i suppose like many
i cannot be unhappy with my life …
my heaven on Eaarth!
STILL … I WISH I COULD KNOW GRANDKIDS WILLIAM HARVEY, ABIGAIL ELISE, AND IAN BAIN …
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hog farmer’s son, raised on a diversified five-acre place & largely formed in the mixed agricultural (good) multi-ethnic village of divine devine, texas … paul bain martin
happy from birth in nixon … to The (stockdale) Farm to devine, texas, u.s.a.
to a relatively simple & basic aggieland of eight thousand total students in 1964 …
and few locked doors & living in non-air conditioned dorms & lots of handball & much time reading old late 1800s/early- to mid-1900s “ecological” literature in the a&m library stacks …
and a gun-control presentation & a review of John Kenneth Galbraith’s book The Affluent Society* given by paul bain in aggie speech class in 1968 alongside the amazing all-around athlete from pampa, olympic champion randy matson …
and entomologist dr. joe schaffner & almost dying from aldicarb poisoning … and other adventures in usda field-14 …
to a brief time in naval air in the beautiful pensacola area
to a christmas dance in the metropolis of quihi, texas and encountering the amazing betsy hoffmann
to tom petty’s gainesville in the 1970s & (dr.) pete & david pimentel & archie carr et al.
to the lovely tifton, georgia & the coastal plain experiment station & father raynor & the folk of our divine saviour catholic church & miguel angel altieri, etc.
and three wonderful kids
to campo grande, mato grosso do sul & the beautiful people of brasil
to clean seguin, texas & lanier byrd & marvel-bobbie & tim barr & isaac horta & jim monkerud & eric-joanna et al., et al.
to austin & jim hightower & darryl birkenfield & the peggy & joe maddoxes & helene & waylon et al., et al.
to a wonderful visit to poland & the ukrainian carpathians
to eigner & olman & jordan & hilario martinez et al. of central america & mexico
and just yesterday october twelfth two thousand & twenty-four … it was wonderful joyful interactions with grandkids
yesterday it was futebol-playing lane & owen zane schaefer & piano-playing, dancing, articulate amelia wenzel martin & her equally intelligent & expressive brother landon & his concept of a perpetual motion machine
and yesterday it was landon’s dad, john alton’s relatively soft expression of his pragmatic, experienced Eaarth-view
and so many other other beleza experiences with family & dear friends
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i cannot be unhappy with my life
STILL … I WISH I COULD KNOW GRANDKIDS WILLIAM HARVEY, ABIGAIL ELISE , AND IAN BAIN!!!
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*Galbraith ends the book [The Affluent Society, 1958] with another appeal to the importance and need for investment in educating people [ecological literacy, or “Positively” Ethical Applied Community Ecology/PEACEmaking]:
“Whether the problem be that of a burgeoning population and of space in which to live with peace and grace, or whether it be the depletion of the materials which nature has stocked in the earth’s crust and which have been drawn upon more heavily in this century than in all previous time together, or whether it be that of occupying minds no longer committed to the stockpiling of consumer goods, the basic demand on America will be on its resources of intelligence and education [ecological litercy].” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41589.The_Affluent_Society
paul bain martin
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