[AGL] Desertification after Dinnerification

[michelemason]

New Mexico,mm
On Aug 1, 2006, at 7:09 AM, Harry Edwards wrote:

> where would you take him?
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> On Aug 1, 2006, at 7:02 AM, michelemason wrote:
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>> 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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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> 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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