Cassie Diptych – People And Their Bags



Cassie Diptych, originally uploaded by J Trav.

I highly recommend checking out this series of photos. It’s always with a person on the top and the stuff that’s in their bag at the bottom.

Endlessly fascinating, I think.

Indiana In Grand Canyon of PA



Indiana In Grand Canyon of PA, originally uploaded by Sage Lewis.

Indy is a very happy kid. But like everyone, he sometimes gets blue. This is capturing one of those rare moments.

2009 Crop Year is One for the Record Books, USDA Reports

I know I’m late to reading this. But just the same… Thanks for kicking ass American Farmers! We wouldn’t be nearly as amazing a country without you.

2009 Crop Year is One for the Record Books, USDA Reports

Corn production is 13.2 billion bushels, 1 percent above the previous record of 13 billion bushels set in 2007, and 9 percent higher than 2008. Corn yields reached an all-time high in 2009 at 165.2 bushels per acre, eclipsing the previous record of 160.3 bushels per acre set in 2004. Planted area, at 86.5 million acres, is the second highest since 1949, behind 2007’s 93.5 million acres.

Monsanto and Haiti

I believe every story has two sides… at least.

If you are truly interested in agriculture and the effects of GMO’s, I highly recommend you spend some time on the Monsanto blog itself. They are very open to allowing dissenting opinions and take a great deal of time and effort to make their case . . . → Read More: Monsanto and Haiti

Food and Our World

Food is an incredibly important issue in our global society.

Take a look at the photo essay below and try to convince me that we aren’t insanely fortunate to have the food system we have here in the U.S.

Photo Essay: The End of Plenty

I’m sorry, but I’ve seen a lot of farm . . . → Read More: Food and Our World

Another Brick In The Wall (Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone!)

From Michael Totten’s Blog:Michael Totten » Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone Take a look at the music video by Blurred Vision, an Iranian exile band based in Toronto. The song is a remake of “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd, updated and changed ever so slightly to apply to Iran . . . → Read More: Another Brick In The Wall (Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone!)

The Link To My Cleveland State University Social Media Class

People often ask me about the Social Media class I teach at Cleveland State University.

I always have a hard time finding it.

But alas, here it is:Social Media and Your Business – Cleveland State University

That is the course catalog description of it.

Living Forever! I’m tellng you, I’m going to do it

Check out this article. It’s from a scientist who thinks we can live forever:My bright idea: Aubrey de Grey on living longer | Science | The Observer

I’m all for it

Movies I Need To See

I can’t tell you how often I tell myself that I want to see a movie and then I never do. Here’s a list of movies I want to check out: Inception Shutter Island (more to come…)

“Get The Dawn” Grand Isle Louisiana Oil Spill Sign

Dawn detergent is used to clean the animals covered in oil at places like the Fort Jackson Bird Rehabilitation facility. Signs like this are prolific in Grand Isle, Louisiana. The “camp”, the local’s reference to beach homes, behind this sign is for . . . → Read More: “Get The Dawn” Grand Isle Louisiana Oil Spill Sign