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Subject: [Homestead] Re: No Work Tomatoes/ Exercise
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:45:01 -0800
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.
[Homestead] Re: No Work Tomatoes/ Exercise,
Bill Jones, 12/04/2004