Now that we can all enjoy talking about something other than politics, I wanted to share my favorite CD’s with you. A lot of times, I’ll buy an album and love 2 or 3 songs from it but not the entire thing. Well, this list is dedicated to albums that I believe are classics from start to finish with notes I added to explain why I have such (good/bad) taste.
I’m still deciding who I’ll be voting for, but wanted to share this video with everyone because it seemed to make some good points about McCain. As a forewarning, I’ll say this: I’m still undecided who I’m voting for, so I’m sharing this video because I like how it takes news clips of McCain and OBJECTIVELY compares them all to one another without bashing him the way that someone like Michael Moore would do with Bush.
Overall, I think that this type of video is exactly what we all need to see in order to evaluate both candidates without any media spin and without trying to decipher some of the vague things we hear candidates saying in the presidential debates. If someone knows of a video like this that analyzes Obama, let’s post that here also. People are usually so gunshy about talking politics that I think we’re missing out on truly understanding both sides before casting our vote. Whatever your views, I’d love to hear your thoughts. At the very least, it will help me decide how I should vote next month.
With instant-messaging, email and social networking websites, it’s become easier than ever to stay in touch with people; but some would argue that the quality of our interaction is suffering from all this new technology. With each new generation, it’s common to find people with a resistance to change and a nostalgia for the “good ole’ days.” I often wonder if this longing to turn back the clocks is well-founded and if the world really would be better if it still looked the way our elders remember it.
The question I’d like to pose this month: is the internet helping people to better connect with one another OR is the internet making us more distant? We want to hear from you. Tell us what you think.
Sure, paperless society sounds great, but is it possible that our efforts could be causing more harm than good? Consider this: 50% of all recycled e-waste goes to China. When you hear the word “recycle,” you probably think you’re doing good for the planet, but it seems to me that all we’re doing is dumping our trash into our neighbor’s back yard. I wanted to start this blog to open a dialogue on what can be done to help this issue of waste and pollution. My song, YOU GOT ENOUGH, was inspired by many of the images seen in the documentary, “Manufactured Landscapes”. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a collection of clips from the film and I promise that these 10 minutes will forever change the way you look at the world. (Click image below to view the movie.)
Here’s the question I pose: if we’re using less paper, we’re helping the environment, right? But what if being paperless means that people are using more computers and, thereby, throwing away more of their old computer parts? From watching the clip above, you’ll see that “recycling” e-waste is really doing nothing more than polluting a third world country. Are the new electronics that make us more advanced essentially creating new hazards to the health of our planet and ourselves? And, if so, does anyone have ideas about how we can minimize or, better yet, reverse the damage we’re doing?