Well, we finally made it back to the old mine around four-thirty. It took a little over an hour because of the washouts but we made pretty good time in my opinion. As soon as we got there we looked for wood to build a fire for hotdogs. We were starving after the exhilarating swim at the falls and the long exciting ride back to the mine. After eating some hotdogs we headed down the rocky unbeaten path to the mineshaft.
April 19, 1849 After traveling our journey on horses for 2 weeks with taking several little breaks, we’ve finally arrived. The journey was more difficult than I thought it would be. Riding in the rain had caused a lot of travelers to come down with colds, and some didn’t make it. I’m thankful that my boyfriend and I had made it without any difficulties. May 19, 1849 It’s been a month since I’ve last written, the gold fields are hard work.
We play every Tuesday night at Five o'clock. This is something that I have added into my leisure time after I had finished my two time budget period. I feel that I need to limit my TV time to a maximum of two hours a day. This will force me to get out and do other recreational activities. This includes long boarding, flag football, evening runs/trail runs, hiking, and basketball.
Conditions became so harsh that 8 tons of top soil per acre blew away every year for a decade long drought (Ib’d Surviving). The dust clouds that came and went were 200 miles wide,1-2 miles high and caused dirt to pile into dunes (Ib’d Surviving). The most hard hit area in the dust bowl was in “No Man’s Land”, Oklahoma (The Dust Bowl: A film by Ken Burns,2012) as they would call it. During the Dust Bowl people and families had to protect themselves against the harsh dusty conditions with pieces of cloth. Many people contracted diseases from the dust like, cancer and Dust Pneumonia (Ib’d
For three weeks they had to keep street lights during the day. Inhabitants of Oklahoma had to wear dust masks, the temperature stayed on 42,2°C. Because of this devilish combination many farmers were ruined, especially small farmers. The Dust Bowl meant the beginning of migration. 60% of population left this area, in Texas the population dropped from 40000 to 1000 people.
It’s obvious that Mr. Ferguson is extremely tired when he comes off shift yet is expected to attend treatment three times a week in the mornings. Personally, I would be angry, frustrated, and tired so I am recommending that we change his treatments to the afternoons so that he can give 100% towards attending these sessions. As far as his attitude, I understand that you may not like it but that is not a reason to revoke his probation. I will have a talk with him regarding his behavior and I am sure it will change once he sees the recommendations. In regards to not completing community service, once again we have to look at his schedule.
Too hot for t-shirts or you got rid of your jungle fatigues top and just wear a t-shirt with sleeves cut off. We would move twice a day, once just before daylight to our day position and then again just as the sun was going down to our night position or logger as it was called. We never wanted to stay in the same place for more than a day. Every time we moved we hoped they wouldn’t know where we were. When we were in the bush, we might get resupplied by helicopter one every 3-4 days.
Each week and sometimes a couple days in a row we have to walk to places miles and miles away. We also build camps in only two to six hours. Before battle we gather our stuff so we are ready for anything. After all the sweaty, hard work, all I get to rest in is a tent with seven other soldiers. It is really crowded and people wont go to sleep because of the horrors of war.
Since I used to be a late night person. Therefore, in the first of two days I felt overwhelmed under the new schedule. Fortunately, after a week I felt getting used to my new schedule and went to sleep at 2PM. It would bring my amount of sleeping up to 6 hours per night. I decided to treat myself to a good meal at Friday night.
Helping one plate at a time The world has changed. A mere 20 to 25 years ago, my family was reaping the bounty of fresh garden vegetables of every variety; so much so that there was extra to go around to friends, neighbors and those in need. I know this sounds like a Rockwell portrait of bygone days, but it was not that long ago. Fast forward to present day America, still the Greatest Country in the World, but many of our own citizens now have difficulty putting food on the table everyday. Soaring gas prices, the actual cost of basic food items, let alone fresh vegetables and fruit have put a strain on families all across the country.