Y'all <i>(spent just enough time in Pace, MS to get it!)</i><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">CLIMATE CHANGE—2 Projects</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I’ve found
myself in despair about the way our US ‘consume-and-throw-away-society’ is
influencing the entire world and the trend it has established and maintained
and perpetuated in changing the climate. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I anticipate
that the end result is Global Suicide! I think that our grandchildren’s future
is in jeopardy, and suspect that our great-grandchildren will have a planet
that is uninhabitable.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Some things
that I am currently doing to counter the trend:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--using the
lawn for garden vegetables</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--collecting
solar electricity for house use</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--riding my
bicycle for all in-town trips</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--re-cycling
paper, cardboard, plastic and aluminum</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">But more
needs to be done. I have at least 2 projects In mind.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">#1 The Meta-Fours</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I enjoy
singing—singing was an essential part of life in the Order Ecumenical. I seem
to remember songs that set the stage for change and changed the public mindset.
Didn’t BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND, and WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE contribute to
the end of the war in Viet Nam? I’m proposing to create some Metaphors that
give a new message for future options. I’ve brainstormed a list of issues and
selected a ‘Song Book’ that has some of the old familiar tunes to choose
from.(Old MacDonald Had a Farm, etc). <i>[ I
can forward this info to you on request</i> <i>]</i></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I don’t know
where to go from here. I know what I’d do if I had a Metaphorical song. I’d
create a vocal quartet (Barbershop or Mixed) and start delivering performances.
The quartet would be named The Meta-Fours.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I’m sure I
could get the quartet together. I need a lot of help—or suggestions—on how to
pick the issue, write the metaphorical message, and put it to a tune. It may be
that once the issue is picked the metaphor and the melody must be melded.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">I welcome—</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--help/suggestions
on creating/composing the music </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">--anyone
interested in being a member of The Meta-Fours </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">

<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">David</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">PS. Is there another list-serve I should send to?</span></p>

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