[AGL] Desertification after Dinnerification

[Harry Edwards]

where would you take him?

On Aug 1, 2006, at 7:02 AM, michelemason wrote:

> Good. I'm not scared of him. I think I can still take 'im —you reckon?  
>  mm
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> On Aug 1, 2006, at 5:40 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
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>> I thought Peewee Herman was the Anti-Christ.
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>> Mike
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>> From: "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>
>> To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:10 PM
>> Subject: [AGL] Desertification
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>>> At 3:00 PM today in Silver City, NM the temperature reading on the  
>>> sign
>>> outside the bank was 65D. So far we have had 5" of rain this month,  
>>> 2"
>>> since
>>> last Friday. Most all of this comes in the form of gentle showers,
>>> feminine
>>> rain. I see on the news that most of the country is scalding, record  
>>> heat.
>>> If you are looking to get away from it for awhile I suggest New  
>>> Mexico,
>>> the
>>> whole state is cool at present.
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>>> The beyond extreme drought we suffered through until July is ancient
>>> history. I watched arroyos flooding today, incredible torrents of  
>>> muddy
>>> water, leaping skyward in extreme splashes. Yes, the river is full  
>>> again
>>> but
>>> not real high. The forecast calls for more of the same indefinitely,
>>> perhaps
>>> through next week. What last month was dried out dusty pasture is now
>>> jungle, the response of the plants to even a little moisture is
>>> incredible.
>>> When it is dry enough I am chopping weeds with a hula hoe, lots of
>>> puncture
>>> vine all over the place, give it a few days and the stickers will be  
>>> hard
>>> and painful. The cultivated plants have been full of flowers, just  
>>> hope
>>> the
>>> coolness doesn't prompt them to drop. Tomatoes in particular have  
>>> looked
>>> very promising and they love the rain--but not the cool nights and  
>>> not
>>> days
>>> without sun. Ah well, it is so nice to see the other side of nature  
>>> for
>>> awhile that I cannot complain, nor will I worry too much.
>>>
>>> My son sent me the church photos, don't know where he got them. I  
>>> thought
>>> my
>>> cover was secure...
>>>
>>> Cool and damp in NM,
>>> G
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