Cicada Uprising
Can't let this event go by without notice. They're all around here, with the eerie high pitched din when the males sing in huge numbers. The Cicada Mania website has good background info and links to other sites.

Just think of how much the world has changed since their parents emerged in 1987. And what kind of world will their offspring emerge into in 2021? A world with new manifestations of good and evil.

We should pray and work toward a world where we human beings have eradicated today's wave of terrorism and have established a culture of life that respects every member of society. And maybe we will be providing for our future generations by beginning to move outward into the Solar System, with the entrepreneurs and settlers ready and able to follow the explorers.