The news is filled with stories of New Yorkers being invited to write down things they want to leave behind in this decade and shred the paper to get rid of it. I have several thoughts about this. First of all, no true pagan would rely on a paper shredder for these important cleansing rituals. Sheesh. (I guess it was a no-burn day). But second of all, its worth a post. What would I leave behind when the wagons move on to the twenty-tens?
- Sheetpile
- Mary Tappel
- Extermination as a management techique
- Damaging the beaver habitat
- Any reference to beaver as a sexual slang
- My Martinez Rotary Club Experience
- People who think beavers aren’t native to America
- Not having our kits survive
- Any twisted reference to how much the beavers “cost” Martinez
- Kids Fishing at the Dam site
- People who don’t return emails
- News Media stealing our pictures and acting like they took them
- All beaver puns, including but not limited to “gnawing problems” and “bank failure”.
- Naturalists who insist on walking on the dam to get the best photo
- Sheetpile
- Oil in the streets making oil in our creek
- Drunks and homeless who leave trash at the dam
- Being told we can’t replace trees the beavers take
- CDFG who seem to only say yes to killing requests
- APHIS and USDA who help with the killing
- People who steal things off the website without asking
- Spelling Mistakes
- People who complain that beaver dams will block salmon passage
- Development and Redevelopment without respect for open space
- People who say that Sheetpile through the lodge won’t harm beavers.
- People who harrass burrowing owls, acorn woodpeckers, badgers and other species
- Politicians who manipulate facts and financial data to control opinion
- SPAM
- People who think Muskrat are Beavers
- Politicians who text friends during meetings or events
- Anyone who reads a political twitter page
- People who make jokes about shooting the beavers or using them for coats
- Setting up the popup tent
- Taking down the popup tent
- Eye conditions affecting beavers
- Buying ink cartridges for the printer
- WordPress being weird
- Sites that block you from copying photos or text
- Paypal taking money for each donation
- Not getting the tshirts for free
- Comcast limiting the number of emails I can send or receive
- Sheetpile and Lies about Sheetpile
Hmmm. I think that covers most of it. What did I miss? Don’t worry. I only complain once in a blue moon. Have fun tonight! Ohh and go read about Martinez successful rebranding effort!
UPDATE: One thing the beavers wanted to leave behind in 2009. The big willow right by the primary dam. Lets just say its position is no longer “precarious”.
