tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post8717785083694146678..comments2024-03-03T04:09:32.429-06:00Comments on Sid is Alive: Doctor Who Tackles Serious IssuesSidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-62022790054859492112008-08-09T21:25:00.000-05:002008-08-09T21:25:00.000-05:00I was very touched by how this episode turned out ...I was very touched by how this episode turned out to say so much. But after all, it's what we've learned to expect from the good Doctor over the decades, for the most part. :-)Capcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841675195251354073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-43144828212370591522008-05-22T04:00:00.000-05:002008-05-22T04:00:00.000-05:00Rrr, blaming blogger for that one! (and not the da...Rrr, blaming blogger for that one! (and not the dang fool typing into it!)<BR/><BR/>What I was trying to say was that you've got your products 'Made in the USA' (or Australia, NZ, etc.), except they're made OUT OF components whose origins are dark indeed. <BR/><BR/>An example might be jeans made by good ol' union labor, out of denim fresh off looms worked by eight year old children. <BR/><BR/>And I say 'minimize', since this phenomenon is *so* pervasive-- including pretty much every car made today.<BR/><BR/>*sigh*Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-6618423043995603882008-05-22T03:55:00.000-05:002008-05-22T03:55:00.000-05:00Once we start trying to eliminate (or at least min...Once we start trying to eliminate (or at least minimize) our participation in slavery, the world gets murky and complicated indeed. <BR/><BR/>On theSteve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-21968730214760528972008-05-17T05:04:00.000-05:002008-05-17T05:04:00.000-05:00My comment appears to have disappeared into the bl...My comment appears to have disappeared into the blog ether :[<BR/><BR/>Excellent post Sidney!<BR/><BR/>I am a fan of Doctor Who but an even bigger fan of Torchwood :-D<BR/><BR/>We are lucky that we have the Co-operative Society here. We can be assured as far as possible that anything purchased at their shops or any desposits in their bank are 'ethical'.<BR/><BR/>If you are interested you can read more about them here:<BR/>http://www.co-operative.coop/food/ethics/<BR/><BR/>I shall get around to the tag asap. Thank you for the mention <BR/>:-DMiladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-82860621669412287302008-05-16T23:39:00.000-05:002008-05-16T23:39:00.000-05:00Really?You NEED hair conditioner?YOU need hair con...Really?<BR/>You NEED hair conditioner?<BR/>YOU need hair conditioner?<BR/>:)<BR/>I say if it's here, let's use it. FORCE the gov't to spend some dollars learning the next energy source--actually LEARN something!<BR/>That's just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-52543454772573099092008-05-16T21:35:00.000-05:002008-05-16T21:35:00.000-05:00I hear you guys, Charles. It's been a rough week f...I hear you guys, Charles. It's been a rough week for me on a couple of fronts, and it's true - it's hard to keep all the thoughts out front. It may even be by personality type. Christine has a more tenacious, driven demeanor and that helps us stay on course. National Geographic had a green test and we scored greener than average mostly because of her efforts. Sometimes I want to say: I don't care what color the bottle is I need hair conditioner.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-66545666618053485752008-05-16T11:24:00.000-05:002008-05-16T11:24:00.000-05:00These days I tend to buy all my clothes second han...These days I tend to buy all my clothes second hand, except for Tennis shoes. I think Avery is right in that most people just don't have the psychological energy to be able to handle the complexity of this world. I'm often one of them.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-47034425544475802492008-05-16T10:22:00.000-05:002008-05-16T10:22:00.000-05:00Great post, Sidney. I don't like the Donna charact...Great post, Sidney. I don't like the Donna character, but even so, I thought this was one of the best Dr. Who episodes.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-80412278484148180402008-05-16T08:59:00.000-05:002008-05-16T08:59:00.000-05:00"A purchase is a vote" is a nifty slogan.Fair Trad..."A purchase is a vote" is a nifty slogan.<BR/><BR/>Fair Trade everything -- great idea!Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-27416503273117969532008-05-15T20:27:00.000-05:002008-05-15T20:27:00.000-05:00Get the DVD's. SciFi edits to fit the time slot.So...Get the DVD's. SciFi edits to fit the time slot.<BR/><BR/>So far I like the Donna/Doctor combo. The next two episodes are pretty good. Then comes the interestingly titled Doctor's Daughter episode. It was different....Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975944216027936086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-52429711236578488122008-05-15T13:15:00.000-05:002008-05-15T13:15:00.000-05:00If you can catch the first couple of seasons on D...If you can catch the first couple of seasons on DVD they are incredible viewed as a whole. There are always some weak episodes, but when you get to the finale of season 2 knowing the characters and their passions it's a tear jerker. I'm crying right now.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-74460795576553804882008-05-15T12:48:00.000-05:002008-05-15T12:48:00.000-05:00Oh, and I absolutely love Dr. Who. I'd never seen...Oh, and I absolutely love Dr. Who. I'd never seen it until this past winter on BBC America. I think I'm very behind, though, because I started with the episodes with Martha.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-85659126234941470742008-05-15T12:46:00.000-05:002008-05-15T12:46:00.000-05:00I don't think the human psyche on the whole is cap...I don't think the human psyche on the whole is capable of maintaining any serious level of concern about any of it for any prolonged period of time. Just like Farm Aid in the eighties and now the "Green" craze, people will get bored. They'll be gung-ho for a few months but then the economy will improve or they'll simply stop wanting to care and think and act. The corporations do nothing to help this, either. They jump on bandwagons and say their products are "Green" (or maybe at some future point, "forced labor free") but, the minute the public interest starts to wane, they'll move on to the next thing instead of finding ways to recharge their campaigns. Then, except for a very small percentage of seriously committed individuals, people will be right back to chilling in their apathy. I think it's the default human state of existence.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.com