Hey Swanny, you always seem to put a smile on my face and produce outright laughter when I read lots of your posts. I just wanna (that's "want to" in southern American slang) say thanks for all that you've allowed me to gain from in your posts during the past year. I tend to keep quiet most of the time, but am lately feeling the urge to participate here on Avalon, rather than continue to keep my silence. I agree with you, last year the sky was about to fall and we were told about martial law, fema camps, the greatest depression to rival the great depression, prepare for doom and gloom, etc. Yet, here we all are, still trying to get a fix on what's to come. I also became proficient in growing weeds, but it was in my flower beds since I didn't even attempt to grow a vegetable garden. Unless you count maters (tomatoes). I thought I had done so well, my plants were absolutely huge, but produced only bite sized little balls
I do my best to prepare, but with so many "predictions" on this site and others, it made my head spin, so I just decided to chill out and go with an old song from my childhood that still rings true for me today, from Charlie Rich called "Rollin With The Flow". I believe that it's a great thing to be aware of what could happen, but at any rate, none of us are promised tomorrow, so I just enjoy what time I have, and living with lung cancer has taught me tons about appreciating life and those who add to mine. You and many others here at Avalon give to me daily without realizing it, so to all of you, I say "Thank You Friends!" If we're still around this time next year, we'll have even more to reflect on, hopefully we can brag that enough folks woke up and derailed the train of tyranny.