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["Claude Genest" <genest@together.net>]

What the hell, here's another old joke ( this one from my dad)

I was talking to him about having animals, like chickens, near the house,
but that people were often concerned about the potential smell.

He told me this one:

Tourist to Old Quebec Farmer: "Gee, I understand that you need  to keep the
barn close to the house because of the cold, but what about the smell?"

Farmer to Tourist: "Oh, the animals get used to us eventually".

----- Original Message -----
From: Claude Genest <genest@together.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Sustainability and contentment


> Reminds me of an old joke-
>
> Apparently they asked Mr. Rockefeller, back in the 30's, "How much is
> enough?!"
>
> His answer: "....A little bit more...."
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marsha Hanzi <hanzibra@svn.com.br>
> To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Sustainability and contentment
>
>
> >
> > > Fascinating insights flying around -- thanks for starting this one up
> Myk,
> > > and to everyone else, particularly Toby for several well-thought
through
> > > posts. My twopennyworth:
> > >
> > > 1) Sustainability is indeed a word being battled over, particularly
> > between
> > > environmentalists and economists -- important to keep asserting the
> > > environmental bottom line of 'not damaging the natural systems that
> > sustain
> > > life' -- while also insisting that the 'meeting human needs fairly'
> aspect
> > > has to be taken on-board by greenies.
> > >
> >
> > There is a word which we rarely hear any more, but which may be in fact
> > central to the issue at hand: "contentment" , means being happy with
what
> > you have, that gentle state of well-being, of soft glowing happiness
 not
> > shouting from the mountaintops). The image to me is sitting quietly on
the
> > veranda, watching  the sun go down.  To me, contentment has to do with
> > slower rhythm , free time,  having the basics ( no fear)..  Maybe
> > contentment is in fact one of our goals in Permaculture-- having those
> > basics, and recognizing  them as being sufficient for
> life-quality...Knowing
> > to stop in time... Get what I mean?  (Couterbalance to "more is
> better"...)
> >
> > Marsha
> >
> >
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