Thursday, November 29, 2007
Link of the day: Talk about guts and taking ownership of your life
This guy deserves to be recognized.
Link of the day: Step 1 - Remove criminals rights -> Step 2 - Define crime.. err I mean terrorism
This kind of fear based responses concerns me greatly. I value the rights my country wants every person to enjoy and I'm not willing to trade them for a false sense of security which is all our government, and any government, can offer. I believe an active and involved ownership in your life and your community is the best way to address these kinds of fears. If you think your neighbor might be up to something, don't blindly report them to the government, go meet them and talk to them. It's that simple rule that we fear the unknown and I believe it is every individuals right, privilege and responsibility to address their fears, not be controlled by them.
If you feel this bill is something that should not be passed please contact your senator.
If you'd like more information go here for a pdf of the bill and to track the bill's progress in the senate and house:
House Bill
Senate Bill
If you're interested in a presidential candidate that would not consider a bill like this take a look at Ron Paul. I for one am done being passive and just talking (now I'm not proposing violence or the threat of violence so please don't come after me National Commission on Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism) but I donated to Ron today. I want to take my stand and be counted.
If you feel this bill is something that should not be passed please contact your senator.
If you'd like more information go here for a pdf of the bill and to track the bill's progress in the senate and house:
House Bill
Senate Bill
If you're interested in a presidential candidate that would not consider a bill like this take a look at Ron Paul. I for one am done being passive and just talking (now I'm not proposing violence or the threat of violence so please don't come after me National Commission on Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism) but I donated to Ron today. I want to take my stand and be counted.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Go Browns!
What an awesome field goal! I'm in Mexico so I didn't get to watch the game in person but thankfully youtube helped me out. I actually thought we'd lost the game because ESPN reported it as missed and I went out to the beach.
Whatever happened to..
Where's Waldo and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? That is a horrible segue to where is Jason!?
Jason is on vacation in Cancun!
Here are a couple pics to catch you up. And before you get too jealous, while it's warm and luxurious where I'm at, it is also overcast and rainy. However, the waves crashing on the rocky beach are still gorgeous.
Waiting to go through customs, you'd be smiling too if you just got to Mexico. It's the departure picture that always looks grumpy.
Some of you Indiana people might not be aware but the OSU Michigan game happened this Saturday and that is also the day we traveled. We arrived at the resort at the beginning of the 4th quarter and watched the rest of the game. However in Mexico it wasn't so simple as turning on a TV. Our hero and Christy's new husband, Jeff Long, worked tirelessly weeks in advance to set up a slingbox to stream the game to his computer. We all gathered around as soon as we arrived to watch the rest of the game on his laptop.
Group photo at dinner Sunday night.
At some point I'll put up a whole album but that's enough for now. Hopefully everyone is having as great a Monday as I am... although I doubt it! muahaha
Jason is on vacation in Cancun!
Here are a couple pics to catch you up. And before you get too jealous, while it's warm and luxurious where I'm at, it is also overcast and rainy. However, the waves crashing on the rocky beach are still gorgeous.
Waiting to go through customs, you'd be smiling too if you just got to Mexico. It's the departure picture that always looks grumpy.
Some of you Indiana people might not be aware but the OSU Michigan game happened this Saturday and that is also the day we traveled. We arrived at the resort at the beginning of the 4th quarter and watched the rest of the game. However in Mexico it wasn't so simple as turning on a TV. Our hero and Christy's new husband, Jeff Long, worked tirelessly weeks in advance to set up a slingbox to stream the game to his computer. We all gathered around as soon as we arrived to watch the rest of the game on his laptop.
Group photo at dinner Sunday night.
At some point I'll put up a whole album but that's enough for now. Hopefully everyone is having as great a Monday as I am... although I doubt it! muahaha
Friday, November 16, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Link of the day: Do the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many
I think the first time I was exposed to thinking about self vs. society was Spock sacrificing himself for the good of the group.
This article lacks the emotional impact that a good movie funeral offers but it provides solid fuel for interesting conversations.
If you're interested in more about Ron Paul I encourage you to visit his homepage.
Link of the day: Love the nerd you've got
An insightful and frighteningly accurate article on the nerd approach to life.
Taking bribes to root for your most hated team...
This weekend was an auspicious weekend for me. I went to my first Ohio State game! I'll explain why you should pay me to root for your hated team soon, but first allow me to focus on the highlights.
My dad and I bought some tickets and went up for the whole day. We had to stop on the way up to outfit me with some Ohio State gear. I know it's shocking but I owned nothing that enabled me to be a walking OSU billboard, thankfully we remedied that. From there we joined several of my dad's friends for pre-game festivities. Notice the new threads I'm sporting at the tailgate!
From the homemade wine, brie and crackers, fantastical deserts to the amazing "hot dogs" they threw on the grill; it was a sweet spread. Their idea of some hot dogs was a fantastic roast that had been marinating all day. My mom got up early Saturday to make cookies for us to contribute to to the amazing smörgåsbord. After eating our fill and sharing in some Buckeye fellowship we headed off to the game.
We were parked in one of the westernmost lots and hiked over to some buses which shuttled us to the stadium. As novices to the stadium, we succeeded in walking around the entire stadium before finding the appropriate gate. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we were in position to watch the best damn band in the land enter the building. We quickly settled into our amazing seats. If you're curious what I'll look like in 30 years see the gentleman to my left. Not too shabby eh ladies!
The seats were incredible! We had seats 15 & 16 of Row 1 in 20A. That translates to sitting about 20 feet above the field, maybe 30 feet back and at the 45 yard line. INCREDIBLE! The weather was a cool 50 degrees, perfect football weather. Unfortunately for me I neglected to think perfect football weather might be a little chilly for a t-shirt and sweatshirt. However, the nice people at Bank of America were willing to trade me a long sleeved t-shirt for my SSN. I considered it a fair swap and look forward to feeding their credit card to my shredder. One thing you can't see from this picture is the metal benches we were sitting on. Remember how your mom told you to wear your hat outside because most of your heat escapes through your head... far be it from me to challenge mom's wisdom but I'll add a corollary, cold metal bleachers can sap heat pretty damn quick too! Bank of America came to our rescue again as they provided my father with a blanket in exchange for his SSN! How generous of them.
Now as to why you should give me money to root for your most despised rival? Well let's what happened when I showed up to root for my Buckeyes. They completely failed to stop the spread option and were ran over all game. They threw 3 interceptions. And I got to see a #1 team lose their #1 ranking... You're probably asking how this justifies paying me. Thank you for asking. I'm offering my services as a cooler. This marks the third game in a row that my team has lost. Now truth be told I'm just frustrated that my teams keep losing when I'm in the crowd. However if the streak keeps up I just might let you make a donation.
My dad and I bought some tickets and went up for the whole day. We had to stop on the way up to outfit me with some Ohio State gear. I know it's shocking but I owned nothing that enabled me to be a walking OSU billboard, thankfully we remedied that. From there we joined several of my dad's friends for pre-game festivities. Notice the new threads I'm sporting at the tailgate!From the homemade wine, brie and crackers, fantastical deserts to the amazing "hot dogs" they threw on the grill; it was a sweet spread. Their idea of some hot dogs was a fantastic roast that had been marinating all day. My mom got up early Saturday to make cookies for us to contribute to to the amazing smörgåsbord. After eating our fill and sharing in some Buckeye fellowship we headed off to the game.
We were parked in one of the westernmost lots and hiked over to some buses which shuttled us to the stadium. As novices to the stadium, we succeeded in walking around the entire stadium before finding the appropriate gate. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we were in position to watch the best damn band in the land enter the building. We quickly settled into our amazing seats. If you're curious what I'll look like in 30 years see the gentleman to my left. Not too shabby eh ladies!
The seats were incredible! We had seats 15 & 16 of Row 1 in 20A. That translates to sitting about 20 feet above the field, maybe 30 feet back and at the 45 yard line. INCREDIBLE! The weather was a cool 50 degrees, perfect football weather. Unfortunately for me I neglected to think perfect football weather might be a little chilly for a t-shirt and sweatshirt. However, the nice people at Bank of America were willing to trade me a long sleeved t-shirt for my SSN. I considered it a fair swap and look forward to feeding their credit card to my shredder. One thing you can't see from this picture is the metal benches we were sitting on. Remember how your mom told you to wear your hat outside because most of your heat escapes through your head... far be it from me to challenge mom's wisdom but I'll add a corollary, cold metal bleachers can sap heat pretty damn quick too! Bank of America came to our rescue again as they provided my father with a blanket in exchange for his SSN! How generous of them.Now as to why you should give me money to root for your most despised rival? Well let's what happened when I showed up to root for my Buckeyes. They completely failed to stop the spread option and were ran over all game. They threw 3 interceptions. And I got to see a #1 team lose their #1 ranking... You're probably asking how this justifies paying me. Thank you for asking. I'm offering my services as a cooler. This marks the third game in a row that my team has lost. Now truth be told I'm just frustrated that my teams keep losing when I'm in the crowd. However if the streak keeps up I just might let you make a donation.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Link of the Day: This is for the verbose among us
Credit to James for this link (I stole it from his away message fair and square).
I got up to level 40 before dropping back down... how will you fair?
I got up to level 40 before dropping back down... how will you fair?
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