GREEN GREEN GRASS ALL AROUND

HI ALL
With the rain that we had in August the grass is more like spring rather that the beginning of Fall. Usually the grass is dry and brown by the end of summer but this year we are having to mow every week and the old saying tht you can seit aroung and watch the grass grow is true!
OF COURSE THE MAJOR CONCERN AND THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME IS THE PLIGHT OF THE POOR PEOPLE OF LA. AND THE SOUTHERN COAST. tHE HAVOC OF KATRINA CAN BE HARDLY FATHOMED. Communities and business, large and small are rallying, but it will be lears if ever that things can be back to "normal" NORMAL will have a different meaning after this . A semi trailer truck left Salina today filled with water and supplies to LA, I do not know how many "bloggers" here might be in the region but there will certainly be many stories of both heroism and despair, and emotional scars running deep. It was thought that we might be getting some refugees here but it is now decided that they willnot come to Salina but to larger cities (I do not know that larger cities are better!).
The $3 a gallon or more for gas may start the country to begin to think about conservation, lower carbon output which iin the longrun might have a beneficial effect on the climate and less destruction..
I just finished reading "The Bell Curve" book. The authors theory is that much of the world's trouble is at the base related to the intellectual capacity of the people, whether by nature or nurture. One thing is certain the re-inventing the Scopes MAN/MONKEY trial is not good evidence of a high intellectual capacity and Kansas is right in the middle of that. Perhaps with the genome projects and reserch we can find some way to improve the intellectural capacity and everyone could take a pill and all problems would go away. Like Dorothy we could follow the yellow brick road from Kansas!
We are trying to develoop a program and interest for computing in the senior/reitement living facilities. I got a laptop computer and am developing some powevpoint presentations to take out the to the locations. I also got SNAGIT AND DUBBIT software which enables stilland video capture from the computer and adding audio if desired. This has good presentation and training potential. I have to learn how to use it now!
This months Atlantinc Monthly magazine has an article on President Lincoln and his depression. It also hs the ideal that perhaps the psychological state of Lincoln also was what enabled him to persevere and guide the country at the time and prevent the breakup and free the slaves.
Time does get away and the posting of the blogs does not happen as regular as it probably should . Best wishes are sent to all
HAF AKA HAPPYDOC.