Isn’t there a children’s tale about Chicken Little getting hit on the head with an acorn (or apple or something) and he immediately screams to the rest of the poultry world that “the sky is falling, the sky is falling”.
What has this got to do with me you ask? Well the weather forecasters have been telling us for a week that a storm is coming. The weather system in question had not even moved into California and the alarms went out. So during the week of sunshine and tollerable temperatures, all I hear is that “a snow storm is coming, a snow storm is coming”. Don’t we have enough things in the world to worry about without worrying about snow in about a week?
We live in a world of alarmists!
There is a large asteroid coming towards earth and in the year 2036, there is a one in 4500 chance that it might hit the earth. Start worrying right away.
Global warming is going to destroy the world. In 100 years, there is the prospect that average temperatures in the world could go up 2 degrees. This alarm comes 30 years after the prediction that the earth core is cooling and we will have another ice age.
Excessive C02 emissions will destroy the ozone layer in the atmosphere. The biggest contributor to unwanted gases is cows farting. How concerned should I be?
Enough about the Chicken Little Effect.
Nana is temporarily checked into Rocky Knoll. She seems pretty good at “rolling with the punches”. The goal now is to expedite the process of getting her back “home”.
Debs has gone though a series of medication experiments (it is a trial and error process) to slow down her heart. The current medication has not done the job and I understand they stopped and started her heart again. Supposedly restarting the heart re-establishs normal heart beat in the majority of cases. Then with medication and a re-established rhythm she can live to be 100. They are still experimenting!
Paul is looking for opportunity. Apparently it wasn’t in Manitowoc. The good side is he now avoids all the snow, rain and sleet that go with a commute along Lake Michigan. I think they call it Lake Effect Snow.
Chris and Shelby are getting ready to move. They are not going far. I think they plan to move is next weekend. Their new home is not too far from where we lived on Greenfield Steet in Appleton.
The only thing sure in life is that things will keep changing. The sun will come out tomorrow. And no, the sky is not falling.
Stay warm.
Love,
Dad