Saturday, November 29, 2008

Murderous Consumerism

Retail Employee Murdered by Rabid Black Friday Consumers

Heed this lurid exemplification of our cannibalistic American middle class (link to NYT article above).

I'm thinking of a new franchise of Cult-of-Consumerism Deprogramming Centers. We need rehabilitation, not a new deal of stimulus crack.

It's time that deserving entrepreneurs step in and get the benefit of this borrowed money rather than it go to those plundering corporates. Is Dr. Drew available?

The futility of discussing the cause of this debacle is obvious.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Span of a Few Days: Extremes in My Weather


On my way to Denver Monday November 17 it was Sunny and in the 60s. On my way back Thursday November 20 there was quite a dramatic difference. Check out the antelope.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Preparing Kids for 21st-Century Success

Author Daniel Pink discusses what it will take for students to succeed in an outsourced and automated world—and how schools should change their approach to education accordingly.


Help Academia Understand How to Prepare Future Workers

This is a good attempt and start at helping educators understand there must be a seismic shift in what is taught as well as how students are to be prepared for their future work.