
Deneice ? My ideas of what freedom means to me right now!
Incredible blog, very powerful, this courageous girl is very gifted and her blog comes from deep within her. Highly recommended as a daily staple!
Thinking, Just Thinking This is what happens when you take wonderful storytelling skills and combine it with a wonderful story. Grab some Kleenax.
Silent Tribute Wow, this young lady has wisdom way beyond her years as a senior in High School.
Cheep Farmers in England may shoot at crows and other birds eating their crops, and sportsmen can still hunt birds for food, but only if they give the birds a chance by shouting or employing other “frightening techniques” first, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has ruled. Only if the bird ignores it can they blast away. Failure to try to scare the bird before firing is punishable by a 5,000 pound (US$9,350) fine or six months in prison. Meanwhile, Glen Steinhardt, a farmer in Murgon, Qld., Australia, applied for a “damage mitigation permit” from Queensland’s Environmental Protection Agency to shoot swarms of birds eating his crops. An estimated 5,000 birds per day are feasting on his sorghum and wheat. The EPA gave him the permit: Steinhardt may shoot a total of 87 birds, but only if he spreads the kills over an 85-day period. Steinhardt says when trucks drive through the swarms of birds when they pass his farm, it’s common for them to hit and kill “30 to 60 in one strike,” but that sort of killing is considered accidental and not illegal. (London Times, Brisbane Courier Mail) ...So Steinhardt simply needs to soup up his tractor so it will go 80 mph. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
