Homestead mailing list

[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

One time I saw a tomato vine growing high up in some little cranny at 
San Diego Stadium.  There was no soil there, other than the accumulation 
of dust and crud over the decades, and San Diego is a bone-dry 
hellhole.  It had a few tomatoes on it.  It probably obtained most of 
its calcium from the concrete itself.

My mother declared that no way would tomatoes grow in her cactus garden, 
but my one little transplant filled the entire area with marvelous 
cherry tomatoes.  Every year after that just the right number of tomato 
plants reseeded themselves and produced many more than we could eat.  
This early experience with gardening did wonders to build my unshakable 
confidence as a gardener.

On the other topic, I don't feel that I have standing in someone else's 
life to make pronouncements over them.  To me, it's like the concept of 
"standing" in the courtroom.  I might sue someone who I know is harming 
themselves and could potentially cost others money indirectly, but the 
judge will just say that I have no standing (no personal interest in the 
situation) and throw it out of court.

Bill

James wrote:

> It's a ploy to make obesity and inactivity not only acceptable but noble.