bendayton's blog

Briteney Spears cut her hair and everyone says she's lost it.  What does that say about our society?  That we are so obsessed with appearances that the second a famous person jumps from our narrow view of what they should look like, we say they are nuts.  Put yourself in Briteney's position.  She's been told what to do, how to dress, how to act, how to talk, what to sing and how to  Read More »

Anyone who cares about themselves or their families should check out www.stepitup07.org.  It is a site that is rallying for Congress to step it up and reduce carbon by 80% by 2050.  We are in the begingings of a crisis on this planet that will affect everyone no matter how much money you have or how healthy you are.  In the coming years, China and India will become wealthier and begin using res  Read More »

It is so easy living in the bubble that is the United States to forget how good we have it.  People all over the world are desperate for clean water and electricity, desperate for food and human rights.  People in the United States use the terms “dying of thirst” and “I’m starving” far too loosely.  We have more ease and comf  Read More »

In this capitalistic economy, the only way that people are going to make any changes in their destructive practices of production and consumption is if, A, they are personally effected, or B, the sustainable way of doing things is more profitable than the destructive way.  A rancher could care less about oil driling, until the drills come close to his land and ruin the property value.  U.S.  Read More »

Seeing this movie was not a complete waste of time just because I  Read More »

I recently applied to FAFSA online, and was given my Esitmated Family Contribution or EFC.  This is what the government computer calculation system believes my parents and I should contribute to my tuition per year.  Read More »

I am interested in examining the ways we are interacting as humans. How we used to communicate and how we are going to communicate tomorrow.  Read More »