Comments on: Should We Be Mobilizing To Save Civilization? http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/ For People and Planet Earth Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5902 Will Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:14:13 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5902 Yes, I'm lucky that I don't have any motion issues at all. My son can not read in the car or he gets sick. When I used to do a lot of deep sea fishing, 20 or more years ago, I never brought much food along. This was because there were always groups of people that would bring homemade Southern Fried Chicken, or Tamales, or some other great food. Then they would proceed to get sea sick. I just watched and when the time was right would go over and ask if they were going to eat their lunch. The answer was always something like "AAOOOH NO! Don't even talk about the food, Please! Just take it out of my sight! Take the whole cooler!!! etc." It was a running joke with us young regulars, but we always ate better than we were feeding ourselves at home at that young age. Yes, I’m lucky that I don’t have any motion issues at all. My son can not read in the car or he gets sick.

When I used to do a lot of deep sea fishing, 20 or more years ago, I never brought much food along. This was because there were always groups of people that would bring homemade Southern Fried Chicken, or Tamales, or some other great food. Then they would proceed to get sea sick. I just watched and when the time was right would go over and ask if they were going to eat their lunch. The answer was always something like “AAOOOH NO! Don’t even talk about the food, Please! Just take it out of my sight! Take the whole cooler!!! etc.” It was a running joke with us young regulars, but we always ate better than we were feeding ourselves at home at that young age.

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5897 Anna Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:43:30 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5897 Will nice treat. Wow must have been very important hockey game to travel 3 hours one way, lol. Good for you. About reading when I am in motion, actually eventually bothers me - I sometimes want to read in the car when my husband drives, I usually come out white like a ghost, so I still don't know if the root cause is the book, head down or my husband's driving, lol. Anna :) Will nice treat. Wow must have been very important hockey game to travel 3 hours one way, lol. Good for you. About reading when I am in motion, actually eventually bothers me - I sometimes want to read in the car when my husband drives, I usually come out white like a ghost, so I still don’t know if the root cause is the book, head down or my husband’s driving, lol. Anna :)

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5747 Will Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:58:58 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5747 I have the location method also, Anna. I don't even count some of those in my total of what I am reading. I was on a 6 hour round trip bus ride yesterday to a hockey game, so I got in 6 hours of reading. What a treat! I finished one book and got 1/2 way through another. I have the location method also, Anna. I don’t even count some of those in my total of what I am reading. I was on a 6 hour round trip bus ride yesterday to a hockey game, so I got in 6 hours of reading. What a treat! I finished one book and got 1/2 way through another.

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5710 Anna Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:17:07 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5710 Hi Will, to answer your question. I was reading somewhere that who starts suddenly experiencing short memory, then they may be multitasking. I was like that for a while, so I started to concentrate on one thing at a time, and worked. With books I don't know, because reading is reading, and it does not matter because you could be reading newspaper that carries many different topics. Well, I think it may be not that effective, because we do not fully concentrate on it for 100%, but then it all depends if you want to. To tell you what else I do with reading is that I have different book per different location in the house, so when I am on elliptical I am reading some crazy fiction, when front of TV I am reading magazines, before bed I am reading some other book, and when at work I am reading totally different stuff. That way I am able to keep my mind clear from book to book or reading from reading. Works effectively for me. Hope it helps Will. Anna :) Hi Will, to answer your question. I was reading somewhere that who starts suddenly experiencing short memory, then they may be multitasking. I was like that for a while, so I started to concentrate on one thing at a time, and worked. With books I don’t know, because reading is reading, and it does not matter because you could be reading newspaper that carries many different topics. Well, I think it may be not that effective, because we do not fully concentrate on it for 100%, but then it all depends if you want to. To tell you what else I do with reading is that I have different book per different location in the house, so when I am on elliptical I am reading some crazy fiction, when front of TV I am reading magazines, before bed I am reading some other book, and when at work I am reading totally different stuff. That way I am able to keep my mind clear from book to book or reading from reading. Works effectively for me. Hope it helps Will. Anna :)

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5602 Will Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:29:44 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5602 Anna - I'm glad to see I am not the only one who reads like this. Do you sometimes think it is a bad habit and that it would be better to do one book at a time? In the end we would read the same books. I guess I have issues with delayed gratification reading! If I have an interesting book laying around, I just can't keep my hands off of it, even if I am already working on two or three unfinished others. Anna - I’m glad to see I am not the only one who reads like this. Do you sometimes think it is a bad habit and that it would be better to do one book at a time? In the end we would read the same books. I guess I have issues with delayed gratification reading! If I have an interesting book laying around, I just can’t keep my hands off of it, even if I am already working on two or three unfinished others.

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5557 Anna Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:28:22 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5557 ...'but I have never been able to read one book at a time like a normal person.' - Will, lol, this is so me too, I think I have couple of going for now, and one beside my stationary bike which I probably would have to start from the beginning. These are some cool books you are reading now. Another thing I do with non-fictions books, I don't read all, sometimes I skip what does not interests me, or it gets too complicated, lol. I love reference books too, the ones with lot of pictures and diagrams. So yes I will be waiting for your book update and review once you done, no rush. Thanks for sharing, Anna :) …’but I have never been able to read one book at a time like a normal person.’ - Will, lol, this is so me too, I think I have couple of going for now, and one beside my stationary bike which I probably would have to start from the beginning. These are some cool books you are reading now. Another thing I do with non-fictions books, I don’t read all, sometimes I skip what does not interests me, or it gets too complicated, lol. I love reference books too, the ones with lot of pictures and diagrams. So yes I will be waiting for your book update and review once you done, no rush. Thanks for sharing, Anna :)

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5514 Will Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:46:01 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5514 Today I am posting a short review of the History Channel show. My opinion on it is really too strong for just a comment here. But in summary, it was bad! Today I am posting a short review of the History Channel show. My opinion on it is really too strong for just a comment here. But in summary, it was bad!

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5471 Will Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:27:02 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5471 Thanks Alan! That would be fun. I'm flattered that you think I write well enough to do a guest post on The Thin Red Line. -Will Thanks Alan! That would be fun. I’m flattered that you think I write well enough to do a guest post on The Thin Red Line.

-Will

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5470 Will Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:24:30 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5470 Hi Bob - We will see if the show tonight is any good. The topic is a good one if they do it well. The History channel still has lots of good programming on it, but even they sometimes succumb to hype and flash at the expense of education and information. I remember when The Learning Channel was on my short list of programming to watch. Have you seem how low they have sunk in recent years? We don't have any of the other science or space channels available here. I wish we had a choice of all programming and could pick and choose what we wanted to subscribe to. Even with 5 people, I doubt if we regularly watch more than 10, and even occasionally more than 20 of the 70 plus stations carried by our cable company. -Will Hi Bob - We will see if the show tonight is any good. The topic is a good one if they do it well. The History channel still has lots of good programming on it, but even they sometimes succumb to hype and flash at the expense of education and information. I remember when The Learning Channel was on my short list of programming to watch. Have you seem how low they have sunk in recent years?

We don’t have any of the other science or space channels available here. I wish we had a choice of all programming and could pick and choose what we wanted to subscribe to. Even with 5 people, I doubt if we regularly watch more than 10, and even occasionally more than 20 of the 70 plus stations carried by our cable company.

-Will

]]> By: Alan http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5449 Alan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:28:34 +0000 http://willtaft.com/sustainability/should-we-be-mobilizing-to-save-civilization/#comment-5449 If you read the book and decide it is worthwhile for others, write a guest review and I will run on the Thin Red Line. If you read the book and decide it is worthwhile for others, write a guest review and I will run on the Thin Red Line.

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