Creative To Do List

There are a few things I'd like to try from this list :)

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Stuff : The Materials Economy

Will more things make you happier?

We want a lot of things and we have a lot of things. I even found out sometimes it is even encouraged by the  government that we should want to buy a lot of things. However at the rate we are consuming and without the proper programs for recycling I learned that we will end up drowning in all our stuff.

I saw a video about this from "The Story of Stuff Project" This is a 20-minute animation of the consumerist society, narrated by Anne Leonard, and she really makes sense. It seems that she has done her research and has practical info to share. Link here.

This video talks about the Materials Economy.

Back in my day

 

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The woman said:
She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were truely recycled.

But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Ultimate point of learning

From http://simplehomeschool.net/bloomstaxonomy/

a chart on learning levels, would be great to post on a bulletin board for school or just at home to remind and inspire :D

The ultimate goal of learning is the ability to create something new.

On Growing Up: Do you feel entitled?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151994565830389&set=p.10151994565830389&type=1&ref=nf

Do you feel entitled?

Do you put yourself first? Do you notice the efforts of people who take care of you? Do you assume people need to listen to you? Do you feel the need to blame others for the misfortune that comes into your life?


I was reading a story on my FB page and reposted it for you to read, hope you enjoy reading it too.

Ponder

Things to ponder on.

- Why do slow-down and slow-up mean the same thing?
- Why are wise man and wise guy opposites?
 - Why is it that when stuff goes on a truck it's called a shipment and on a boat it's called cargo?
 - Why do we drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?
 - Why do we press harder on things when we know the batteries are dead?