Greetings

Hope you've all been well. To update on my cold I will say that I believe this one is almost gone. It's such a great annoyance when you have a cold but once it's gone you feel so great. Colds are odd things in that way.

There are many things on my mind right now but I think the first thing that popped into my head was technology. Technology is great, don't get my wrong, by technology can cause problems. If it weren't for technology I wouldn't be writing this blog, but if we didn't have technology our planet wouldn't be so poluted. Now I know that this subject is a very controversial one so I would like to say that the opinion herein is solely mine. Back to the topic at hand. At any point today I'm sure that you have been in some sort of contact with technology. Whether it's was your car, or even your wrist watch. I have no problem with technology, however I do not lime the amount of polution that is produced by technology. Something I have recently learned is that to make a Toyota Prius is less enviromentaly friendly than to drive a Range Rover. This is one of my favourite examples of technology's polution.

But it's not just the harmful nature if technology to our planet. Technogy can harm us humans too. It's not bad enough that technology has a negative effect on us, but the things that hurt us most are the most common items. For example a cell phone, my sister has hers out constantly. This isn't good for her, it can have adverse effects on her health. I don't think that the government should allow devices such as cell phones for the sole reason that they cause so much harm. Of course cell phones are helpful in our everyday socialization, but they aren't that helpful to our much more important health.

I can't speak for everyone on this last issue but it seems to me that some people are addicted to technology. I'm sure that if you took away certain peoles' computers they would wither. Because of all of the technology that has been available to us we tend to rely on it. An example is yesterday during school. My science teacher had to cancel her lesson simply because of a power outage. The outage had been caused by the heavy rain we'd been having. It's the small things lime this that really say how much we're dependent on technology. When it comes down to it we really can't rely on our computers to get things done. Sometimes we can't be afraid to do things ourselves someti we we have to get our hands dirty. Lastly we need to not rely on something that cannot be garanteed.

Organizational Un-Skills

Hello again.

I hope all of you have been well. I've been better and I'm getting better. I recently mentioned I was sick but I belive that I'm just about over my cold.

Something that's been on my mind lately is organization. I don't neccesarily mean organization with small things such as my wallet or my school books. The thing that bugs me most is large events that are poorly and sometimes unorganized. I will be the first I admit that I am not the most organized person in the world. That is beside the point though. When I'm to organize something I make sure I know what I'm doing, I'll try to think of everything. It really bugs me when people have things planned out unwell.

Now this lack of planning isn't rooted only in children and the laziness of some, ok most, teenagers but it reaches so far as adults. This won't surprise you. At least it shouldn't. An example I have recently noticed is the poor planning of some teachers' lesson plans. My math teacher, and I won't list any names, sometimes doesn't even have a plan for her day's lessons. One point in the last month she didn't even seem to know what she wanted to accomplish with the fifty minute class we had. Now sometimes this sloth-like behaviour can be excused I'd regimented, but when it comes to grown adults you really have to stop for a moment. Now this is not the only, and it sure won't be the last example of laziness I will ever see, but when you can pick it out so easily from the people we trust our children with it scares you a bit doesn't it?

Hello

Hello,
As you probably know my name is Jacob. I live outside of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Seeing as this is the first time I've ever blogged I'm not quite sure what to say.

Today I'm not feeling that great. I stayed home from New Germany Rural High School, where I attend school. I don't know if anyone will agree with me on this, but I find that school is much more interesting when you're not actually doing work. Take yesterday for example. I was sitting in social studies, not really paying attention and I was quite content to not pay attention. This changed the moment I was handed an assignment. I honestly have nothing against schools, but I think that if the South Shore Regional School Board wants us to srive for higher marks and do the absolute best we can then they should make the experience much more enjoyable for the students.

One thing that most students use school more as a social meeting place than a place of study. I will admit that I am no exception to this. I realize this situation though, many students do not. One thing I do not understand about some student is their drug use. The years that you spend in school are quite possibly the most important thirteen years of your life so why would you throw it away? If I knew the answer to that question I would never have to ask it.

Well I think I've ranted enough for today. Sometimes you just have to get your thoughts out don't you? If anyone has read this I hope you have a good day and I shall hopefully write some more som time soon.