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RE: International Amenesty Week for Political Correctness, Flights of Fancy, ad infinitum
- From: "April Sampson-Kelly" <askpv@ozemail.com.au>
- To: <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: RE: International Amenesty Week for Political Correctness, Flights of Fancy, ad infinitum
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:34:15 +1100
i thought Spock recently said that his early books were only
good for
hitting the little brats with!
"from one who escaped Spocks
righteousness by having parents who couldn't afford the book
;>"
and no you can't talk about dikes like that, naughty boy
slap your wrist! -
my proximity to Sydney (gay capital
of the world?)
makes me politically (aware) correct on that subject too
;>
lets all lighten up, ignore the grouchies, they
too have a purpose, respect the diversity.
this permaculture list has had a
surge of infighting over the
years, and usually i am in there with the wild
look and tangled hair.
but i have much to do,
and further to
go.
April
recent update for those who are still
interested in permaculture things.
we have had some minor earthworks and
re-discovered our spring, finally.
it had been trampled into the ground by
cattle (previous owner-not us)
our rainforest soil cannot bear hard hoofed
animals not matter what
Alan Savoury will tell you.
the compaction is
finally starting to ease after 5 years!!
i can almost attempt to dig a 8inch
hole within an hour.
we also had the old duck pond re-dug but they avoid it
totally!! it seems they fear steep slippery edges. so do i, to be honest so i
shall re-fill it with the loose clay, now that i
know it does hold water, it
won't matter if i fill it a little.
I realised i simply cannot line any ponds
here that will be accessed by the ducks because
i will not be able to clean
out the tremendous collection of duck waste without risk of piercing the
lining.
i intend to create a formal walled pond next (out of a burst waterbed
lining)
that the ducks won't be able to jump into.
in this i can grow all
those water plants they love to eat before i get to eat them.
Yesterday one of my design client's sister challenged me asking
"do i really think you can win over kikuyu
permanently?" i
has very pleased to be able to site my own entire front yard!!
lets lead by example - AND lets get more
examples!!
April
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
owner-permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
> [mailto:owner-permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu]On Behalf Of
Scott &
> Arina Pittman
> Sent: Thursday, 12 November 1998
7:30
> To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu;
>
owner-permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu;
>
permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
> Subject: Re: International Amenesty
Week for Political Correctness,
> Flights of Fancy, ad
infinitum
>
>
> At 10:16 AM 11/6/98 EST, Elfpermacl@aol.com
wrote:
> >Heads of state are doing it all the time. This will be
pickled
> pork pus week.
> >The next is national afterbirth
week. And so forth.
> >
> >In an unwonted (or is that
unwanted) flush of egalitarian zeal,
> I have decided
> >that an
utter nobody, the virtual Grinch Who Stole Permaculture,
> Mr.
Warty-
> >all-over-to-a-degree-that-scares-frogs, should also be able
to
> declare a week.
> >So the very next week, Starting Saturdy,
Nov.7, local time, is
> International
> >Politically Correct Week
on the permaculture listserve. Get it
> out there.
>
>Congratualte everyone for everything. Nothing is wrong.
Everything is
> >perfect. go for it. It should be an
interesting week of _expression_.
> >
> -snip-
> Thought I
would sneak this in while wonder wart hog was out
> terrifying
other
> listserves and neophytes.
>
> Shhh! not a word about
this to anyone, he has spys everywhere!
>
> Has to do with
respecting our elders or the ones who have earned the right
> to gritch
and groan and be sharp to beginners. I know, I've read
> Dr.
Spock
> and we should always use a gentle hand when correcting the
young
> and errant
> but some of us, (I won't name any names) havn't
read Spock so
> don't believe
> in the school of gentle
breaking.
>
> The long and the short is that if you peel away the
grump and
> curmudgeonliness their is a wealth of knowledge and
experience
> underneath it
> all that makes it very worth
while. I admire the old coot for
> his tenacity
> and
integrity in holding the line on any attempts to co-op
> permaculture
into
> something it was never intended to be - a new slant on new age
political
> correctness. I am particularly glad that I'm not the one
doing
> it for a change.
>
> So a tip of the hat to another
ally with his finger in the dike,
> (can I say
> that?), you know
what I mean.
> Scott Pittman
>
> Permaculture
Institute
> PO Box 3702, Pojoaque, NM 87501 US
>
*********
> Ingenio Patet Campus
>
>
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Re: International Amenesty Week for Political Correctness, Flights of Fancy, ad infinitum,
Scott & Arina Pittman, 11/11/1998
- RE: International Amenesty Week for Political Correctness, Flights of Fancy, ad infinitum, April Sampson-Kelly, 11/12/1998
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