You MUST read about Kristen’s trip to Kenya with Compassion International. Go back and read them all.
Making a case for keeping laptops out of the classroom — Philly.com. I’ve never been a fan of having computers in the classrooms. This fellow’s observations are profound and should be duly noted, although I doubt there is any going back now.
My Love for Blogging — Chris Brogan. I can relate to so much of this post. It’s nice to know that someone as renowned in the social media space as Chris Brogan still appreciates the joy of blogging for blogging’s sake.
I found these last two links in an older Links and Shout Outs draft. I don’t know how I forgot about them, but they are still timely.
Philosophy of Blogging 201 – Representing! (Who Exactly?) – Milk Breath and Margaritas. I guess this is every blogger’s struggle, but Amy articulates it so well. And she also has really cute shoes.
3 Things to Know About Your Morning Cup of Joe - Sorta Crunchy. This is very important information and why I try to buy Free Trade coffee when I can. Trader Joes has some that is affordable. The part about Sumatra being naturally low acid is new to me, and I’m going to make a habit of buying it from now on, since I am prone to heartburn.
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Can I pimp one of my blog post? Well I am going to anyway. Cause one of my husband’s friends has a new website to buy a bunch of different free trade coffee. Please consider checking it out: http://thediaperdiaries.net/things-i-love-thursday-direct-trade-coffee-club/
Thanks Jill! Checking it out now…
Aw, thanks for the link love, mama!
The thing about Sumatran coffee was new to me as well, but incredibly timely. I’ve always been able to drink coffee – lots of it and any kind. But in the past few months, I’ve started having heartburn after my second cup or so. Gotta love getting older, right? Anyway, I’ve always loved Sumatran and hadn’t put it together with the low acid thing, but we are drinking it exclusively now and it REALLY makes a difference.
Love the other links – especially on laptops in the classroom . . . Mixed feelings, but mostly I think it’s not great.
Really interesting about keeping the computers OUT of classrooms, I’ve never thought of that as a bad thing, but honestly I’ve never really thought of it. Off to check that one out now!
And thanks for linking up, I’m humbled – really!!
Hi Jo-Lynne, I just wanted to say that I’ve been following your blog for some time now, and I love it. I’m a single girl who is getting into the whole foods thing (only several years after my “hippie” brother tried repeatedly to get me interested in that exact thing- he gave me The Omnivore’s Dilemma two Christmases in a row). I hope that by the time I have a family, I will have some of this stuff down pat so that I’m not trying to learn how to soak grains in between my kids’ soccer games. I hope.
Anyway, I apologize in advance for being an econ nerd, but I wanted to point out that there’s a little more to the fair trade arguments than usually meets the eye. Here is just a snippet of information about it: http://divisionoflabour.com/archives/003460.php I know that this is probably not where your interests lie, but it’s worth noting that much like the word ‘organic’ can be misleading, ‘free trade’ should not be an automatic signal that something is of higher quality, better for us, etc.
Anyway, thanks for your blog and all the great info on everything from raw milk to platform sandals.
Karen, thanks for the link. I’ll check it out. I have been interested in the fair trade certification but I haven’t taken the time to really research it.
Read Kristen’s post and the post about Loving blogging. Kristen’s word’s made me think. I follow her on twitter but I haven’t been reading blogs much lately. I will have to go back and read her compassion posts. The blogging post was excellent.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the link! And for the free trade java information as well – interesting about the sumatra.
Interesting take on the computer in the classroom. I can totally see the college age group multi-tasking, my DS is a college Sr. and so tethered to his laptop. I suspected they were not just “taking notes” on them while in class.
I know from being at conferences with my laptop open how distracted I get, and I WANT to be there, learning that info, lol. I can only imagine a child in a college class. Can’t be a good idea.
Kristen’s posts about Kenya made me cry, think, pray, and brainstorm more ways that I might be able to play a small part in changing the world.
I disagree with the author of the post about keeping laptops out of the classroom. Perhaps I’ll write a rebuttal somewhere, someday.
To Chris Brogan: I love blogging too. For the community. The relationships. The opportunities. The chance to write and publish and share. So many other things…
I’d love to see your rebuttal!