Sign of Contradiction

Today I finally got to talk on the phone with Will Allen about the DMZ gardens and about the AIR project. He was a hard sell on both subjects but finally I got him to commit to a definite appointment in the near future. Using my best talk stuff about the AIR project (see yesterday’s posting) he could not understand what I was talking about and how air could save GP lots of money on energy cost. Finally he told me to bring along a model or example. So we will take a sunroom window insert to show him. The design for the GP greenhouses would be different but he may get the idea. John, my partner on the AIR project, is good at simply breaking it down. Also Will seems to be a visual learner, so seeing it will help. Talking about the value of ‘air’ reminded me of the Seinfeld sitcom were they created a TV series about ‘nothing.’ On the DMZ garden he told me that I did not have enough compost to do a garden on a vacant lot the right way, which is probably true. But once again when I told him that was another reason we needed his help, he was agreeable. For this sales pitch I will take Dawn and/or Marna with me. Getting this potential appointment with Will, a person I deeply respect and admire, made for an exciting day. A wiki web event also contributed to the excitement of the day.

Finally today we got up the petition for Marquette University to be faithful to the Gospel and to stop hosting departments of military science. At the last check we had over 50 persons sign the online petition, some of them making some powerful comments. Check on the two web pages for yourself. I really believe that if we can remove military training from the Marquette University campus, other universities will follow. Universities and colleges are the new draft boards for training military officers for an unjust war.

All this excitement has made me very tired. Since last night’s posting was so long I will make this one brief. Enough excitement for one day.

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