Ten Things We All Need to Learn

[cdpoint]

I found this a few weeks ago and was so impressed by it I printed it out for my sons, now in high school--although I'm afraid it's one of those things that make so much sense that it takes a decade or two for much of it to really sink in

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[emmabovary]

It sounds like he was inspired by that CMU prof, Randy Pausch, whose "The Last Lecture" is a current non-fiction bestseller. Common sense truths for living a good, honest life which contributes to one's own happiness as well as the community's. America seems to be experiencing a real "back to basics" groundswell and people are one step away from leaving their McMansions and living in log cabins from the looks of things.

[cdpoint]

One part of America will move into Log Cabins by LifestylesTM. The other part will move from the repossessed McMansion into the McCardboard box.

Actually, the original post was over a year before Randy Pausch's lecture. But Downes is Canadian, so maybe that doesn't count.