Sisyphus, the ancient Greek king of Corinth snitched to Asopus, that Zeus the Impaler had abucted Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina, the river god's daughter, thereby incurring Zeus's wrath. While the mortal noble had cheated death, the gods achieved their revenge by forcing the now-immortal to push a giant boulder up a slope only to have it slip out of his grasp before reaching the summit and he had to start all over. M?e I would have shirked the first attempt and said, "Enough."
According to Wikpeia, thanks to Sisyphus contemporary culture considers all laborious, futile, and never-ending tasks considered Sisyphean.
Last year the town of Easthampton recognized the danger posed by the ever higher tides to the beach community of Ditch Plains in Montauk. Once these houses were lower income dwelling, however now the shacks are valued in the millions dramatically adding to the tax base. The town council passed a bill to finance a $15 million sixteen foot high tidal sand barrier planted with sea grass completing blocking off the ocean from the Shagmoor to past the trailer park.
This weekend Caterpillar tractors and trucks filled the gaps in the wall with tons of sand. I expect they will be at it all summer long and I wish the town of Easthampton success, since I am presently living in a tent in the wetlands. Time will tell of its success.
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