This is a truism in many ways. I go to sleep (sort of); I wake up. A new day looms ahead. Always, there is tomorrow. I put off things until tomorrow, knowing that this day will never come. Could be a dogsend.

There have been so many people on this earth. I wonder if for this reason there are any more original ideas to be had. If there are, they are fewer in number. I wonder if when all is said and done, and there really are no more original ideas, if this will be the end of the human race as we know it.

It’s strange to me that as smart as we humans appear to be, we are not smart enough to collectively figure out how to save the planet. Now in some places, because of the heat (climate change related), people are constructing homes that are designed to be cooler. Shouldn’t time and money go into figuring out ways of dealing with climate change?

I was reading someplace where there are fewer trees in poorer areas, and more trees in more affluent areas. Trees, of course, make for more cooler environs.

Today I heard on Big Cabbage Radio that the Mat-Su Borough Landfill is going to be opening up more cells – these are areas that are being set aside for waste. The cost is tremendous. The land, once gone, will never be able to be used for recreational purposes. Right now there are lots of trails on this land. The editorial became a pitch for landfill composting by an individual who knows little about the subject. Saving the land should be a community effort. It should also be noted that the Mat-Su Valley is one of the fastest growing areas in Alaska; hence, now the very noticeable increase in traffic.

Someone should organize a human race, with the profits going to making this planet a better place.

I’m doing my part to bring about much needed change. I have made the connection between making books accessible to readers everywhere, and envisioning literacy to change lives. It’s slow, tedious work, for sure.

A woman at the Palmer Senior Center today was raving about VCRS and their wonderful bookstore. I told her our mission is different – our books are free, thus increasing accessibility. We are also (as I just noted) promoting literacy of all kinds.

But on the other hand (and we each have two hands), the books that they are selling are not going into the landfill. I started this bookstore so I can give myself credit for this. If I hadn’t alerted the staff to the fact that there was an overabundance issue, they would have continued to bring in busloads of shredders.

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