Barbarians, Yesterday or Today?
May 29th, 2007
The ancient Minoans had grand kings for leaders, and the people had total faith in them. Minoan kings were held as gods who could protect them from everything, including nature’s fury. That is, until a huge volcanic eruption made it obvious to the survivors that human kings were as powerless as themselves.
The people chose to worship and trust in a god instead - two gods might give them even more protection. They erected statues to honor the gods. And, for good measure, they made sacrifices. Human sacrifices. Can you imagine, they sacrificed their own children so that they themselves could have a nicer life.
Can you imagine?! You don’t have to work very hard today to imagine Read the rest of this entry »
Ask and You Will Recieve
May 29th, 2007
Shipping season was long over for daylilies due to the coming winter frosts. Even Southern California is not immune to the occasional dip to 30 or even 28 degrees, so shipping was not scheduled to resume until March.
Ask and you just might receive.
The grower was obliging, even envious, when told that the daylilies would be planted within walking distance of the ocean. Coastal frost is extremely rare. The live plants arrived in time for Christmas. To the credit of the grower, the daylilies were also the largest we’d ever received. Still, fingers were crossed and weather reports were checked daily.
But, Murphy’s law struck. Read the rest of this entry »
