why do they-grass and yards,football/baseball, c25k niece did it

WHY DO THEY-GRASS AND YARDS

why do they spend so much time and energy on their grass 

and yards

this from an email from my brother he is another organic
gardener

well god and st francis was talking 

god-you know all about those gardens and nature

whats going on down there

what happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and

stuff i started eons ago      those plants grow in any soil

can withstand drought and multiply like crazy

the nectar provides food for bees butterflies and birds

i should see  vast colors by now but all i see are these 

green circles

st francis-its the tribes that settle there    the suburbanites

they call your flowers 'weeds' and went to great lengths to
kill them and replace them with grass

god-grass? its so boring    its not colorful    it doesnt
attract butterflies, birds and bees: only grubs and
sod worms     its sensitive to temperatures     do these
suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?

st francis-they go to great lengths to grow it and
keep it green     they begin each spring by fertilizing grass
and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn

god-the spring rains and warm weather must make
the grass grow really fast     that must make the
suburbanites really happy

st francis-no as soon as it grows a little they cut it
sometimes twice a week

god-they cut it?      do they bale it like hay?

st francis-no they rake it up and put it in bags

god-they bag it?     is it a cash crop?    do they sell it?

st francis-no sir      they pay to throw it away

god-let me get this straight     they fertilize the grass so
it will grow     and when it does grow they cut it off and
pay to throw it away

they must be relieved in the summer when we cut back
on the rain and turn up the heat     that surely slows the
growth and saves them a lot of work

st francis-you arent going to believe this but when the grass
stops growing so fast they drag out hoses and pay
more to water it and pay to get rid of it

god-what nonsense     at least they kept some of the trees
that was a sheer stroke of genius    the trees grow leaves
in the spring to provide shade in the summer    in the fall
they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep
moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes
its a natural cycle of life

st francis-you better sit down lord     as soon as the leaves
fall   they rake them into great piles and pay to have them
hauled away

plant native grasses, landscape away your grass, use plants
and grasses that dont need much additional water

water is going to be the limiting factor in the world in the future
for its growth and survival

FOOTBALL/BASEBALL
razorbacks won over vandy    next week south carolina

longhorns got beat by baylor ie they beat themselves
next week have kansas state

go rangers go    win next and tie up the series

cowboys better win today

C25K NIECE DID IT
although injured she completed her first 5 k
congratulations

the organicgreen doctor

fall is here, c25k niece, football/baseball, concussions football

FALL IS HERE
fall is finally here
temperature this am here is 38
would be great deer hunting weather
thats next weekend here
dont deer hunt any but a lot of deer hunting
goes on around here    alpha dog one and beta dog 2
dont like deer season or dove season

have my tomatoes covered to keep from freezing
hope it works     have a good crop going right now
plan to wrap them with newspaper and store them
right before the first big cold snap

have been looking forward to the first cold morning
here on a saturday
woke up this am and it is 60 in our living room
umh just right for our wood burning stove
got it already to go last week so all had to do was
light the wood
its dark    wood smells good   fire going great  
lights are out in living room   have a cup of coffee
going    it dont get better than this

when my wife she gets up this morning will both
sit in our chairs watching the fire   drinkin' our coffee and
tea    getting warm    talkin'   then will swing around in
the chairs and watch the sun rise in the east

it definitely dont get better than this

C25K NIECE
well she is going to make the race but will have to walk
because of injuries
proud of her for training for this and carrying it through
good luck    do another one also

FOOTBALL/BASEBALL
razorbacks vs vanderbilt today    razorback should win

longhorns vs baylor    if longhorns loose things will get worse
in the media     news media said at beginning of season they
need to run more and quit passing so much now they say
they need to quit running ball so much and need to pass more
am glad not a coach

now the cowboys  if they loose against the
jacksonville tomorrow it really going to get ugly
in the media

now the world series
this is a must win for rangers-loose today and thats it
will be disappointing if they dont do better in world series
after such a good season and post season

CONCUSSION FOOTBALL 
high school player in kansas died this am after getting
tackled     as he fell he hit his head     had already
scored 2  touchdowns      had a concussion early this
month    he died later at the hospital     probably was
a new bleed in the head or and an extension of a small
bleed from the previous concussion
finally the nfl is paying attention and here next year much
stricter guide lines are in place for concussions in high school

have always been overprotective of players with
head injuries in our practice
makes the coaches  the players  and the parents mad
but really dont care about that      hopefully have prevented
something bad happening to a player in my career

the organicgreen doctor

three almost heart attacks, giants 2 rangers 0 not good

THREE ALMOST HEART ATTACKS 
65 year old man came into the office for routine six
month check for cholesterol and asthma
he smokes (bug him about it every time he
comes in)
have patients fill out a form with questions about
their cholesterol blood pressure side effects to
medications
he had circled chest pain
asked him about it
well you know had pressure in chest that lasted
for about an hour then it went away
well you know did an ekg which showed new changes
well you know he was shipped via ambulance to er
well you know he got angioplasted that day

he is doing fine now is on simvastatin for lipids which
are well controlled and this scared him enough he quit
smoking

another 70 year old patient came early for his afternoon
appointment     he had vague complaints when he made
the appointment     he sat in the waiting room during
lunch     when he came back to the  exam room he
finally admitted to having chest pain all night long

hooked him up to an ekg     well he had the tombstone
changes on his ekg (called this because the ekg tracing
line goes up then drops so that it looks like a tombstone
every time the heart beats)(also called tombstone
because of what it means if not treated quickly)

gave him aspirin and nitroglycerin and nitroglycerin
the changes got better
he was transferred to the er and had angiopasty
that day
he has also done well since then

the third patient came in for a physical
he did not admit to any problems until right before
we were finished with the physical
oh my the way he said
had chest pressure when snorkling on vacatiion
wanted it checked out better
he had mild elevated cholesterol, was in great physical
conditioning, maintained his weight where it should be
not some one you would think would have problems

he was sent to cardiology    he flunked a stress test
he had an angiogram which showed significant
arterial disease     he got a 3 vessel by pass that week

saw him recently for annual physical      he had just
came back from a lengthy vacation where he hiked and
snorkled without problems

men pay attention to your symptoms
quit smoking
control your blood pressure
maintain your weight
control your cholesterol
do exercise

GIANTS 2 RANGERS 0 NOT GOOD
think that the cowboys must be rubbing off on the rangers
they need to turn it around this weekend
come on rangers

the organicgreen doctor