OK . . . That was only partly sarcastic . . . It is interesting, though, how we view current events against the backdrop of a decade or two of record keeping. Is the planet warming? Quite possibly it is . . . Still, quite possibly, it was, but is now correcting itself.

• I remember the year after Katrina when National Geographic magazine wrote a cover story on the coming blitz of hurricanes and how we had entered a time of unstoppable hurricane inundation . . . The next year no hurricane made land fall and last year was about the same . . .

• A few months ago, Georgia was in a severe drought . . . Can you say, dams and reservoirs . . . last week they were reeling from drenching rains and floods . .

• Again, can you say, dams and reservoirs . . .

I think it is easier being in the landscape business than the weather business . . .

And speaking of business . . .

There are a few new things happening in and around LASN these days and I thought now would be a good time to fill you in . . .

• For instance . . . Check out the Classified Ads section of landscapearchitect.com. We have begun a promotion offering discounted rates to those who wish to sell something or hire someone.

LASN now has three ways for you to communicate with the industry.

1. You can run a classified on the section at landscapearchitect.com, which is now directly linked to landscapearchitectWeekly and its 33,000 weekly recipients.
2. You can also send an instant E-Classified through landscapearchitect.com and reach up to 20,000 industry professionals in a matter of minutes.
3. Or you can run the classified in the pages of LASN or its sister publications?EUR??,,????'?????<

• Also on the home front, we are gearing up again for the Annual LASN Specifier?EUR??,,????'?????<, which is about 422 pages of landscape products and services in 10 categories: Business Services; Landscape Lighting; Water Features; Park & Rec; Site Amenities; Pavers, Masonry, Blocks & Rocks; Erosion Control; Irrigation; Plant Accessories; and Plant Materials. It also features lots of consultants and every imaginable industry association. This annual directory is the largest and most comprehensive resource directory in the market.