today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!
Quote for today… “And it’s why we encourage you to buy your cookies from a Girl Scout—the Cookie Professional! — and not her parents.” – Extract from the Girl Scout Cookies Website
- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY.
- Will the below zero wind chill affect my car battery? Will my car be harder to start when the wind chill temperature is cold? NO TO BOTH QUESTIONS! – Maine.gov
- “Involuntary manslaughter” for shooting his own infant – “He was ‘messing around’ with a gun he had gotten earlier in December while he was alone with the baby, according to officials.” – WGAL.com
- Council reorganization meeting tonight; Borough Council meetings should be at 7:00 pm according to the Borough Website.
- Buy Girl Scout Cookies! “Every time you buy a box of cookies, you help girls learn 5 essential skills—goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics— and support them in reaching important goals to better themselves and their communities.“
- Ya’ think? “Pennsylvania, other states confirm water pollution from natural gas drilling” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
- What is this “polar vortex” anyway? – Business Insider
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In regard to your quote by Lao Tze, Bob Dylan wrote something similar in a song from years ago. I may not have his exact words, but, here is what I remember – “If you don’t start swimming, you will sink to the bottom.” Both quotes are great observations of how, when faced with reality, such as climate change, a disease, etc., the first response by most humans is denial. It often takes a long time for them to reach the acceptance stage, and
finally face the situation, which so often is far too late.
This one, too, comes to mind. It’s an old military ditty (old meaning from the ’70s or thereabout).
“When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s easy to forget you came to drain the swamp.”
Or in the same vein, “When you’re in a deep hole, quit digging.”