I know there’s not much sense in trying to argue with climate change deniers.
Their refusal to see the wild fires, heat waves, extreme drought, extreme cold, extreme rain and extreme flooding is a dead reckoning for disaster.
But they’ll find plenty of politicians to agree with them.
My son lives in Los Angeles.
He’s been there for 20 years.
And while I wish he would return to Texas, he’s a musician and the decision to stay on the West Coast is his to make.
This weekend, I asked about the heat wave smothering the west – much like July for those of us in Texas.
He said LA is not built for extreme heat.
“Most places don’t have central air and the window units just can’t compete with bellowing 105-temperature wind,” Ben wrote me Sunday.
I’m hopeful for the recent federal legislation to address climate change.
We’re certainly not leaving the future of the Earth in good stead for our descendants.
At least we can try, instead of throwing tired platitudes.
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I know I’ve mentioned past medical ordeals I’ve been through, but dealing with cataracts has been a real positive for me.
I’ve just had the procedure done for one eye last week, another is planned this week.
But what a difference it makes to have the cataract removed in one eye.
MaLinda and I went to Cracker Barrel after the one-hour surgery and after we sat down I looked at her with the eye remaining to be done and the one with the cataract removed.
With the eye that still has a cataract, the image was darker and the shirt MaLinda had on was a teal color.
The new improved eye, if you will, was bright – her blonde hair vibrant and the shirt a brilliant blue.
Since then, I’ve explored my world with the improved vision and discovered a host of new sights.
Everything looks better.
On the other hand, getting a clearer view of my face, beard and hair may not have changed for the better – I’m still 72 after all.
But I’ve learned my hair still has streaks of gray instead of the all-white look I’ve been seeing.
OK, that’s not such a big deal, but seeing the computer screen to do my work is a lot better.
After all, I don’t have to hold a magnifying glass up to the screen to read the measurements on the QuarkXPress pagination system we use to lay out the paper.
I’m excited that I’ll be able to read books again.
That life-long passion had been taken away as my cataracts worsened my vision.
