Monday, April 19, 2004

Ole Eichhorn points me to the PBS show World in the Balance. The first thing I thought of was the first movie in Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi trilogy Life out of Balance.  I find it is very interesting to watch people's reaction to his films.   10:40:08 AM

Halley points my post over on the Worthwhile blog.  She highlights the part of the Happiness article about the meaningfull life and specifically the difference between pleasurable activity and philanthropic activity.  Makes me think about the things I do as a double parent for my girls.  Some of the things that give me the most gratification are those things I do with or "for" my daughters.  Is the time parents spend with their children somehow very much like the philanthropic activities of kindness and giving?  Is that one of those things that parents get from their children that makes life so fufilling, and one of the things that we find so hard to explain to someone who doesn't have children? 10:23:31 AM

"Twelve midsize sedans earned the lowest safety rating from the insurance industry in crash tests designed to show what happens when pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles hit cars in the side." Somehow this sounds to me like the "Car" manufacturers are now having to modify the safety designs of their products to help protect the occupants from SUV's and Pickup Trucks.  This test simulates a side impact at 31 mph by a 3000 pound plus vehicle.  It is estimated that the driver that killed Cindy was travelling at 55 mph.  I think it will be a few years before they can build a safe affordable vehicle that could protect the occupants at those speeds.  Especially if it's a big SUV or pickup that hits you going 55 mph. 8:13:14 AM

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