Archive for September 23, 2010
Got Rain?
by John Weckerle
It’s 6:20 a.m. here at New Mexico Central headquarters, and it’s raining. It’s been raining since some time since yesterday afternoon. Just a little while ago, your editor grabbed a flashlight and popped out to check the rain gauges, which currently hold 1.8 inches and 2.2 inches. Even though we’re on a community water system, we harvest rain for various purposes, here; we have five 100-gallon rain barrels and two 1,550 tanks. A cursory examination reveals that even the previously empty rain barrel next to the office door is completely full, suggesting that the others probably are, as well. We’ll wait for the mud to dry up a bit before we go and check the big tanks, but we anticipate that a good bit (maybe as much as a thousand gallons) may have found its way into the tanks. This is a welcome respite from the long, warm dry spell we’ve experienced in recent weeks, and we’re grateful for it.
Got Detail?
by John Weckerle
Just a few days ago, we posted an article on Jon Stewart’s upcoming Rally to Restore Sanity, to be held on October 30 in Washington, D.C. We found the CNN opinion article on this quite enjoyable, and thought we’d pass on the link.
We’ve been decrying the combativeness of this year’s political silly season, and are calling for candidates to drop some of the rhetoric and give us specifics on their proposals. In short, we’d like to hear about their proposals, and we’d like to hear specifics. We don’t mean vague statements about jobs, corruption, and so on, but the actual approach candidates intend to implement. These are important jobs, and many voters would like to know not just where candidates stand on issues, but how they intend to be effective in performing the duties to which they are elected.