tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post7103480526217830055..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: News from the FutureGail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-86135022391903607302013-06-13T21:44:19.302-04:002013-06-13T21:44:19.302-04:00Ha, sick sick sick!!!
It was great meeting you to...Ha, sick sick sick!!!<br /><br />It was great meeting you too, I was just thinking about you cause I got the email lists.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-8523618569280670952013-06-13T21:35:25.457-04:002013-06-13T21:35:25.457-04:00Hey Gail, Very funny - another onion piece with a...Hey Gail, Very funny - another onion piece with a somewhat simiilar bent: http://www.theonion.com/articles/person-who-will-one-day-become-warlordruler-of-wha,27406/<br /><br />It was great to meet you at the conference ( Scott & Karen from hopewell). Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884723062590952056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-5880728429255998592013-06-12T22:26:48.672-04:002013-06-12T22:26:48.672-04:00Thanks for that link Amanda - yes there are even m...Thanks for that link Amanda - yes there are even more than you might suspect because the city pays off victims quietly. There is generally a lot of anger as people blame the parks dept. for not trimming properly - they don't realize how weak the branches are.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-22574745836297133842013-06-12T18:51:53.932-04:002013-06-12T18:51:53.932-04:00Yikes! I guess I didn't realize how regularly ...Yikes! I guess I didn't realize how regularly Central Park trees have been dropping branches on people in the past few years, sometimes causing death and injuries. I used to live on W 86th before moving back to Maine in '07 and would use this entrance to the park almost every day, often with the two young children I nannied for. <br /><br />http://gothamist.com/2013/06/12/welcome_to_new_york_indiana_tourist.phpamandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-8716854407958839352013-06-09T11:51:43.696-04:002013-06-09T11:51:43.696-04:00And as some wag on facebook said, I don't trus...And as some wag on facebook said, I don't trust models anymore ever since I dated one.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-2314459088300621732013-06-09T11:50:18.999-04:002013-06-09T11:50:18.999-04:00I know, I know, here's another version - http:...I know, I know, here's another version - http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0531-co2-fertilization-effect.html<br /><br />There are several floating around. As best I can tell, it's based on MODELS not reality. If you want reality, check actual empirical NASA satellite data showing vegetation decline, which I wrote about here: http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2013/02/now-i-am-azotista.html<br /><br />Direct link to NASA with graph (of course, they blame it on drought even though it's happening in places that are wetter, not drier, from climate change!)Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-88683793102035512192013-06-09T11:42:43.451-04:002013-06-09T11:42:43.451-04:00Heads up!
Study Finds Plant Growth Surges as CO2 ...Heads up!<br /><br />Study Finds Plant Growth Surges as CO2 Levels Rise<br /><br />http://www.climatecentral.org/news/study-finds-plant-growth-surges-as-co2-levels-rise-16094catman306https://www.blogger.com/profile/04670081770711560337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-44458969611817222682013-06-07T23:36:25.268-04:002013-06-07T23:36:25.268-04:00I am so impressed - their coverage of global warmi...I am so impressed - their coverage of global warming is superior to any of the networks. rpaulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016149709193595632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-36819745119427999622013-06-07T18:02:44.457-04:002013-06-07T18:02:44.457-04:00I love how the holograms and editing and other tec...I love how the holograms and editing and other tech-y stuff were over-the-top, and yet at the same time, not that far off from today's CNN, Fox, etc. Also, the newscast was 100% focused on the USA (well, what was the USA). A totally believable future!pinkpearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879027750535862203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-20154535091833332402013-06-07T17:21:38.657-04:002013-06-07T17:21:38.657-04:00A little levity to end a stressful week!A little levity to end a stressful week!Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-14222877951383136202013-06-07T17:05:15.683-04:002013-06-07T17:05:15.683-04:00LMAO!!! I saw on the globe Gay Texas!!
OH MY GODD...LMAO!!! I saw on the globe Gay Texas!! <br />OH MY GODDESS THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790267615527899350noreply@blogger.com