Foster Plants

The scenario goes something like this…A child wants a dog.  All his friends have dogs and he is the only one without a dog.  The child’s busy parents, wary of another long term commitment won’t agree to get a dog.  The child chips away at the parents’ resistance until they finally give in—as long as … Read more

Heat Wave

Way back in 1939 Ethel Water’s sang a set of torrid lyrics written by Irving Berlin.  The first line goes: `“Oh, we’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave.” Many of us are singing that song right now. Berlin’s “heat wave” was generated by an unnamed human temptress.  Our current heat wave is generated … Read more