Downtown

     It's a snowy cold morning here and I need to go downtown mid-day for a race expo.  I am hoping to take the light-rail, but I am expecting that all prudent commuters are doing the same, thus there will be zero parking spaces available mid-day at the light-rail stop.  I will maybe have to postpone until tomorrow if that is the case.
     I always have loved this song ever since I first heard it.  It is so cheerful, especially on a dreary day.

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     Interesting news:  Mexico bans GMO corn effective immediately.
“Corn is a staple food crop in Mexico, intricately intertwined with the country’s cuisine, history, and culture. Authorities are concerned that Monsanto’s genetically modified corn will contaminate native species, and could cause both health and environmental issues,” Care2 reported at the time

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/mexico-bans-gmo-corn-effective-immediately.html#ixzz2i58nLlpV


"You cannot insert a gene you took from a bacteria into a seed and call it life.  You haven't created life, instead you have only polluted it."  Dr. Vandana Shiva