Thinking Positive

Today’s Frank & Ernest cartoon pointed out that blogs focus on the negative. Sad but true. However, back here at the Trailing Edge, we don’t have to follow the pack – at least not too closely. So we can focus on the positive:

Positively reported in today’s news:

Responding to the crisis in temporary (i.e., 18 months, for some) (and counting) child care for women in temporary (i.e., less than 19 months – so far) custody, Massachusetts, one of the states involved, sent social workers to interview incarcerated women in Texas to find out whether their children have appropriate care. These women are being held on suspicion of being in the U.S.A. illegally (remember the Swift Sweeps on December 12, 2006?), and, presumably, are up-to-date on the care status of their children.

[Oops, that was pretty negative and sarcastic – I’m just getting used to this positive stuff. Better start providing links to the news, too.]

Nearing the end of his five-day, multi-nation tour south of the border, President Bush had a favorable reception today in Guatamala City.

“The earlier-than-usual arrival of daylight-saving time confused only the odd computer and annoyed only the occasional human,” which is – I think we can all agree – far better than confusing the normal computer or annoying the frequent human.

Science News picked up the Reuters report on the use of discarded cooking oil to run your car or heat your home. The article describes “a small industry of conversion kit installers, [including]some [who] also supply the oil for their customers.”

And last, but not least, in an attempt to change its image as an uncaring and greedy giant, Wal-Mart plans to sell sustainable electronics – built and sold, no doubt, by persons enjoying the benefits of sustainable employment practices.

Which brings us back to the sweeps, doesn’t it? And to me being snide. Ah, so much of our existence is circular. In the noble (translated) words of Eugene Ionesco, “Take a circle, pet it, and it will become vicious.”

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