This map finally gives correct sizes and relationships of the continents to each other.
The Open Culture article shows this and other maps, but I always love to hear about the descriptions that haven't changed through the years.
"Buckminster Fuller, who in 1943 applied his Dymaxion trademark to the map you see above, which will likely remind you of his most recognizable invention, the Geodesic Dome, “house of the future.”
And to continue about Schools and Climate Change - I saw an article about 9:30 Tues. morning about NC schools getting energy efficient funds from the federal government.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm traveled to North Carolina this week. In a stop at Reidsville Senior High School in Rockingham County, Granholm announced awards of the Renew America's Schools grant and touted the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed during President Joe Biden's administration. Biden's appointees have made frequent stops to North Carolina this campaign season.
So it's folded into a campaign issue, in order to be covered by the news. I imagine the teachers and staff pulled away from their work to sit with the presentation weren't all smiling. But the money is real (though really a drop in the bucket of their needs.) It does help improve energy efficiency in schools in rural areas where the tax base can't afford to upgrade them.
It's funny how getting their votes looks like the push behind that help, but the help was part of Biden's Infrastructure Help.
Yep politics!
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Some folks might wonder how my health is doing. So a quicky update on that:
Lost a few days, where felt miserable, just hung out, listened to audio books, and coughed till my sides hurt so bad. Then one day I woke up and didn't cough so much. It was time to get back into Barbara's life, starting with simply going to lunch, then doing some laundry. I wish whenever I'm sick folks would offer to do a load, rather than offer to bring me something like chicken soup. Oh well. That's the breaks. Maybe I'll try to remember to make that kind of offer when I have a sick friend...
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Today's quote:
If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level. |
RITA DOVE |
