Comments on: The World Goes South While Sharon Cleans Under Her Couch http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/ Sharon Astyk's Ruminations on an Ambiguous Future Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6702 Sharon Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:30:38 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6702 LOL, I've always assumed that goes south meant umm..straight down, to a much hotter clime. I have already repressed what was under my couch, thankfully. The post-apocalyptic novels I can handle. Under the couch scares me ;-). Sharon LOL, I’ve always assumed that goes south meant umm..straight down, to a much hotter clime.

I have already repressed what was under my couch, thankfully. The post-apocalyptic novels I can handle. Under the couch scares me ;-).

Sharon

]]> By: Sue (coffeepot) http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6696 Sue (coffeepot) Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:40:40 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6696 Sounds a bit passive-aggressive towards Southerners. You can't save the South too? Sounds a bit passive-aggressive towards Southerners.

You can’t save the South too?

]]> By: Sarah http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6686 Sarah Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:17:57 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6686 Tamara -- woww...I'm so glad that my couch sits flat on the floor (it is in fact a giant upholstered block of foam) and doesn't accumulate more than a thin layer of dust. On the other hand, we're not talking about what's living under my bed... Tamara — woww…I’m so glad that my couch sits flat on the floor (it is in fact a giant upholstered block of foam) and doesn’t accumulate more than a thin layer of dust. On the other hand, we’re not talking about what’s living under my bed…

]]> By: Tamara http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6685 Tamara Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:30:12 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6685 At the risk of sounding Flyladyish...let's all look under our couches. Bonus points for grossest, funniest, and weirdest items. Let's see, live cat, snorkel, Snuggle Puppy book, guinea pig poops (eyew), one of those doohickeys you clean the gunk off car batteries with, ruler, wooden egg, My Teacher is an Alien book, toddler socks, crumbs, roaches (eyew!)...I'm going to be down here awhile.... At the risk of sounding Flyladyish…let’s all look under our couches. Bonus points for grossest, funniest, and weirdest items.

Let’s see, live cat, snorkel, Snuggle Puppy book, guinea pig poops (eyew), one of those doohickeys you clean the gunk off car batteries with, ruler, wooden egg, My Teacher is an Alien book, toddler socks, crumbs, roaches (eyew!)…I’m going to be down here awhile….

]]> By: bridget http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6684 bridget Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:51:01 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6684 #Daharja beat me to the knitting with dog hair comment! Enjoy your company. Family will be increasingly important, right? So it's on topic. #Daharja beat me to the knitting with dog hair comment!

Enjoy your company. Family will be increasingly important, right? So it’s on topic.

]]> By: susan http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6683 susan Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:41:49 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6683 The things I have drifting around my house are called "dust rhinos".... The things I have drifting around my house are called “dust rhinos”….

]]> By: Verde http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6681 Verde Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:52:19 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6681 Oh, Sharon you clean house like I do. We have to have company several times a year just so we'll get a little deeper cleaned. I've posted my independence days update at www.justicedesserts@blogspot.com It's been a big week with a nieghborhood garden up and running. Oh, Sharon you clean house like I do. We have to have company several times a year just so we’ll get a little deeper cleaned.

I’ve posted my independence days update at http://www.justicedesserts@blogspot.com

It’s been a big week with a nieghborhood garden up and running.

]]> By: Gail http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6678 Gail Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:00:10 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6678 The world will go south no matter what we do. It doesn't mean we can't be happy. Nobody knows what's gonna happen next. In the meantime the day s beautiful, the cat's on my lap, the grandbaby is nearly here,kids are coming to visit. I did the sofa last month. The new collection of dust bunnies is under my bed. The world will go south no matter what we do. It doesn’t mean we can’t be happy. Nobody knows what’s gonna happen next. In the meantime the day s beautiful, the cat’s on my lap, the grandbaby is nearly here,kids are coming to visit.
I did the sofa last month. The new collection of dust bunnies is under my bed.

]]> By: MEA http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6677 MEA Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:53:19 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6677 I was amused to see a reference to PO as something that is now taken serious by scientist and other grown up people, not just a crack pot theory believe in by people who post on the topic. However, it was written in such a way to suggest not that the crack pots were right, but that they come up with the crazy idea, and hey, guess what, by some random chance the tin foil hat wears were worried about something that was real. I was amused to see a reference to PO as something that is now taken serious by scientist and other grown up people, not just a crack pot theory believe in by people who post on the topic. However, it was written in such a way to suggest not that the crack pots were right, but that they come up with the crazy idea, and hey, guess what, by some random chance the tin foil hat wears were worried about something that was real.

]]> By: kt http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6676 kt Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:46:23 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/06/12/the-world-goes-south-while-sharon-cleans-under-her-couch/#comment-6676 While not as pressing as Food Riots, I thought you'd like to know that the CBC in Canada aired a discussion on food speculation and the consolidation of farms yesterday (June 12th) in part 3 of their current events show "The Current." I was listening online at the link below. If you make can it through the um, fertiliser, suggested by one of the earlier guests, the response of the last guest makes it worth listening to (even if you need to be scrubbing at the same time). http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2008/200806/20080612.html L'shalom, kt While not as pressing as Food Riots, I thought you’d like to know that the CBC in Canada aired a discussion on food speculation and the consolidation of farms yesterday (June 12th) in part 3 of their current events show “The Current.” I was listening online at the link below. If you make can it through the um, fertiliser, suggested by one of the earlier guests, the response of the last guest makes it worth listening to (even if you need to be scrubbing at the same time).

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2008/200806/20080612.html

L’shalom,
kt

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