Author: patd

Resurrecting an old favorite, casual and free form Friday, as suggested by our trail friend Rebellious Renee. Have at it, Mixers, however the spirit moves you.

 

 

Thread writers needed. No experience necessary. Creativity and profundity optional. All ideations and iterations welcome.

Have words? We’ll post.

By Joe Guzzardi courtesy of Cagle:

Fifty years ago, in 1969 when astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, the world’s population was 3.6 billion; in 2019, it’s 7.7 billion. A half a century ago, the U.S. population stood at 208 million; today, it’s 329 million and growing at the unsustainable rate of one net person every 17 seconds, a total calculated by the sum of births minus deaths, plus net migration.
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary and 50th observance of Earth Day intended to raise awareness and appreciation for the earth’s natural environment. A massive oil spill off the Santa Barbara, California, coast that generated a slick large enough to encompass Chicago provided the catalyst for the first-ever Earth Day, celebrated in 1970, and currently recognized in 193 countries.

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