Into The Dog Days!

A large brown dog is back home

After his usual morning roam

Drink of water, plopped on the floor

Now he's panting, more and more

He's such a good boy!

Actual Dog Days of Summer

Coincide with rising of Sirius

The Dog Star

That's not until early August

Still, it's HOT!!

He's panting cause it's still hot

Humidity still taking a shot

But, there's a front sneakin' down

Today more storms coming round

Tomorrow's hope, a minor break

Before once again, heat will take

Over

A tiny lunar sliver near Aldebaron

Hard to spot and soon gone

Got to get up early to see

July 1st near Venus it will be

By the 3rd in the evening sky

Dim Mercury & Mars, nearby

Bring binocs..

Jupiter & Saturn sparkle still

Got a scope, eyeball thrill!

Slightly shaky around the Ring

But, no quakes with major zing

No big waves coming ashore

Still boundaries, energy in store

Hang on, more quakes coming:)

Never know when..

Moron prez dictator butt kissin'

Every danger point he is missin'

Impeachment will not be enough

Traitors get firing squad stuff

Got no plan, got no clues

Just wants to see fat face on news

Rapist & traitors should be shot

In unmarked grave let him rot

What a pig!!

Feelin' Like A Heat Wave!

Hot summer air has settled in

Several ways for you to win

If you want out, I suggest a pool

Staying in? Go for AC cool

Big dog took a dip in the pond

That dog, he has a water bond

Maybe beach, maybe river

Cool water only way to shiver

Me, I'm going to go cut grass

Through the heat, I will pass

Hydrate up, then cut away

Before back in the cool today

Monday, only break for this week

Only 80's temps will seek

Then into the 90's we'll be cooking

But way cooler than Europe is looking

Sahara High stuck over there

Many with no AC have no where

To go to get out of the heat

'Cept into fountains in the street

Global warming is quite real

No matter how deniers squeal

It's our fault, too much fossil fuel

Now CO2 is going to rule

Too bad we have "in charge" a fool

Using hate and lies as his tool

Yet right now dems are throwing away

Any chance they have to sway

All the folks that want daChump gone

With rhetoric like a commie song

Moderation is the way

Logic, rational change will play

Right here on Earth today

Stay cool

Avoid the fool..

Today On Earth

USA v France: Women's World Cup

Deep below the Marianna Trench

Subduction action tossed a wrench

Into the shifting planet plates

Pressure built, couldn't wait

Magnitude 6.4 energy release

Too deep for tsunami; peace

But, likely not on the pitch today

Where the two best teams will play

In a quarter final match

Tempers may lightly hatch

Should be a game for the ages

Who will rule the early stages

Who will score then finish strong

We don't have to wait too long

Kick-off just over 1/2 hour away

So, I'm about done with today's say

More fun on debate stage last night

All agree da prez is a fright

Need to take that punk, bitch down

Then bury him deep underground

Firing squad sentence for treason

Russian collusion an easy reason

Then there's rape, lying, theft, extortion

Tax evasion & language distortion

But, let's get nice with a butterfly bush

Sucking nectar like a lush

Stay cool and go USA

That's my take on Earth today

Heat Continues, Planets Spotted!

Last night got a peek at the sky

Mercury & Mars hanging nearby

Need the binocs to spot

And, no storms to cool the hot

Very low in the southwest

Post 9:00pm makes viewing best

Neither big nor very bright

Still Mercury always a sight

Wait awhile for another pair

Jupiter & Saturn shining there

In the East later on

While lunar crescent almost gone

High up in the sky at 9:00am

Not hard today but getting thin

Yeah, it's hot and muggy out

With nasty mosquitoes, no doubt

But, don't be afraid to sneak a peek

During summer's first full week

Volcano Week🌋

17 volcanoes on this week's list

Several new, others persist

Popo, Krakatoa, Colima roar on

Kuril Isle's Raikoke, 95 years gone

But, it exploded big last week

New patterns planes had to seek

Kamchatka, Indonesia, each with five

Exploding mountains, Earth quite alive

Ubinas back blasting in Peru

Villarica rumbling in Chile, too

Ulawun roaring back on PNG

Ring of Fire is the place to be

Exploding mountains you need to see

I'm good, send pics to me

More Democratic candidates tonight

All agreed, Prez daChump ain't right

I watched more special on Bill Nye

He made more sense, the Science Guy

Not sure debating anti-science nut

Turned our well, but

He's persistent and has truth

No bible tales, consistent, measured proof

Global Warming & Evolution

We better work on solution

Or Earth will fix human pollution

Pain & Extinction

Planet cares not for our distinction

Time to watch soccer now

Already 1-Nil England, WOW!

Stay cool

Today on Earth

Hot Hump Day

We are under a big High pressure dome

And, it's going to take awhile to roam

Away

So heat will stay

For another day

Or two or three or four

Or more

Humidity is ok

Storms will stay away

But, it's still hot

And, you'll sweat a lot

Still get out and wander free

Then I recommend: AC!

Kamchatka & Panama got the shakes

'Cross Pacific with 6.4 & 6.2 quakes

Otherwise a pretty normal shaky day

Indonesia, Caribbean plate always in sway

West coast America de Sur

Scotia plate for sure

Shaking

Tomorrow volcano thoughts

I'll be making

 Stay tuned!

Went out for sunset planet search

Clouds again left me in a lurch

Even Jupiter dim in the haze

But sky colors were amaze!!

Spectacular planet we got

Get out, who cares it's hot

It's summertime

And, the living is easy

Today On Earth

6 Months 'Til Xmas!!

Half a year 'til xmas day

Got your shopping underway?

Still got last year's bills to pay?

Can't get that debt out of your way?

How else to keep our economy strong

If we don't shop and spend all year long

Go to walmart, buy more chinese crap

Get out the bows, put on the wrap

Check out the ads on TV

No new iphone, how could that be!

Or change insurance, you need that

Buy a new truck, looking fat!

Then supersize your meal online

Parked in your lounger, so very fine

Just pop some pills like they say

Fat & lazy: Health, the American way

Let's bomb Iran, and keep kids in cages

Stock market's great, no rise in wages

With lying, rapist, moron in "command"

And fox news junkies heads in sand

What could go wrong??

So...

Go on, start your xmas shopping

Summer weather is settling in

Late night storm quite the din

Today back to muggy and hot

Squirrel in the yard looking for a shot

At the bird feeder debris

Big Brown Dog ran him up a tree

One big quake up Kamchatka way

Otherwise, pretty quiet earthquake day

Distant storm clouds blocked planet view

Only bright Jupiter shining through

Might go check again tonight

And, hope M planets are in sight

You should check it out, too

After you go shopping...WOO WOO!

Today On Earth:)

Indonesia All Shook Up, Cameroon Pouts:(

7.3 & 6.1 Indonesian quakes today

One on land, other down Banda Sea way

No tsunamis or much damage done

7.3 deep within the zone of subduction

Other epicenter in the New Guinea hills

Lot of shaking and I bet local thrills

Few other quakes around the Ring

Just another day, Earth doing its thing

No shakes here but heat is rising

Warm front coming, storms no surprising

Shaping up to be a hot & dry week

Shade and AC you should seek

Mars & Mercury hanging low at sunset

In northwest, binocs needed, I bet

Check it out a little after nine

With Castor & Pollux forming a line

But you'll need a good sky view

Or summer haze will be blocking you

Moon, 3/4 tomorrow, early in the day

Hanging with fish, down Pisces way!

Don't have to stay up real late

90 degrees from sun, so just wait

It'll be in the morning sky

Go our and see if you can spy

England gave Cameroon good butt kickin'

Cameroon behavior made everyone sickin'

Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah

It's not the ref's fault that you suck

You aren't very good, it's not bad luck

Threw a tantrum, call didn't go their way

Stood and whined, refused to play

Your player was offside, bitches

Can't play directly to keeper, bitches

Grow up, it was all your fault

Back on your brooms, whiny witches

Could be worse...

Could be me had to go

Back to Cameroon

Hope we don't seeeya

Anytime soon!

Time for a brown dog walking

So, I'll stop this squawking

Have a fine Monday

Today On Earth

California Quake, Coolness Fades

5.6 quake on N. California coast

Oregon also heard the shaky toast,

"The subduction zone you live near

Would like to make it very clear

Pressure releases will keep coming

Billions more years of rock strumming

Enjoy Earthlings"

Our cool, dry High is getting the shove

No more sweet air from above

Summer means southern air

Heat and humidity coming clear

Today we're in the transition zone

Not gross enough to raise a moan

That is coming for the week ahead

The summer muggies we all dread

🎶...Summertime

And, the air is muggy

You'll be sweatin'

Feel your about to fry

The air is so rich

With moisture and insects

Vermin deer (hoofed rats)

Made my tomatoes go bye:(

Mars still lingers low in west

Jupiter shines biggest and best

Saturn's rings follow the king

Waning moon later rising

Get a chance, take a peek

Even during this muggy week

Earth awaits you, check it out

(well, Earth really doesn't care..)

But, you should

(Care & check it out)

Today on Earth

Summer Solstice, 11:54amEDT

The sun stops moving north today

Cause we're in our most tilted way

Just before noon

So very soon

It will officially be SUMMER!🏖

If you want it cool, bummer

Except today

A cool front passed our way

Leaving us with cool, dry air

Get out, without a care

And, enjoy

Be back with more Earth news

But, gotta dog with the blues

He wants to go walkin'

So, I'll stop this squakin'

Still In The Soup

A little cooler today

But still in a muggy way

Storms missed here yesterday

Yet still my power went away

Who knows for today??

More big quakes above New Zealand

No sky show, clouds in command

Always change

But, always close to the same

Variations on a theme

Chaos in action

Earth

Today

Enjoy!

The Air Went Wild!

The sky exploded here yesterday

With debris flying every which way

Inch and half of rain fell quick

Wind whipped trees like a stick

No power

12 hour

And, the heat is building again

But chances here looking thin

Big storms along VA/NC border

Here: Heat and air full of water

It is just so very muggy

Movin' slow like a druggy

Whole southeast supersaturated

Front to north has Bermuda High gated

So, we'll remain in the soupy air

Friday, maybe outta here

..Yesterday got WILD!!

6.4 quake west coast of Japan

No tsunami, but they had a plan

North of New Zealand still aftershocks

MesoAmerica got some shiftin' rocks

Montana, Texas and China, too

Indonesia, Caribbean always a few

Heat in the air and below

Earth always changin', never know

What's coming your way

Still I suggest you get out today

So you sweat, yeah, there are bugs

Or sit inside like a slug

Your call

Today On Earth

But, I'm sure glad the power is on

Got kinda warm with AC gone:)

Get out 11-ish tonight

Gonna see another lovely sight

The Moon, hanging just below

The ringed world Saturn, WHOA!!

Should be sweet

Jupiter still hanging nearby

And, all you do, check out your sky!!

Tonight Off Earth! 

Hot For The Strawberry Moon

The heat and humidity are back

Today, likely suffer a sweat attack

And, storm chances on the rise

Four days till summer, no surprise

With a stalled front, that's the week

Shade, AC or pool you should seek

But, I hope you got out last night

Strawberry full moon & Jupiter; delight!

Actually full at 4:31am, pre-dawn

(About when the deer is on the lawn

Eating my tomatoes, the battle is on

Need those hoofed vermin gone)

Sun, Earth Moon in a line: full moon

With brilliant Jupiter, full on swoon

Still be lovely tonight

Jupiter farther off, still nice sight

Moon sitting a-top Sagittarius teapot

Tomorrow near Saturn, another hot spot!

Another young woodpecker into the glass

Yesterday Downy, Red Belly today

Both hit hard, SMASH!!

Both recovered and flew away

And avoided the bird munching dog

He likes a feathered treat...

Just saw unknown bird, during this blog

Can't find in book, new bird? Sweet!

It's a youngster and gone for now

Nothing, so far, I'll search on...

Biggish quakes in Indonesia today

Still aftershocks over Kiwi way

Around the rim, another shaky day

Subduction making the planet sway

Build up pressure, gotta adjust

Ubiquitous, ongoing, that you can trust

Hope your day is not too hot

But, get on out, give it a shot

Today On Earth

Little Warmer & A Big Shake On Father's Day

Another pretty cool start on Father's Day

And, no big wave seems to be in play

Even after a big South Pacific shake

More plate subduction with little wake

7.2 quake north of New Zealand

With aftershocks now in command

But, no Tsunami threat!

Here today there will be sweat

Bermuda High now in place

Southwest flow in our face

And, a slight risk of storms

But, isolated not in swarms

Hope you caught the sky show last night

Moon, Jupiter, Antares what a sight!

Big Triangle in the southeast

Tonight another visual feast

Moon now below planet king

Check it out, Amazing!

Have a fine day with your Dad

Mine 4 1/2 years gone, still some sad

But, a long good life he had

And, for my life, I am so glad

Hope your's is a fine man, too

Make sure he hears that from you!

Happy Fathers Day

Going for worst dad ever

daPrez, so not clever

Would throw his kids under a bus

What he says, we've no trust

Backs me up on what I've seen

Cause his kids, like him, obscene

"It's Always The Parents Fault"

Planned parents give kids a vault

Unplanned kids, you never know

Turns out the mom was just a 'ho

And, not a dad, just sperm donor, Yo

And, the rest of the world pays

While excuses, denials come our way

From our "leader" - what a joke

Hate, distrust what he stokes

We can and must do better

584 days left for this fat sweat-er

Hang on!

Today on Earth

Another Nice Day But, Change...

Yesterday: cool, dry, breezy

And, the living is easy

Today: still pretty nice

Tomorrow: a summer slice

At least the good thing

Spring has been amazing

Summer solstice less than a week

Until then, forecast: nothing freak

The quake I felt the other day

Was a little 2.1 not too far away

East coast a little shaky of late

Want to feel Earth move, just wait

Some places, Oklahoma, not too long

They had none till fracking came along

And, oil prices are down why not gas

Corporate greed wants our cash

No surprise!

DonniJonni daChump ok with treason

"It's all about me" always his reason

"Laws/constitution not for me"

"I'm so smart, no one can see"

He's cruising Egyptian river, DaNile

Like anyone (fox) believing his bile

Once he's not prez, he's on trial

His firing squad, then I'll smile!

That's a use for a bump stock

Bitch Mitch, too, running out of clock

Once we're done shootin'

Send their bodies to Putin

So many people, so much slime

No worries, Earth got the time

Humans, we'll see...

My tirade

Today On Earth!

Moon just below Jupiter tonight

In Scorpio, should be a sight!

Check it out!

Two More Wet Systems & Earth Still Eruptive!

One storm rolled up the coast

Overnight deluge its boast

No lightning but over an inch fell

Another front later today, o'well

Less than half way through June

Likely be at five inches soon

Put's us on par with last year

And, last year's caused some fear

Wettest June ever recorded

Maybe Earth just hasn't sorted

Out what's coming next..

We'll soon find out!

Another fairly quiet quake day

3.4 shake in PA. made a little sway

Surprise! you live in the hills

Gonna get the Earth shake thrills

Other quakes usual suspects

Then I went for a volcano inspect

Dozen & half exploding hills last week

Italy's Etna & Stromboli going freak

Sinabung & Agung, Kerinci & Dukono

Krakatoa & Merapi, Indonesian eruptions, whoa

Peru's Sabancaya only 12 explosions a day

That's still crazy wild, stay away

Kamchatka with 3, Japan & PNG, just 1

Piton de la Fournaise is back on the list

Eruption back, hard to see through the mist

Storms, quakes, mountains that blow

On Earth gotta be ready to go

Anytime!

Unlikely tonight I'll see the moon

With clouds now, another front soon

But, tomorrow should be clear & dry

With moon into Scorpio, Jupiter nearby

For weekend, above then below planet king

But, here's the thing

Got to go outside and check it out

And, hope for a few day's of drought

Time to shut down this blog

Go for a walk with a large brown dog

Then more of the women's world cup

For me, that's what's up

Today On Earth!

And, we JUST had a little quake!
Central VA Seismic Zone still shakes!

Rain Gone, Sweeeeet!!!

Today, a dreamy day for pre-summer

After a wet, messy, 6 day bummer

Only a couple of inches fell here

To the south, just how much unclear

But, lots of flooding, no more drought

Burning band lifted, there's no doubt

But, today's High pressure won't last long

Late tomorrow another system comes along

Perhaps with some overnight rain

But mostly Thursday rain free again

With a nice looking weekend ahead

Maybe early out of bed?

Probably not...

Slow day for quakes

Real movin' and shakes

Happening in France

US women with soccer stance

Maybe tonight I'll check out the moon

Will be bright after dark, soon

Take a walk

Hop on a bike

Such a lovely day

Today on Earth

Another Wet Day

Rain, drizzle, clouds are still here

But a High is pushing a front near

Tomorrow, forecast: maybe clear

Might sit outside for a beer

To recap the weekend, RAIN☔

Never really a pain

Just dreary and cool, made my brain

Think, let's take a nap💤

Here not quite an inch and a half

But, not far away you need a raft

Just to make the craziness real

Miss. valley with flooding they deal

When you live on or farm flood plain

And, you get lots of rain

It's gonna flood

FLOOD PLAIN, not a tricky word

While west coast dealing with fire

When cones need it for seeds to aspire

Then fire is part of natural scene

Yet we clever humans are not too keen

On taking what  the Earth gives

And, learning to live

With it.

Large brown, wayward dog is back

After a four hour wander

Looking for his morning snack

Spoiled rotten, now a nap to ponder!

Already moved to his bed...

Most of today's quakes along Eastern Ring

For week, more Western edge slipping; zing!

Never did see the crescent moon

First quarter today, 🌓 gibbous soon

Maybe tomorrow, near Spica in Virgo

Jupiter at opposition today, so

(Opposite the sun from Earth)

It is technically up all night

Midnight will be time for good sight

So low from our northern view

Good binocs? spot a moon or two

One more day to try and stay dry

Or avoid the flames, change always nye

On the big Earth rock

So, why such a shock

When patterns change

And things rearrange

Only been going on for 

4.5 billion years or more

Better be able to deal with it

Today On Earth!

Showers, Cows & Startling Fawn!

My mid-day rain walk was dog free

Big brown dog, not sure where he be

He was at the house when I got back

So he missed the tiny fawn fright attack

Baby deer, half Breyer's size sat

'Til I was 12 feet from where she was at

Then she bolted

My heart was jolted

WHOA!

So cute all spotted and small

Never saw mom at all

Another startle came along quick

Cattle gang near the fence they stick

Getttin' out of the rain, pretty slick

But, I was look down at ground

Instead of all around

And, suddenly COWS!

We all did a momentary, WOW!

I slowed to a crawl

Telling them, "easy y'all"

No one jumped, no one bolted

Just, again, my heart, slightly jolted!

Finally got bird feeders out

Sleeping late, rain; reason no doubt

Complex weather mess stuck in southeast

High to north, cut-off Low, gentle rain at least

Gonna be rain chances next few days

Standard of late: rain & humid haze

Will miss moon 'tween Leo & Gemini

Clear skies, see if you can spy

Very few quakes on planet today

NONE in Indonesia, lots up Alaska way

Never know how Earth's gonna play

But, you know what I'm gonna say

There's nothing but change coming

Today On Earth! 

Momma Sparrow & Her Babies - D-DAY 75 YEARS AGO

OMG, how cute can birds be?

A momma sparrow with baby

Two actually, cruising through the yard

While hummers battle hard

Mom and babies sharing treats

I hope, eat all the ticks, sweet

Gotta go get a dog

Maybe more later from blog

75 years ago
Thousands of Americans
Were ready to go
Ashore, onto the beaches of France
Many didn't make it far
Most did to crush the German horror
Few remain alive
Today the French still remember
We best not forget
With a fool in the White House
Sucking up to dictators & tyrants
Our vigilance is needed
Corporate greed: extraction & war
Despite General/President Eisenhower's
WARNING!!
THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Drives the USA with the world
Lapping at our heels
Don't buy their plastic crap
Put down your phone
You're a bad driver
Even without it in hand
Do more, Eat less
Plan & prepare for your
One or two great kids
There are easy fixes
But will only come from 
People that see the peril
We are all in!
We must not let the sacrifices
Made on the beaches of France
75 years ago
Be in vain!

Never more true the adage
Those that don't know/learn from
History
Are doomed to repeat it
Remember on this D-Day anniversary
And, my usual reminder
"The Earth doesn't care about us"
So, we better care
And, make the change that's coming
Positive
For all the life on Earth
Today
And everyday!

Cut-Off Low Fuels The Muggies

A big Low is cut-off in the southwest

And, the country will get a humidity test

With storms chances as it oozes across

With no jet stream to give it a toss

We had a litte downpour here today

Big dog and I were three minutes away

From the house

Got a little douse

No problem, move to nap-time

That's why I'm late with this rhyme

Next few days storm chances low

Nor much chance a tornado will blow

Rain chances increase into next week

Still today's bugs, not for the meek...

Nothing special in quakes to report

Middle east a few shakes, minor sort

20 volcanoes on today's list

Etna, Krakatoa always persist

Indonesia leads with 6 for the week

Island arc Japan got 5 going freak

Kamchatka's four but none going big

Not true with Etna, doing the lava jig

Guatemala's Santa Maria blasting away

Trees and boulder mud sliding today🌋

Big dipper ruling sky overhead

Looking north where my eyes were lead

Can't see much the other way

Little late to catch the moon today

Nice to be home to the tirehouse

Got a tired dog, quiet as a mouse

Hope your Hump Day was fine

Today On Earth!

A View From The Lighthouse

Climbing up the spiral stairs

Two at a time if you dare

Until you get near the top

Stairs they narrow then you pop

Out into the Currituck sky

Where the wind does fly

Osprey with fish I did spy

Stomach, a little butterfly

Boreal wind from high pressure dome

Made you hat want to leave home

A lovely, cool early June day

We're about to get underway

And, head back to our tire home

Wind down the 3 state beach roam

See if tonight you can spy

Thin, thin crescent in SW sky

Or Jupiter in SE up by ten

Brightness contest it will win

Average day of quakes with one big

6.3 SE of Japan, usual subduction gig

Get out enjoy the cool while it lasts

Heat of summer coming fast

And, check out these two cute boys

Working on the sharing of toys

Today On Earth

Sputnik & Breyer

Northern Air Takes Charge

From the north, quite the breeze

Hot & humid has gotten the squeeze

Big high pressure dome over mid-west

Cool and dry, that's the best

The passing front, one last storm

But, Va. Beach long ways to norm

Anger, sadness, confusion; serenity lost

How long will we continue to pay the cost

For gun makers profits? American greed

The trough at which we constantly feed

The 2nd amendment was written for flintlocks

Greed gives us silencers and bump stocks

And 12 dead, just doing their job...

51 quakes, Earth shaky today

Puerto Rican trench subduction underway

Sumatra to Tonga and in Chile, too

Released energy is running through

The big wild planet around the ring

Earthquakes shake and volcanoes sing

Yesterday's ride to where wild ponies roam

Walking the beach, in breaking wave foam

To Assateague, a long barrier isle

To visit with friends not seen in a while

Back to Va. Beach to dine by the water

Before returning to lives now made harder

By the insanity of Friday

New Moon was at 6:02 this morning

Big tidal range, Spring tide warning!

With storms every evening, no stars to see

But, they're still around where ever you be

Get out and enjoy the cool northern air

Let's work toward peace; a smile, please share

Through tragedy we need smiles to go around

And around and around and around

Today On Earth

Sadness At The Beach..

A difficult day in Virginia Beach, and a sad reminder for the rest of the country, of how the ease of gun ownership increasingly combines with anger and mental unrest to bring tragedy to so many. The friends I'm staying with worked with 3 of the victims; I have no words to ease his pain, recovery for the entire community will take months, years, for ever. When will we as a country deal with the issues, all of which leads to the continued wholesale slaughter of Americans by guns. Guns kill people, 30 (maybe 90) a day die from bullets exploded from guns in the USA - EVERYDAY!

Guns, their only purpose: to kill! That's it, that all a gun has ever been designed to do, KILL. Defend, attack, hunt; all about killing, that's all guns do. Anybody wants to argue that simple fact should get "nra idiot" tattooed on their forehead so rational people know not to even bother to talk with them.
Yes, I own guns. We don't need to, can't, get rid of guns. But, the attitude toward them needs to get real about their purpose: to kill.

Tough to do when our economy is based on greed fueled by war. Bullets & bombs and their delivery systems and use are what has made the US the country it is; a tough reality to discuss reducing gun violence or war. My golf game yesterday was played with continuous gun fire in the near distance and jet bombers flying overhead, with two, really fun, naval officers. Reality in today's US/world.

Wish I had an easy answer(s). Smile at, and acknowledge everyone you meet as a fellow human is a small, good place to start. I'm betting someone somewhere hadn't done that to yesterday's shooter (no way am I shifting the blame to anyone but him) and for many folks little things fester, tragedy occurs.

Share a touch, handshake, hug, a smile with eye contact, with someone today. We can all use it.