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Where’s That Other Shoe?

Topics: Editorial & Opinion | 3 CommentsBy admin | January 14, 2009

With all the recent economic and business news, I’ve been sitting patiently waiting for the other shoe to drop. Personally I’m hoping we land on both feet (I’m pretty sure I’m mangling a metaphor here), and that if we’re in for hard times we rediscover some sense of community and helping our fellow citizens. As [...]

With all the recent economic and business news, I’ve been sitting patiently waiting for the other shoe to drop. Personally I’m hoping we land on both feet (I’m pretty sure I’m mangling a metaphor here), and that if we’re in for hard times we rediscover some sense of community and helping our fellow citizens. As much as I love the possibilities created by our communication technologies – cell phones, web-based social networks, e-mail, twitter, etc. – I feel they sometimes do as much to isolate us as connect us. There’s nothing like a genuine fuel shortage to motivate ride-sharing and conversation. It’s pretty cool that the Obama camp is trying to mobilize a national service day in honor of MLK day, and I hope this kind of thing gets some traction. Bring on that other shoe!

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  1. Posted by TeacherPatti on 01.14.09 1:28 pm

    I like the idea of community sufficiency as well, and do worry that computers can isolate us. The key, I think, is to use computers to connect and then make sure you do stuff in person as well. Our Michigan Lady Food Bloggers started that way…we knew each other on the ‘net, but now meet monthly or so in person.

  2. Posted by admin on 01.14.09 1:40 pm

    Hey TeacherPatti, do you mean this:
    http://myfoodtribe.blogspot.com ?
    Pretty cool. Feel free to pop a link like that in when you comment; always glad to promote good stuff in simple ways! Any I’m totally with you on the positive side of all our gizmos, but I DO have a few friends that seem irritated when I actually phone because they’re always in the middle of scanning old 80′s photos for their FB account…

  3. Posted by TeacherPatti on 01.14.09 8:25 pm

    Yes, yes! That is us! Thanks for checking in :)
    I am not a phone person, so the internet was made for me in that respect :)