How’s Your Consciousness?
After a decent run of daily postings, I skipped the Friday entry. Anyway, you shouldn’t get used to daily stuff, at least not until I start getting paid to write. :) Today I’m back with three things I want to mention, issues of which most are blissfully unaware. In other words, time for some consciousness raising!
North is not up. North is north, neither up or down, left or right. The geographical description of “Orient” has roots in orientation from the days when east was commonly found at the top of maps. In Australia and New Zeland, maps can be purchased with south at the top, and north at the bottom.
Much of Australia is under heavy water restrictions defined by a scale of 1-8. Residents are only allowed to water their gardens with buckets, and gray water is preferred for doing so. Patrols are out on the streets watching for offenders. If you are caught with a sprinkler on your lawn, washing your car, home siding or sidewalk, etc, your water will be turned down to a trickle. Let’s implement some of Australia’s water conservation methods, before they become law everywhere.
“Kathy, a Liberal six year old, enjoys playing with her Conservative friend Amanda - also six years old - and Socialist Sylvia, whom is turning seven this month.” Ridiculous, right? Yet few see anything wrong with “Kathy, a Christian six year old, enjoys playing with her Jewish friend Amanda - also six years old - and Muslim Sylvia, whom is turning seven this month.”
Six year old Kathy is as much Liberal as she is Christian. She and her friends are too young to have their own opinion on political or religious views. If you must mix religion into the description, the best you can say is “Kathy, of Christian parents.”