I love gadgets. I'm always trying to find out and try out the latest stuff. Right now, I'm checking out a couple of shopping apps (applications) for my Google (Android) phone. One is called ShopSavvy and the other is called CompareEverywhere. So far, I like them both, so I'm going to have to look more closely.
Emerging Tech is always on my mind at school. Last year I studied Biomimicry along with my seventh graders. It's very exciting to find answers to our problems in Nature itself.
Going Green is very important for all of us. We have to learn to see how any product affects us from before the moment it's made to how it's treated after it's useable life has ended. Sustainable living is the goal!
What are you reading right now? What are you playing? What movies are still inside your head? Which TV programs do you hate to miss? Do you like fairy tales or magical fantasies? Do you like stories about real people or imaginary characters?
I'm reading a book called The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman. It's fascinating! I recently watched The Big Heat with Glenn Ford, which was pretty exciting! I like almost any kind of story...
Do you collect things? When you collect things, do you learn all you can about each one? What's the coolest thing in your collection?
I collect old radio programs for listening when I travel. I love the way they used to tell stories. Radio lets you use your imagination!
What is your life's ambition? Whom do you admire most? What do you see your life turning towards? Has anybody given you good advice to follow?
The best advice I've ever heard is to follow your bliss - learn to do well the thing you love most and that gives you the most satisfaction. I've tried to do it in my own life.
Have you visited someplace you'll never forget? Do you want to travel beyond our planet or deep under the surface of the ocean?
I've been many places I'll never forget. A teacher recently asked me where "my Mecca" lies, and I thought about it for awhile and came up with Glacier National Park in Montana. I want to back there again someday.
Where do you want to live your life? What do you think life will be like here in 25 years?
I'm open to suggestions as to where I should live.
In 25 years, I'm hoping people will take better care of each other. I think we'll have a better understanding of the balance between ourselves and technology. I think getting from place to place will be a lot different from how it is now. I think we'll be eating differently then. I think we'll have school all the time but information will be so easy to find that "school" will be mostly about learning how to decide what's most important, and most useful.
Which animal do you love most? Are you afraid of any? Are you afraid for any?
I love cats and dogs most. I used to be very afraid of dogs, and am still no fan of snakes. I'm afraid for many, many animals that are losing their homes to humans. We have to learn to be smarter about this.
Do you know a best way to do something? Have you learned how to make or do something that you'd like others to know about, too? What's your very favorite dish? What's the strangest thing you've ever eaten on purpose?
I know the secret for a GREAT grilled sandwich! Stay tuned...Strangest thing I've ever eaten? Nothing stranger than sushi.
If you have something you want to discuss or hear my opinion on, just drop me a line.
I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
