To Bee or Not To Bee

[Diana York Blaine]

According to something I once read somewhere, Killer Bees (who attack en
masse and don't give up--you might think of them as the ultimate
'net flamers) can be thwarted by throwing fistfuls of dirt up into the
air. This, supposedly, from an African who was amused at our American
can-do spirit in trying (unsuccessfully) to develop a poison or two
that would kill those same bees dead.  Africans?

I recently saw a reference to an ex-Coke exec who credits his company with
coming up with the "think globally, act locally" notion...In light of the
last day's posts to the list it seems he may be right.  But considering
the inevitable relationship between the further edges of Far and the
closest parts of Here that everyone has been elucidating so compellingly,
I can't believe that this is the same list in which folks were so
vehemently opposed the idea that everything is connected.  Next you'll
be telling me it a takes a village, for chrissakes.  (Speaking of 
villages, thanks Chris. The Eagle has Landed)    - Diana