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The Green, Green Grass Of Home

Lawns are the largest irrigated crop in the United States, more than corn or wheat. Nationwide, more than 7 billion gallons of water per day are used to keep them looking fresh. And that’s not to mention the 2.4 million metric tons of fertilizer that go into them every year either. 

Not exactly "eco-friendly"....

 

Dietary Warning

The FDA says "Don't eat cicadas if you have a seafood allergy". It seems that the insects are somehow related to a couple of forms of fish. Weird, but there we go.

 

Getting Tough In Texas

Gov. Abbott issued a disaster declaration for most of the state in response to several hundred thousand immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through Texas, which will free up funds to help address the problem. He's also starting to arrest and jail them, although I'm not sure that he's got sufficient jail space for that. But since Biden's not doing anything....

 

Interesting Developments

Fauci's planned book was to be sold by Amazon and by Barnes & Noble, but they have both deleted it from their listings what with the backlash and all. Those developments are kind of amusing. So much for his ride off into the sunset with lucrative book deals.

 

Wel, It's Sunny There

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Northern-California-heat-event-forecast-weather-16213437.php

Heck, I turn the AC on early.

 

My. What a surprise.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/01/defunding-police-movement-dwindling-crime-surges-u-s-cities/

 

Higher Vegetation

A critical race studies and ethnic studies professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder says Americans wondering why Black citizens commit anti-Asian hate crimes have an answer: “White supremacy.”

The City of Boulder is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.The city is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Yep, if there's a problem in the "community", blame white folks for causing it.

I used to like Boulder a lot.

 

 

South Of The Border

Down Mexico way...

MEXICO CITY is sinking at an alarming rate, according to new data.

Scientists think the problem is largely unstoppable because some parts of the city are now too low to save.

They probably shouldn't have built in on a lake, but that's where the Spanish chose to start their ball rolling. Mexicans just kept adding onto their problem.

Mexico City is the densely populated capital of Mexico.

It's built on a lake bed which has been growing increasingly dry due to centuries of water drainage.

Cracks are now forming in the cities foundations, putting infrastructure at risk of collapse.

 

Indian Pyres

Things are pretty bad in India right now; there seem to be funeral pyres all over the place there due to the number of Covid-19 deaths.

This man's trying to get away before the infernos can claim him, as well.  Wish him well.

 

Sleep Tight

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Professional nappers wanted!

A company is looking to pay five people to take a nap every day for 30 days and write reviews of those naps. That's $50 per nap. The company, EachNight.com, will pay a team of "nap reviewers" $1,500 each for the study, which is researching the "pros and cons of napping."

I wonder if you get demerits for staying awake on the job....