...everywhere the leaves were soured, the moss and ground cover ferns browned. The rains, poisoned by gases from the great volcanic convulsion to the west, had been hard on plants and animals alike. It wasn't a healthy time. ~ from Stephen Baxter's "Evolution"
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I've been taking some time away from blogging this past month; to step back from the global "lunatic bin" hell bent on its own self-destruction. So today I thought I would focus on small things we might do to best protect ourselves here in the face of the increasing chaos.
Dada -- preparing to safely mow his lawn in the 21stCentury utilizing the small things we might do to best
protect ourselves here in the face of the increasing chaos.
By that I'm not referring to safety from terrorism which nations such as ours are so hell bent on promoting through their "Catch-22" policies to 'keep us safe' from it by nurturing it globally, thereby insuring an endless state of wars for us all. ("Oh God, I'm sooo scared shitless!!)
No, instead, by insuring we, as individuals, take the little precautions to protect ourselves against unhealthy personal and global-influencing practices that might insure the probability more of us will be around to witness the end of civilization as we knew it -- forever!
What follows are a few suggestions to those of us still trying to maintain a semblance of the past; of lush, grass-filled, yards as backdrops for weekend bar-be-ques with family and/or valued friends.
To those still fighting progress by maintaining yards, a few safety tips:
No, instead, by insuring we, as individuals, take the little precautions to protect ourselves against unhealthy personal and global-influencing practices that might insure the probability more of us will be around to witness the end of civilization as we knew it -- forever!
What follows are a few suggestions to those of us still trying to maintain a semblance of the past; of lush, grass-filled, yards as backdrops for weekend bar-be-ques with family and/or valued friends.
To those still fighting progress by maintaining yards, a few safety tips:
Dada, just before mowing his lawn Saturday,6-5-2010, on a 102 degree afternoon.
Protective measures:
- Knowing someone who has had the tops of both ears and part of his nose removed because of skin cancers, a cap/hat is extremely important! (the thinner one's top layer is, i.e., hair, the more important this becomes)
- Neck and ear protection: borrow a cheap Dollar Store scarf made in Bangladesh from your wife -- she'll never miss it, but your ears and neck will forever thank you!
- Goggles -- to protect your eyes from flying debris (thrown from a new 289 HP mower like mine!)
- Sunglasses to protect from solar radiation and coronal mass ejections.
- Nose protection - a Kleenex (or in the case of the illustration above, toilet paper), provide an SPF of 15 (doubled, SPF 23 -- don't ask me, I don't know why only 23), after all, you don't want to end up looking like Joan Rivers, do you?
- Clothing -- always optional, but best worn to protect against the sun and neighbors that might report you to local police.
One final note: If you still long for mid-20th Century, post WWII, Japanese gardener maintained lawns and gardens ala 1950's Los Angeles, please, "PLEASE!", take care to do so with the awareness of the increasing global levels of carbon monoxide emissions! Thanks, and may you all live to see "The End!" I hope to be there with you!
Possible additional protection -- a gas mask!
