I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.
Okay. I’ve decided that I am going to take a picture a day and post it on my blog. Starting yesterday. I want to do this as a way to learn the art and craft of photography by practicing everyday.
Already I can tell it’s not an easy exercise. I was wondering all day “what the heck am I going to take a picture of!” There was almost a picture of one of my puppets in this space. I had to wait a bit for my hubby to pick me up so I utilized the time to take this picture. My rule is that I have to actually take a picture every day and post it. No posting pictures from two or three days ago. It has to be taken that day.
You may yet see that picture of the puppet. Or two.
There is a hella huge pile of books on my desk of new books that I am dying to read! But I am trying to get through The Book Thief at the moment, which is VERY long. It’s very good, though. I’m just anxious to get done with it.
I just got a really disturbing comment on my blog on this post (about Global Warming).
Well, of course the climate is changing. It’s called nature. There are changes in the climate ALL the time. Ice age, melt down. Anyway, I don’t deny the events happening in our world but I don’t think it’s caused by the idea of “global warming.”
I think you confuse yourself. People who don’t believe in it, most of wich, think it’s only nature. I think they are aware of the problems our world is going through but there’s nothing we can do about, it’s nature. This is a trivial matter though, what you need to worry about more than “global warming” are the thing we KNOW is happening and hurting our people. Poverty, people with AIDS, HIV, endangered species, our rainforest being cut away! (no more chocolate) just kidding..(but still true). Things like that are more important to worry about. It’s confirmed and happening now. Anyway, what do I know i’m just some 15 year old who has too much time on her hands.
How do we get through to people? The scary thing is that this is a 15 year old. This is someone who we will have to depend on in the future to fix this mess we have made for them. And they are being brainwashed to believe that it’s “only nature.” How can we educate people? I’m sick of debating the issue. We need to take action. We don’t have time to debate the issue anymore. Here are some links to check out. Please, if you still think it’s “Nature” click the links and take the time to educate yourself. We all need to take action now. There is lots we can do. Let’s not be complacent.
Also, I noticed that there is an article in this week’s Newsweek magazine about the machine behind the argument against Global Warming. I haven’t read it yet but I plan to.
Are there any websites, articles, or anything that you can add? These were found with a quick Google search but I know there are more out there. Please feel free to post a link in the comments.
