An Apple for the Jeachen...The Kids, the Panents & the futune

摘要

John Wayne once said in a movie "You're taking the long way around the barn . . ." in an effort to speed up a slow talking ranch hand. I've always wanted to be more like John Wayne. Just once I'd like to punch a law-man-government-bureaucrat who saw fit to cut honey bee research funding . . . again. I'm not going to start swinging though, not because I shy away from a fight, but because I respect the long arm of the law. Besides there's a more effective and lawful way to make my point, by taking thelong way around the barn. My goal is to convince people that honey bees are worth saving. They are worth the investment of research and protection. From my small homestead, I lack the influence of the governor of the territory to make any dramatic or immediate change in policy, so let's take a walk around the barn . . .