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HOYS PIAYING OS THE SHORE may lead to a life-long interest in the
they hold.
fMOTO ST Bill FAVt?
oceans and the truths
Like A Boy On The Seashore
BY HILL FAVKR
One of the interesting experiences for me at the
bcach is to watch a young child become interested in
a shell or egg case or a piece of driftwood. It is amaz
ing how the boy or girl can bccomc so completely en
grossed in the moment and seem almost unaware of
what is happening closc by.
You wonder if this might be the heuinning of a
life-long interest in the seashore and maybe the begin
ning of a quest for some answers to the many ques
tions still out there in the vast oceans. My thoughts go
back 2(XX) years to the Rider Pliny, who is recorded as
being the first to observe the elfects ol the moon on
the sea-tides. Or, maybe we think of Sir Isaac
Newton, whose explorations of gravitational pull were
sparked by the famous apple falling on his head His
theories explained grav national pull on the ocean and
the tides.
The famous English mathematician and natural
philosopher was a very knowledgeable man, yet Sir
Isaac Newion has been quoted, saying:
I <tn not know ivhtii I may appear to the world;
hut to myself I seem to have been only like a
hoy playing on the seashore, and diverting my
self in now anil then finding a smoother pebble
or a prettier shell tluin ordinary, whilst the
great ocean of truth lay all uruiiscovered before
me.
It is to Sir Isaac's credit that, as famous and
knowledgeable as he was, he apparently was well
aware of what he did not know. Perhaps by using the
example of the boy on the seashore he was telling us
he had lived similar experiences to the boys and girls
we see on the beach And. perhaps their fun time on
the beach will ho the beginning of an exploration of
the "great undiscovered ocean ol truth" before them.
MORE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Let Your Officials Hear From You
To ihe editor:
Now folks, you've got me mad
der than an old scltin' hen, bui al
the same unic I am so excited that it
I don't watch out it's going to be too
wet to plow.
Mad! You people know how to
get a man all riled up by making
outrageous statements that the
United Suites Senate took more than
a S2(),(XM) pay raise. All of us
should know that it was a pay ad
justment to hring the Senate in line
with the House. And the House was
just adjusting government officials'
pay to a competitive level. Surely
there was no intent to take a pay
raise bccausc it it is an honor to
serve their constituents.
Seriously, that pay adjustment
will only cause a slight raise in tax
es-no, no, here I am sounding like
you. Our revenue enhancement pro
grams only have to generate another
S 1 2 to S13 million to make the scale
more competitive for those poor
hard-working senators and con
grcssmen-not to mention the judges
and president.
And look at what wc get for a pid
dly SI3 million. They have promised
that from now on they will not be
crooked anymore, fhat they will be
honest and better able to serve their
districts and states. Just think- a
whole bunch of policians who are as
pure as the driven snow.
Don't that make you feel better?
Aren't you sorry for your critical
comments? Now wc have honesty
in government. They arc the best
that money can buy! How do we
know? Shucks, that bunch of ncw
ly-honest politicians told us that
from now on they will not be
crooked anymore. 1 believe them.
I. ..shucks, do 1 have to wail for
proof?
Remember thai SI07.1KH) study
on the Japanese quail? We louiul
thai the roostei preferred to have
sca with the hen rather than another
rooster or even a female duck.
Excitcmcnt, folks, excitement.
Congress has funded another
S 100.000 to study the "sexual look
ing, conditioning of sexual arousal,
and improvement of copulatory |>er
lomiance with practice" oi the
Japanese quail
No, dad-blame it, I am mad
again. That is out-and-out racism.
What's wrong with sharing with the
old Southern bob-while? Why
should that Japanese boy get all the
attention? 1 am confused just had a
thought about a bob-white snug
gling up to a duck. If I laugh or de
ny that possibility 1 am going to be
charged with sexism. No wonder
those honest politicians needed an
other 520,000. Look at the decisions
they have to make.
One last thought. This time I am
a Southern Baptist rabble-rouser.
We BaptisLs are often called rabble
rousers, and since church people in
general arc considered by many as
rabble-so be iL Now all you preach
ers, from all demoninations, gather
your rablle and tell them that their
tax money paid for the art exhibit,
"Bible Burn."
This exhibit funded by the
National Endowment for the Arts in
cluded "large sexually-explicit props
covered with a generous layer of
Bibles. These were used in a variety
of unholy rituals and then burned."
Over the years many of you have
asked me for help in writing letters
and articles. Suggestion: make
copies of this one for Charlie, Jesse,
Terry, George and any others. In
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you look forward U) them not being
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you arc in the sex life of the
Japanese quail, and how proud you
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as "Bible Burn." I am sure they
would like to hear from you.
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To the editor:
1 have obtained the most rcccnt
Medicaid/ Medicare surveys for
eight (nursing home) facilities in
this area.
No one should enter a nursing
home without checking with state
and local officials to sec if the home
is in compliance with applicable
laws. Greater private involvement
in the enforcement process can per
haps help to resolve some of the de
ficiencies that continue to exist.
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Hurricane Bob Served
As Good Wake-Up Call
How many of you were ready for
Hurricane Bob?
How many of you had full tanks
of gas, bottled water, llash lights,
canned food and other necessary
supplies on hand as Bob chugged
toward the North Carolina coast last
week?
If you're like most people.
Hurricane Bob probably caught you
somewhat off guard. If you're like
most people, you probably let out a
long sigh of relief when Bob veered
north.
Personally, I was not ready for
the first hurricane of the season.
As usual, I was running my car
on gas fumes, and I didn't have a
drop of bottled water in the house. I
would have been fortunate to find a
battery in my home that wasn't
dead.
Of course, I did have plenty of
canned food on hand. But that's on
ly because I don't know how to
cook anything else.
If you ask me. Bob was a sneaky
sort of hurricane.
Most tropical storms form way
out in the Atlantic Ocean and slow
ly pick up strength as they spin to
ward the East Coast.
Hurricane Bob formed off the
Doug
Rutfer
Bahamas one day and was practical
ly in our front yard the next day. He
didn't give us much warning or time
to prepare.
Hurricane Bob was like that sec
ond cousin of yours who always
shows up unannounced on
Thanksgiving Day with a plaid suit
case in one hand and a fruit cake in
the other.
Of course, your cousin usually
hangs around for a week, just long
enough to polish off the leftover
turkey. Hurricane Boh didn't even
stick around for dessert.
The Brunswick County beaches
were very fortunate that Bob didn't
come our way. For one thing, the
dunes in many places arc still recov
ering from the bcaung they took dur
ing Hurricane Hugo two years ago.
With the exception of Sunset
Beach, I don't think our coast could
lake even a minimal hurricane with
out significant property damage.
Also, the beach houses are pretty
lull of vacationers these days. I
can't imagine having to evacuate an
island full of tourists.
Since witnessing the damage
caused by Hugo, I don't lake hurn
canes, tropical storms or any other
forces of nature lightly.
Mother Nature can stir up a pret
ty mean brew when she puts her
mind to it. I don't need to be con
vinced of that ever again.
Shallotlc Point meteorologist
Jackson Canady had some sound
advice for area residents on the
passing of Hurricane Bob.
(Incid; Tal'y, there's usually
more tropical storm activity in
September and early October than
August, so don't think the worst is
behind us.)
Canady said people should use
their experience with Bob to evalu
ate how prepared they are for the
rest of the season.
"I hope they don't think this the
cry of a wolf," he said. "Where we
live sooner or later it will be our
turn. We need not take it lightly."
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