On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 9:11:25 PM UTC-6, GM wrote:
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> This kind of stuff reminds me of my grandfather, he was born in rural downstate Illinois (Buffalo Prairie IL, to be exact) in 1876. He was born into a world of poverty, disease, darkness, isolation, you traveled via a horse cart on a rutted trail, his life was tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the sun rising and setting; no electricity, germ theory of disease unknown, and cars, planes, radio, modern sanitation and thousands of other things were far in his future. He passed 90 years later, in 1966. He had a modern air - conditioned home, and he loved watching the Miss America Pageant, live from Atlantic City on his Motorola console color TV. His life was lengthened and enhanced by modern medicine, he traveled a bit (he and his brother bought a new 1954 Ford and drove out to Yellowstone Park...) - and he was one of the first State Farm Auto Insurance agents in the state, back in the 1920's...
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The Best of times and the WORST of times!!

Sad to hear how so many became relatively wealthy while KILLING THE PLANET or facilitating killing the planet because of Petroleum! Not saying anything at all bad about your Grandpa, Greg. We all take advantage of whatever financial opportunities this perverted ole paradigm of Planet Killers we humans have become! :-(

John Kuthe, RN, BSN, Cannabis Nurse wannabe!