The Pew Research Center found that there's been a change in the economics of marriage. A study that compared marriages in 1970 to marriages in 2007 showed that for the first time among people age 44 and younger more women had college degrees. In the last 37 years wives who earn more than their husbands went from 4% to 22%. In 1967 two-thirds of women said they'd marry for money. In 2007 87% said a husband who communicates, is intimate and shares housework is more important than a husband who makes more money than his wife. Maybe the other 13% didn't believe in miracles.
Reverend Canon David Parrott, vicar of London's 17th century St. Lawrence Jewry Church, changed what had been a traditional, back-to-work ceremony. The "Plow Monday" ceremony had blessed a symbolic farming implement, which villagers dragged to their church's door. Because Reverend Parrott's church is in the middle of London's financial district - nowhere near a field - and because he believes technology is today's working tool, Reverend Parrott blessed a symbolic pile of laptops and smart phones placed on the altar, as well as phones held up by parishioners. Perhaps the parishioners can now technologically plow through their work.
"Co-working" is a change for people who work from home, but don't like the isolation. "New Work City" in Manhattan is an example of co-working. It's rented office space, where members can work on their laptops and not be alone. Members chip in for office supplies and snacks, with memberships ranging from $150/month for 2 visits weekly to having your own key. Half way across the country membership at a co-working cottage in East Grand Rapids, Michigan is $100/month, including a cozy fireplace. According to Barbra Streisand these "people who need people are the luckiest people in the world".
Finally, a California legislator wants to change telephone books. More than 804,000 tons of paper are used annually for phone books. That's about 5 pounds for every American - that's millions of trees - that's a negative effect on global warming. The manufacturing, distribution and disposal of phone books also negatively affects global warming. The "Opt In" law affects only white pages and would require Californians to register online or call an 800 number to request white page directories. With over 82% of Americans having cell phones, the days of looking up numbers in telephone books may be "numbered".
Reverend Canon David Parrott, vicar of London's 17th century St. Lawrence Jewry Church, changed what had been a traditional, back-to-work ceremony. The "Plow Monday" ceremony had blessed a symbolic farming implement, which villagers dragged to their church's door. Because Reverend Parrott's church is in the middle of London's financial district - nowhere near a field - and because he believes technology is today's working tool, Reverend Parrott blessed a symbolic pile of laptops and smart phones placed on the altar, as well as phones held up by parishioners. Perhaps the parishioners can now technologically plow through their work.
"Co-working" is a change for people who work from home, but don't like the isolation. "New Work City" in Manhattan is an example of co-working. It's rented office space, where members can work on their laptops and not be alone. Members chip in for office supplies and snacks, with memberships ranging from $150/month for 2 visits weekly to having your own key. Half way across the country membership at a co-working cottage in East Grand Rapids, Michigan is $100/month, including a cozy fireplace. According to Barbra Streisand these "people who need people are the luckiest people in the world".
Finally, a California legislator wants to change telephone books. More than 804,000 tons of paper are used annually for phone books. That's about 5 pounds for every American - that's millions of trees - that's a negative effect on global warming. The manufacturing, distribution and disposal of phone books also negatively affects global warming. The "Opt In" law affects only white pages and would require Californians to register online or call an 800 number to request white page directories. With over 82% of Americans having cell phones, the days of looking up numbers in telephone books may be "numbered".
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