Comments on: The Worst Hard Time //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/ Faith and Family; Justice, Joy, Bread of Life Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 //wordpress.com/ By: Rachel Marie Stone //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/#comment-4837 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:00 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4339#comment-4837 I have heard this very thing–and there’s a NYTimes article on it (#1 most emailed). If only the past were truly past. Unfortunately it isn’t. And the observation that drought and other extreme hardships brought on by scarcity and often, from mismanagement of natural resources leads often to conflict is unfortunately too true. That’s one reason why Professor Wangari Maathai was given a Nobel Peace Prize for her tree-planting projects in Kenya and elsewhere: because managing natural resources well is one of the things that makes for peace.

]]> By: Tim //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/#comment-4829 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:32 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4339#comment-4829 What’s your favorite? I like IBC for bottled, but A&W if I get it from the tap!

]]> By: Rachel Marie Stone //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/#comment-4828 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:59:48 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4339#comment-4828 I don’t know about the hooch, but root beer has always been a favorite of mine.

]]> By: Tim //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/#comment-4826 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:32:31 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4339#comment-4826 OK, first off I’d like to work in a root beer/hooch stand.

But what you really got me thinking about is my college History of California class. We read Grapes of Wrath, and the professor made the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the life of those who came to California looking for a better life come alive. Like you, I didn’t take pleasure in comparing my life to theirs. But I sure took pleasure in just how good I have it now in comparison to what they went through.

]]> By: Circe //rachelmariestone.com/2013/05/20/the-worst-hard-time/#comment-4825 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:49 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4339#comment-4825 Dear Rachel,
Our drought in the West and Midwest continues. The latest article I read about Syria strongly suggests that water wars led to the civil war that has splintered Syria and led to the loss of more than 80,000 lives. Food prices may continue to go up in the U.S., even with farm subsidies, as some crops will be scarce. It seems we may be living through another dust bowl. I have read predictions that the drought in the Western U.S. will continue for another three years. I would be interested in hearing from readers who live in the affected areas and also your opinion of our immediate future.
Egan’s book is now on my long list. After yours, of course!

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