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Happy Two Thousand Nineteenth Birthday Autumn September 23 2019

Happy two thousand nineteenth birthday Autumn - September 23, 2019! Despite twittering, uber sputtering kickstarting onset of cool weather argh, another brief daily spate re: forecasting blistering, nauseating, sweltering... ninety degree plus Fahrenheit temperature forecast (along eastern seaboard) courtesy mister summer, who will overstay his welcome hoop fully a more seasonable cooling trend rounds out ninth month (according to Gregorian calendar) I eagerly look forward to crisp refreshing air much more comfortable to weather being outdoors within/out this sequestered enclave postage stamp size geographical area offers respite versus metropolitan denser population centers, the former disappearing open space rather disheartening, but urbanization - purportedly the definition of progress finds once open farmland less than fifty years back crumbling barns now tombstones testimony when people farmed the land, and lived linkedin with rhythms of nature, which only found courtesy said vestiges inevitably razed (similar to boyhood home 324 Level Road) finds yours truly brooding fast paced instant credit karma gratification twenty first century, which small, medium forces at large outfox the time tested imprimatur i.e. latent powers planet Earth unleashes (thank you global warming) decrees final curtain call *****sapiens runs rampant wreaking havoc all points of compass already inundated with scorching, melting ice caps, flooding... future generations, yet unborn might avoid predicated on dramatic alternatives fossil fuels already showered Gaia with carbon dioxide as well other noxious poisons though vibrant advocacy evident among students vocally demonstrating against irrevocable damage, whereby environment and countries situated near sea level take heavy hit, nonetheless... cautious optimism flickers inducing mandatory one hundred eighty degree reorientation regarding eco friendly methodologies to lo mein, maintain, sustain... technological civilization, else quaint existence of thee will be read about in digitized history books.

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