… when it happened to me a former student gifted me with a copy of Tolkein's Roverandom; the best Rx I know for what you are suffering.Condolences,Wally
My humble $0.02 worth… I am a bitter, clinger (more bitter than clinger; lapsed Druid, eh?) and let my students know at least that much… otherwise I play it rather up the middle (at least as much as Will Cuppy).Life is the bunks and then you die; kids need to know the skinny as straight as possible... the standards aren't relevant to real life! So there you have it... I pray each night that I can make it to retirement before they catch me actually teaching the children something that matters. 😮
...unintentionally threw a curve in there as the Pepin II (635-714) that I referred to (also called Pepin of Herstal) is different from Pepin II of Aquitaine (823~864). This latter Pepin must have led to Wally's answer. ....
People will have to be rationed to four modest portions of meat and one litre of milk a week if the world is to avoid run-away climate change, a major new report warns.
This should go over like a cement duck….
The report, by the Food Climate Research Network, based at the University of Surrey, also says total food consumption should be reduced, especially "low nutritional value" treats such as alcohol, sweets and chocolates.
In England? Get real! Large consumers of all of "low nutrional value" treats (me too ;)).
It urges people to return to habits their mothers or grandmothers would have been familiar with: buying locally in-season products, cooking in bulk and in pots with lids or pressure cookers, avoiding waste and walking to the shops - alongside more modern tips such as using the microwave and internet shopping.
And this will return English cookery to the stereotype of soggy, bland veggies and over-cooked meat... yeck!Couple of months back Carlos Mencia commented on the flap about the methane production of all the cattle... theGW saying we should reduce use of them for meat. WRONG! Eat them faster... meat eaters reduce the problem by eating faster and more!!!Beef, it's what's for dinner!