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The Second Wave
A man stood in the surf watching the waves come in. He saw a large wave approaching, planted his feet firmly, took on a boxer's stance, and waited. The wave broke and crashed over him.
Still standing, he yelled: "Yes, I've got this! The ocean can't beat me!"
He turned, watching the beach, the ocean behind him. The surf washed around his calves, In and out, in and out, six small gentle rollers. The second large wave rose behind him.
The wave crashed into him. He was blindsided, fell, and was dragged across the rocks and shells on the bottom. He got to his knees, then stood, sputtering and trying to get his breath, bloodied from head to toes.
Be vigilant, or the second wave could take you down.
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Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
Short but poignant.
The guy hasn't spent too much time
in the ocean if he thinks it can't beat him.
~hugs, Veronica
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(If this is Hermosa Beach in this video it's really gone to hell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wrw-ojKZtE )
And remember...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifLqzLEB3E0
Earth Day
Was the virus created in a lab, or is it simply Mother Nature's way of getting our attention?
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
A slap upside the head
It certainly is a slap upside the head. There is an almost infinite number of viruses out there in animal hosts just waiting to jump to us. It's like a zombie apocalypse story. We're smarter than them, but we're vastly outnumbered.
Oh, and thanks for letting me know you "got it".
Kris
{I leave a trail of Kudos as I browse the site. Be careful where you step!}
Duhhhhhh I'm a big stupid head!
I feel like an idiot for not spotting such a straightforward metaphor,
especially since it's kind of been in the news a bit lately...
(Repeatedly bangs head on desk, wailing shamefully:
"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid-")
And remember...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifLqzLEB3E0
Don't beat yourself up. There
Don't beat yourself up. There are men in high places who don't get it.
Kris
{I leave a trail of Kudos as I browse the site. Be careful where you step!}
If 'you know who' captained the Titanic
"There is no Iceberg!"
"We won't hit an Iceberg!"
"I knew it was an Iceberg before anyone else knew!"
"It's the penguins that brought the Iceberg here"
"No one could have predicted the iceberg"
"We're not stopping our great ship because of an iceberg!"
"The crew are spreading #fakenews about icebergs"
"Some of you have to drown"
"I'm the greatest captain ever. Ask anyone!"
This was AFAIK penned by someone called Martin Lacey and posted on Cleantechnica.com
Yep
There’s also:
“The last captain of this ship never warned me, it’s his fault!”
“That Iceberg just popped out of nowhere, I swear”
“We had to cut costs, so lifeboats for passengers who kissed my ass!”