<div dir="ltr">Great March for Climate Action: <span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">In New
Mexico</span><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">May 25, Sunday, </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">On Sunday,
May 25, Bob and I had breakfast at the B&B. There were 10 around the table.
We chose the Hot Oats Brule for the 1st course, and the Frittata for the 2nd.
Bob, a retired Presbyterian minister, went to the local Presbyterian Church. He
indicated that he would make a little presentation there about the March. Sarah
took me to the repair shop and I brought the Geartruck back to the campsite.
The spark plugs were replaced. We’re going to wait ‘til Colorado Springs to get
the carburetor replaced.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">In the
afternoon I went to the Temple for lunch. There was an announcement indicating
we were scheduled for a Garden Work at 2pm. At 1:45 it began to rain so it was
canceled. Later on I went to a Coffee Shop that was sponsoring a Meet-and-Greet
event. I met Morgan and as we exchanged our personal background information, we
discovered we had a good deal in common—using managed grazing; protecting and recovering
the prairie; singing. I suggested that he would find the March interesting and
should join us. He went and got
his wife to join us. He suggested to her that he go on the March and asked if
she would be able to mind his business responsibilities. She said “Yes.” He
asked about my age. I told him that I was the oldest Marcher and was only 76.
He indicated that he was aging and showed me the gray hair on his chest. I
immediately sang <u>Yesterday</u>!
They were both amused. Morgan asked what I found most difficult about
the March. I had an answer for him.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">1) I
am one of 2 among the 35 (+or-) Marchers that is married. The youngest group is
18-25. It seems that the rest are a group that have found difficulty
establishing a lasting relationship with a partner. That sets me apart.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">2)
Everyone has a cell phone. So people are multi-tasking all the time. It’s
difficult to focus attention on one issue. Morgan has done some graduate work
in psychology and commented that multi-tasking is negative behavior. Text
messages are sent to inform us about the daily Route. I can’t receive Text
messages, and I turn my cell phone off during the day. Sometimes a limited number of copies of
the next day’s route are printed out.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">3) There
are a lot of Marchers that are our children’s age or younger. I’m the oldest on the March.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">4) The
group of musicians that promote singing enjoy singing <u>This Land</u> <u>Is
Your Land</u>. I won’t sing it until we have created at least one verse that
describes how we Anglo-Saxons have dispossessed the Native Americans.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">5) When
the information about camp schedule and events is announced I fail to hear the
details. There is very little info printed out so we don’t have a chance to
digest the deliberations we’ve made at camp meetings.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I appreciated
Morgan’s question. It gave us an opportunity to have a serious conversation.
Perhaps he will join us on the March.
After the Meet-and-Greet event some were shuttled to a restaurant that
was providing an evening meal. I chose to return to the B&B. I took a bath
and packed up my equipment. Prudy,
the B&B host, had washed and dried our laundry. I told her that I also had
a delightful night’s sleep. I think it sprinkled periodically through the
night.</span></p></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">-- <br></p></font></span></div></div></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr">
Peace, David</div>
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</div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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