Snip, Snip

Another first, it was bound to happen, just not exactly with the child we thought it would. The do-it yourself haircut.

Amanda (my sister): Jax, who cut your hair?

Jax: I did. Will I get in trouble.?

Amanda: Yeah, probably.

Jax: Papaw did it!

Cutting the hair isn't so much of an issue- it's usually a childhood rite, as the continued fibs about what happened to his hair is.

This lead to the conversation with both Jax and Riley about cutting hair. We used this opportunity to, hopefully, derail any future attempts of Riley to do something similar. Her response to why she wouldn't ever cut her own hair, "My hair is noodly." There you have it. Kids with noodly hair wouldn't dream of giving themselves a haircut.

Truths

This is the first blog in what is meant to be a series of truths based on facts. This one addresses the belief that our planet is overpopulated. I have taken several facts to find what the population of the world is truly like.

It is reported that the current population is 7 billion people.

The state of Texas has 268,820 square miles.

1 sq. mile=27,878,400 sq. feet.

Texas has 7,494,271,488,000 sq. ft.

7,494,271,488,000 divided by 7,000,000,000 = 1,070.61

Answer: The entire population could fit in the state of Texas with each person having 1,070.61 square feet of personal space.

With the population at 999 billion, we would still be standing in Texas and have approximately 7.5 sq. ft. of individual space, which is equivalent to 30” x 36”. That would be crowded…in Texas.

What is the problem? Attitudes. There should be plenty of resources to take care of each and every one of us plus many, many more. However, the distribution of resources is the TRUE issue. By “controlling” or “stabilizing” the population we are putting a bandage on the cut, but that will not stop the bleeding. Greed, waste, and apathy are the REAL culprits.

I, respectfully, ask that no one respond with political figure pointing and name calling. This is intended to shine light on the truth and to provide an opportunity for personal reflection, responsibility, and accountability.

Knowledge is power. Pass it on.