We don't need no education....

Ok - I know I'm not you're typical dumb blonde, but just recently I have to admit to being a little suprised!! Twice recently, it has been brought to my attention, that things i thought were pretty much common knowledge... were not so common!!

Firstly - I attended some training for work... coaching and mentoring. After rocking up 10 min late (the free coffee line was a killer!!) and stealing someone's seat (co-incidentally the guy who had been behind me in the coffee line who'd had the brains to get a seat first!!) I was amazed to discover the captivation of the audience. They were sitting there stunned to hear that staff "these days" want to feel like their employers actually care about them. How amazing this "younger generation" (ie me!!) are - how carefully we need to treat them, and i quote... "they can use google".They were shocked to hear that we "expect things" and if we don't get them we will "go elsewhere". I'm sorry - I didn't realise caring about your staff and being competitive in the market place (this is the accounting industry after all!!) were such "new and exciting" concepts... Gee.... I must have found that out on google!!

Anyways - i thought this was a bit of a one off!! BUT - then I watched "an inconvenient truth". Al Gore presents some pretty convincing stats on climate change and global warming. I'm not saying I knew all the stats or even realised quite how much global warming had increased in the last few years - nor had i really thought about global warming leading to flooding (which is quite logical when you think about all the ice melting!!). But it all seemed pretty logical to me. What did freak me out was that apparently this is news to some people (ie quite a lot of people!!) especially the news reports saying "Global warming could be the biggest hoax ever" are these people for real!?!?!? I think the biggest shock is how on earth did George Bush beat Al Gore!?!?
In the film you can feel Al Gore's frustration, it kinda seems like he is bashing his head on a brick wall trying to explain what I thought was a pretty well understood concept!! Meanswhile Bush sits around with these little rippers:

"Information is moving -- you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 2, 2007

"And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me -- give my chance a plan to work." --George W. Bush, in an interview with Charlie Rose, April 24, 2007

"There are jobs Americans aren't doing. ... If you've got a chicken factory, a chicken-plucking factory, or whatever you call them, you know what I'm talking about." --George W. Bush. Tipp City, Ohio, April 19, 2007

"There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible." --George W. Bush, Tipp City, Ohio, April 19, 2007

"The solution to Iraq -- an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself -- is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2007

I could go on.....

Anyways - rather than bagging Bush, which coincidentally doesn't actually help climate change.... I suggest you check out the website (added at side!!) My new plan to help is to unplug my hair dryer, and check my tyres tomorrow... hey little things help!!