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Roadsides planted with native plants (in the US) have more bees.

Now, the article states that native plants "have deeper roots". Does this mean that plants native to the US generally have deeper roots than plants native to other areas, or does it mean that plants generally have deeper roots in their native area, or does it mean that imported plants to the US tend to not have deep roots? And, whatever the reason, why is that?

There's something we all can afford to be aware of!

It's probably easier to just donate money than to buy ice cream so that some of the profits will be donated to finding a cure for the bee disease, but it's not as yummy.

Which is pretty much exactly what it says it is.

I have to say, I do take some of this to heart. I mean, I just found out I could read Understood Betsy online (and I loved that book as a kid, so of course I immediately did so). In the beginning of the book, we find out that the girl's house employs a maid out of charity - she's so depressed and asthmatic that it'd be difficult for her to get a job elsewhere. But when the entire house is disrupted and scattered to the four winds, it comes out that her brother wanted her to come help him at his store for years, and she only stayed on because she thought they couldn't do without her!

And if they'd been honest from the beginning, everybody would have been happier sooner.

And an editorial on renewable energy, as a lagniappe.

Take one on bees, too. Yes, I'm still interested in the bees.

Here we go.

One of my friends linked to two bee articles just for me, but I've completely forgotten who and where they were. Well, I'm sure you know who you are.

Check it out.

So, let's see. We've got wheat blight, dead bees in the US and Europe, the ever-present risk of global warming, fighting over nukes in North Korea (and everywhere else has them too, I might add)...

I should start stockpiling popcorn. There would be nothing so fun as sitting around munching on popcorn as society collapses around me.