Capitol Column

Happy Wednesday from Austin, home of the grandest pink granite building in the nation! 

Now please don’t take this as a blanket endorsement of dams and lakes, unless of course you want a dam or a lake. This is not about water at this time. It is a moment of reflection, perhaps a reflection in the water of the moment. 

I spend a lot of time at this grand building where its occupants, sent there by us, strive to balance the needs and desires of almost 30 million Texans. Water being front and center currently.

This article tickled me on several layers, but most importantly it made me reflect on an obvious legislative dilemma. Much of the time, most of the time, we humans tend to over complicate solutions to common problems and then stand back and admire our handiwork while we pat each other on the back. It is nice to see us put in our proper place once in a while. You know God is chuckling through it all. 

Please take a pause to contemplate on your own handiwork and see if you recognize the trait, then follow His dam builder’s example. Sometimes when we take ourselves and our egos out of the way, we get what we desire and more. 

While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it for Them–Saving Millions

Thanks for humoring me by reading to the end.

Till next week, 

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