That is... Late this evening I got an email telling me that mine is one of three names that the locals are submitting to the Governor to be considered to fill a vacated Justice of the Peace term. I now have to submit a Letter of Intent and Resume for the Governor's consideration.
Please say a prayer / send vibes. The resume is easy, but the letter of intent so far sounds like I'm trying to sell myself. Ha! I wish I could think of a way to speak eloquently about Vermont while somehow conveying what in my life makes me trustworthy. It just sounds "all about Me, Me, Me" to me. Bah.
The funny thing is that I know I could do the job well. But...it would, after all, be one more job...!
I hope I will be able to trust that all will be well.
So, having the letter to write tonight, after going to a staff meeting at the library, taking Grand to acting class, out to dinner with herself, her Mom and Mah*Sweetie, followed by a (successful!) search through the mall for a jacket to go with my dress for our nephew's wedding next month (it's black tie), and coming home to the email about JP...I never did get much playing in today!
I'm not sure how one can be playful while listening to a land dispute, or officiating at a wedding or civil union.
But I realised today that I need to add something to the Letter of Intent about why I first said okay to possibly becoming a JP. There I was waiting for Lil Desso's memorial service to begin (she died of cancer) and I was saving a seat for a friend. But she didn't arrive and it was about to start when in came my other friend, Willy, who was in cancer treatments at the time. I had the last cushioned seat, so offered it to her. She sat down next to me, leaned over, and asked me to run for JP in her stead because she just can't do it anymore.
Willy died a few months ago; but she's still whispering in my ear.
Newman is certainly right that, long-term, there is no population explosion. Baby Boomers (people my age blame everything on the Boomers), think that what was true when they were young will last forever. In fact, it is already over. Projections are that the world's population will start to decline after mid-century. And most of the growth between now and then, even in the developing world, results from the age skew due to earlier high birth rates.
The US has the higher birth rate in the developing world, yet 110% of our population growth is due to immigration. Japan, where immigration is anathema, is scrambling desperately to develop robots to do the jobs humans will not be available to do.
But I think he is off base in talking about Big Ag. There is no real shortage of food. When people anywhere in the world go hungry, it is simply because, due to any number of reasons including local shortages, they do not have the money to buy food. The solution is essentially the same as the solution to the earlier population problem: raise people's standard of living.
It's all because of Howard Dean!!
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Late this evening I got an email telling me that mine is one of three names that the locals are submitting to the Governor to be considered to fill a vacated Justice of the Peace term. I now have to submit a Letter of Intent and Resume for the Governor's consideration.
Please say a prayer / send vibes. The resume is easy, but the letter of intent so far sounds like I'm trying to sell myself. Ha! I wish I could think of a way to speak eloquently about Vermont while somehow conveying what in my life makes me trustworthy. It just sounds "all about Me, Me, Me" to me. Bah.
The funny thing is that I know I could do the job well. But...it would, after all, be one more job...!
I hope I will be able to trust that all will be well.
Good luck!
DeleteSo, having the letter to write tonight, after going to a staff meeting at the library, taking Grand to acting class, out to dinner with herself, her Mom and Mah*Sweetie, followed by a (successful!) search through the mall for a jacket to go with my dress for our nephew's wedding next month (it's black tie), and coming home to the email about JP...I never did get much playing in today!
ReplyDeleteYou can be a playful JP, non?
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I'm not sure how one can be playful while listening to a land dispute, or officiating at a wedding or civil union.
DeleteBut I realised today that I need to add something to the Letter of Intent about why I first said okay to possibly becoming a JP. There I was waiting for Lil Desso's memorial service to begin (she died of cancer) and I was saving a seat for a friend. But she didn't arrive and it was about to start when in came my other friend, Willy, who was in cancer treatments at the time. I had the last cushioned seat, so offered it to her. She sat down next to me, leaned over, and asked me to run for JP in her stead because she just can't do it anymore.
Willy died a few months ago; but she's still whispering in my ear.
There is no population explosion on this planet
ReplyDeleteOur population problem isn't too many humans on the planet, but too few owning too much of it [Click]
High house prices? Inequality? I blame the Normans [Click]
And now to bed, for sure.
--Alan
Newman is certainly right that, long-term, there is no population explosion. Baby Boomers (people my age blame everything on the Boomers), think that what was true when they were young will last forever. In fact, it is already over. Projections are that the world's population will start to decline after mid-century. And most of the growth between now and then, even in the developing world, results from the age skew due to earlier high birth rates.
DeleteThe US has the higher birth rate in the developing world, yet 110% of our population growth is due to immigration. Japan, where immigration is anathema, is scrambling desperately to develop robots to do the jobs humans will not be available to do.
But I think he is off base in talking about Big Ag. There is no real shortage of food. When people anywhere in the world go hungry, it is simply because, due to any number of reasons including local shortages, they do not have the money to buy food. The solution is essentially the same as the solution to the earlier population problem: raise people's standard of living.
Thanks to everyone who is sending good wishes and vibes Morticia's way.
ReplyDeleteI hope this isn't too Chicago-centric, but it's another big step forward in a breathtaking 60-year project to overcome the long-ago mistake of sending household waste and storm water into the same sweres. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-thornton-quarry-20130924,0,2589408.story
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