What do you say after a speech like that? "Wow he really nailed it"? What sort of comment captures what we were just witness to? Take just the vision of that *stadium* (not a convention center, a town hall, or a gymnasium, a *stadium*!), filled with 80K people gathered for a political rally of all things! For me that's the vision that indicates that something is happening here. Someone has emerged to ignite a vision of something different than we're used to. He speaks with a language that is familiar of politicians and yet, there's a clarity to his tone, a passion to his cadence, and a strength in his conviction. I'll go ahead and blow this out of proportion with the hope that maybe it's not really that far fetched after all :) I've grown up through Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. That's my lineup. That's what I have come to know as the Leader of our country. What I saw tonight was so completely opposite of those folks. I've had a pretty liberal upbringing. Throughout which has always been present a waiting feeling. Waiting for "it" to start happening. For things in the world to begin to noticeably shift in a direction of change for the good. For the paradigm that produces leaders like the ones I've grown up with to find closure. What I experienced tonight was just that: the early moments of a new paradigm of leadership for this planet. I think we will look back on this night and without a doubt acknowledge that this event marked the beginning of a planetary shift.
<k, reeling it back in a bit... ;) >
There were a few key points in his speech that struck me the most:
What confidence and strength he showed us tonight.
He called McCain onto the mat. I really felt like he disarmed McCain in such a profound way.
He defined for us the goals for his presidency.
Health care - save me from this $450/month weight!
Tax cuts.
10 year plan to break our oil addiction and invest in alternative energies. It's no longer a choice, it's a must!
That this campaign is not about Him, it's about us and the change we are ready to see in the world.
This is not an easy road ahead. WE are charged with taking ownership of and driving that change.
That the old way of doing things is no longer an option. "Change doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington".
He really did nail it ;) I think it was a great week for the Dems. They leave with a mission and a unified committment to get their boy into office. And now off the RNC. It kinda feels like China handing off the olympics to London after blowing up their closing ceremonies. "Here, top that!"
No, well at least not this year. Golf has made its way into the line up a few times in the past: 1900 and 1904, but then dwindled from view. They've tried a handful of other times, but for various reasons was dropped from the line up. Its failure to stick to the wall seems to stem from the formats that have been chosen to play the game. The debate is not dead by any means (60 million golfers can't be wrong, right?). It was on the agenda for this current Olympics, but was too far down on the list to be addressed within the allotted time given to hash out such details. In order for Golf to make it into the Olympics graces, other sports would have to be axed. Baseball, Softball, and the Pentathalon have all been offered up to the Gods for sacrifice, just to allow little white ball chasers into the event list. Seems reasonable. I guess we'll just have to wait until 2012 to realize the fate of this ongoing conversation. Until then, keep your head down and don't swing so hard! Oh sorry, that was for me, not you :)
There's been a vulnerability found in DNS (core service to how we browse the internet/etc). It's quite scary and will probably wreak much damage in the coming months. The best you can do is make sure you're using DNS servers that have been patched. You can test if your DNS servers are vulnerable to attack by visiting this site:
This is not a drill ;) This is very real with very *real* consequences!
If you find that your DNS servers are vulnerable you can raise the issue with your ISP, or use different DNS servers that are not vulnerable. Here are a few FREE services that can help:
I found this on a garden blog I like to check out. It's a contest to find the Greenest person on the planet sponsored by 3rdwhale.com. It started on Earth Day and will go until Sept sometime. Guess this is the final round so there are 5 folks left in the running. I haven't had a chance to look at the videos yet, because I'm in bed at 6am and don't want to wake anyone up. Looks pretty cool though.
I found this video while researching Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). This guy Dennis vanEngelsdorp is very active in the research of CCD. I thought his talk was worthy and wanted to share:
If you're interested in more info. You can check out my Delicious bookmarks on CCD: click here.
