Well ,we are having lots of charities drives,tis the time of year. But I got one through the mail backed by a dog food company. Nothing unusual about that. The plea was from the Canadian Kennel Club and the backers Eukanuba,a high end dog food producer. So??? Well my point is in information sharing and marketing. We have,as I have written about in not so glowing terms ,a German Shepherd. So...low and behold...the plea has a German Shepherd on it. Not any type cause if you know dogs ,German Shepards come in many makes and models but the rare one we have(boy, read back and you'll see how rare!!!!!) is the pictured animal. Hummmm,me little mind thinks...hummmm....trouble starting little mind...LOL!!!  Ooopppsss,there it goes!! This is data mining and who authorised the sharing? They have my dog,address, knowledge that we give to charities and what else? I guess in this day it is unreasonable to expect any privacy. We are tracked left,right and center. Our bonus points cards track what,when and how much we buy. The credit cards go without saying how they track us. The stores track and forms we fill,our very own cell phones can be used to track us. There are computers in new cars that track your driving. We are just here for the companies to deside what,where and how much to sell us. This made me think,what right do they have to know that much about me,my family and habits,but we all are tracked in so many ways. My dear friend told me of talking to her son's teacher in grade one that he was going through a hard time and he was wetting his bed and didn't want to go to a party for this reason. She said he was asked if he had control of this problem when entering the army at age 24. If you notice here on minti that the add bars will pick up your topic cause they are data mined. They scan what you are talking about and pick up key words and it all is counted some where. Something to think about when you fill out your next form!!! Geessss,no wonder I like the trees up north!