tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post3579975022098993765..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: The Mystery of ExtinctionJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-1802250689620559732009-02-17T11:14:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:14:00.000-05:00Great points, Sheila. It is a worry, and yet it is...Great points, Sheila. It is a worry, and yet it is a reality.<BR/><BR/> And how interesting to be married to an entomologist!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-74178669430288860722009-02-17T08:26:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:26:00.000-05:00My husband's an entomologist working on the emeral...My husband's an entomologist working on the emerald ash borer (which is indeed a very pretty color of emerald), and the threat is real. What isn't as obvious is that if you lose any part of an ecosystem, a lot more comes tumbling down. <BR/><BR/>Ditto bee colony collapse disorder, which nobody has figured out yet. Scientists are spending a lot of time pointing fingers, usually at other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24038268160185758312009-02-16T21:37:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:37:00.000-05:00Marilynne,Thanks to the ash borer beetle, 30 milli...Marilynne,<BR/>Thanks to the ash borer beetle, 30 million ash trees in Michigan alone have been killed; the link will tell you more, but billions more ash trees are at risk.<BR/><BR/>However, if they want to cut down your tree because of the beetle, I don't think there's anything you can do. If not, yes, you should tell them that it's an endangered tree.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55027611120844491282009-02-16T19:02:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:02:00.000-05:00You pose a good question. I have to ash trees whi...You pose a good question. I have to ash trees which the gas & electric company is pressuring me to cut down. Now I can tell them the trees are endangered?<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your list. Some of the things I will fight loosing. Others have already gone away at our house.<BR/><BR/>MarilynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45510804788548030442009-02-16T14:06:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:06:00.000-05:00Julia, the big saves will come only through global...Julia, the big saves will come only through global action, and the US government hasn't done its part. Citizens can act by keeping the pressure on their representatives and insisting that they do the right thing. <BR/><BR/>Darlene, you're teaching your child to treat others with common courtesy and appreciation. There's nothing outdated about that -- and certainly nothing mean!Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-22805545755004803302009-02-16T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:32:00.000-05:00I'm with you about the horses, Lonnie. But I wond...I'm with you about the horses, Lonnie. But I wonder if there are resources to feed them all--the post suggests that the experts plan to euthanize some of the few who are left . . .<BR/><BR/>Sandra, I agree that we should save what we love--I think most people would. But I think that lots of people are stymied by the question of how to do that; also, some of us just don't ASK enough questions, Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66652253838507560092009-02-16T10:23:00.000-05:002009-02-16T10:23:00.000-05:00The munchkin is still required to hand-write thank...The munchkin is still required to hand-write thank you letters for any occasion when she receives a gift--and that means an actual letter not just "thank you for the present." <BR/><BR/>I've been called everything from "a dinosaur" to "out of touch" to "mean"--all by other parents.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-16670434940778465772009-02-16T09:47:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:47:00.000-05:00We should try to save what we love. I don't care a...We should try to save what we love. I don't care at all whether future generations write letters by hand -- let them do what's most convenient for them -- but I care about the long-term future of our planet. When we save a species from extinction, we aren't just helping the animals. We're preserving their habitat and food supply, and that makes the planet a better place for humans as well. If we Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8807344928224273852009-02-16T09:41:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:41:00.000-05:00I'm left-handed and most people complain that they...I'm left-handed and most people complain that they can't read my writing. Truth to tell, sometimes I can't read it myself, meaning the hastily jotted grocery notes become totally unreadable when I reach the store. BUT I mourn the loss of letters delivered by the mailman which gave way to e-mail and cell phone, so an old friend and I vowed to write each other regularly by snail mail (using the Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.com