Do social workers need to be concerned about bandwidth caps?
Born on the very tip of the tail of the dinosaur called Baby Boom and bordering Coupland’s Generation X, I am continually amazed by technological innovation and how these changes are making so many things readily accessible. From a rural perspective, these tools put some of the boon in the boondocks! I worry though that … Read more
Christine Cushing says no to frankenfish
“The question of the week from Christine Cushing: “Do I want a corporation owning a patent on a fish, a raw fish that I am going to prepare and cook and eat?
I watched Food Inc. with my children today.
As I have stated in previous posts, I believe we parents have to take responsibility for helping our children develop into critical consumers and Food Inc. is an essential resource in this cause. In this documentary we learned how corporations have gained control of all the links in the food chain and this includes the … Read more
Corporate babysitters
Some recent comments by my Facebook friends about apathy amongst younger generations and the seeming endless expansion of diagnosis of childhood “disorders”” got me thinking about corporations and the influence these entities have over our children. I sent a cryptic message, “”corporate babysitters” from my phone to my home email to remind me to do … Read more
