That was an interesting article, wasn't it, about the confabulation? Interesting to see that other people do it, too, besides me, I mean. One of the interesting, and helpful, things about being married forever is having someone to check your memory against. I do feel *very* superior when my memory is better than Chris's, if only because it happens so infrequently.
Berms and swales are used in landscaping, and are helpful in dealing with erosion. A berm is a raised area, and a swale is a sunken area. We've got pretty bad erosion in the back yard, the house is on a hill that slopes back into the back yard, and the houses to the north also slope down, and the low spot is on the other side of the fence in the next-door neighbor's yard, he actually has a storm drain in his back yard, right on the other side of the fence. It wasn't noticeable during the drought, but with all the rain lately, it's become very apparent. Sticks and grass and debris have accumulated along the fence, and a lake has formed in the back yard at the bottom of the hill. My thought is to terrace the yard, and possibly put in a pond, but if I do, it will definitely have long-reaching repercussions I can't quite foresee. I should hire an engineer, but I am unwilling to do so, what with us already having an engineer in the family, and all. Of course, he's a chemical engineer, but what's that got to do with anything? |
