Seeds of Life
Locked away deep inside a very secure vault is the hope of mankind. I’m talking about the “Doomsday” seed vault in Norway. The vault is located in a remote area of Svalbard archipelago. The vault contains over ½ million seeds collected from around the world. It is the largest and most diverse collection in the world.
The intent of the collection is to safeguard the seeds in the case of wars, natural disasters, or other destructive events. It can provide the world with new seeds in the event the supply is lost. There are other seed banks around the world, but we have seen that some of them have been destroyed. I’m glad to know that we are looking toward the future with an eye to prevention.
Filed under Food, Health, Life, Technology | Comment (0)My garage door
When we moved in to our house, we had the chance to look over the workmanship and complain about things that were not right. One of those things was my garage door. It makes a terrible screeching sound as it opens! I don’t know what the problem is, but I wish it could be fixed.
I called the contractor numerous times and he always promised to come out but never has as of yet. I tried to fix it myself, but have had no luck. I can’t figure it out. Anyway, I’ll have to live with it for awhile until I can get the problem solved. It’s a shame to have to go through this!!
Filed under House and Home, Opinions | Comment (0)An embarrassing moment!
Every once in awhile I do something that’s a little bit embarrassing, the other day I went to work and everything was as usual. I went outside on my lunch break as I often do and sat in my truck to read. It was nice and warm out I was soon relaxed.
The next thing I knew, Susan was knocking on my window. She asked if I was going to return to work or sit out here and sleep the day away. I was so embarrassed about the whole thing and had to walk back into work to the cheers and jeers of my co-workers. I guess I’ll have to wait until someone else does something dumb so the heat will be off of me!
Filed under Life, Memories Good & Bad | Comment (0)Happy Birthday Donna
A friend of mine from the “old neighborhood” is celebrating her birthday today. I gave her a call to wish her a happy birthday and as we talked a bit, I was surprised when she told me that she has been working on a blog, too. So I checked out her blog today and decided to bookmark it so I can read it regularly. I might even subscribe to her RSS feed, but I’m not really sure how all that works.
Anyway, if you happen to be reading this, Donna, I hope you had a wonderful birthday today and I am looking forward to reading your blog.
Filed under Life, Memories Good & Bad, Technology, Websites | Comment (0)War Critic Dies
Representative John Murtha died today at the Virginia Hospital Center located in Arlington, Va. The long time Democrat was known for his outspoken criticism of former president George Bush’s handling of the Iraqi war. 77 year old Murtha was a former marine and was known as the voice of veterans in this country.
Murtha represented the good people of Pennsylvania since 1974 after winning a special election. He was known for bringing the money home from Washington by taking advantage of the earmarking process. He is survived by his wife Joyce and three children.
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