September 2008
35 posts
August 2008
39 posts
Renee and I See Obama
Last night was historic for America, for Denver, for me, for my daughter Renee and ironically for my Dad (more on that later). Last night Renee and I were dropped off at Invesco Field about 5 p.m. filled with anticipation and honor to watch Barak Obama accept his nomination. It was an inspiring, fierce, humorous, rousing, warm, and close American night for the Barak supporter family that...
“One of the best, most moving, intimate, rousing, humble, and beautiful speeches...”
– Michelle Obama for VP god damn it! Get rid of that old fool Biden. This is where I start to feel the effects of the glass ceiling, I want to shatter it now.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
“Mike once again cuts through the pseudo-intellectual pomposity generated by most...”
– Amazon.com: Mike’s Election Guide 2008: Michael Moore: Books
James Traub On The Russia-Georgia Conflict : NPR →
I listened to this on my trail run Thursday and its a very insightful detailed look into the origins of the current conflict. One of interesting observations Traub reminds us who don’t know the area that well is how Georgia is a warm vacation spot for the Russians and how they view the Georgians as a spoiled unthankful child. There is a lot of interesting national psychology at play in...
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably...”
– Daniel Hudson Burnham
“Get your beingness perfected so that the routine of your life does not distract...”
– John-Roger
Live Blogging On The Democratic National...
The matt-man’s take on the convention, keeping me sane.
mattpayton:
I’m going to try and sit through the ultimate corporate rock concert that this thing is. It’s very possible I’ll give up on this in the first five minutes and go stick my head in the toilet to do something more cerebral. God, I feel sorry for the residents of Denver this week having to live with these people in their fine...
“For years, he said, the Americans and the Iraqi government had been locked in...”
– Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are Fragile - NYTimes.com
The fact that we can use phrases like “for years” as if the war was an old marriage is very depressing.
“Car and suicide bombings, which stoked sectarian violence, have fallen from a...”
– Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are Fragile - NYTimes.com
Hey, only around 40 car bombings per month. Now that is something! Damn, this war was worth it after all.
“To be truly effective, though, such an opposition would have to muster its own...”
– Conflict of Interests: A Critic at Large: The New Yorker
Logic for consistent group political action.
ENN: Denmark's approves 400 MW offshore windmill... →
Big whoop!, this happens in the US all the time.
Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record |... →
More great stats on this incredible leader.
Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City →
Bloomberg proposed increasing rooftop solar power production, “which we’ve estimated could meet nearly 20 percent of the city’s need for electricity.”
mattpayton:
I’m not familiar with what Bloomberg is trying to do here. I’ve never seen this before. I guess it’s something called le, lead, leadership.
In light of the Joe Biden VP decision
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“The truth is that creativity is much more about combining the self-discipline to...”
– Attention & Ambiguity: The Non-Paradox of Creative Work | 43 Folders
“This is not stressful for the gifted artist who knows the dirty little secret...”
– Attention & Ambiguity: The Non-Paradox of Creative Work | 43 Folders
“Despite the urgency that Mr. McCain attached to the problem, Democrats noted...”
– McCain Visits Oil Rig - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do...”
– Text of Steve Jobs’ Commencement address (2005)
“The day begins with a morning meeting where material harvested from 15 TiVos and...”
– Television - Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? - NYTimes.com
Gearhead
The weather has changed to rainy, cold, and wet here in Colorado over the last couple of days and that makes me more not less interested in going outside. It also makes me interested in what coats, shorts, water-proof shoes, shells and other gear I have for wet, cold weather. I need something I can trail run and road ride in in drizzling 40 degree weather. I looked through my closet and...
“Laziness can mean blurred priorities and indiscriminate action. You can be very...”
– Tim Ferriss interview | Derek Sivers
“Now when somebody says that they work all the time, they never have a minute...”
– Tim Ferriss interview | Derek Sivers
“So think of attention management as much as you think of time management.”
– Tim Ferriss interview | Derek Sivers
I am afraid I am going to have to use the “Required Reading” label for this one.
Steve Jobs « Critical Thinking →
An older blog post from the smartest 7th grader on Twitter.
“I have observed that in all other countries, including in America, people are...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Flush With Energy - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“In 1973, said Hedegaard, “we got 99 percent of our energy from the Middle East....”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Flush With Energy - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Wow.
“Georgia is a sovereign nation, and its territorial integrity must be respected,”...”
– Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War - NYTimes.com
Spoken with great moral authority.
“The fog you see is based on the basis of humidity and heat,” Rogge said at a...”
– On Bad Air Day in Beijing, I.O.C. President Sees Fog - 2008 Olympics – Sports and News from China – The New York Times
cough, cough…Bullshit!…cough
“When a country is in its early stages of development, as China was 20 years ago,...”
– China’s Ambition Soars to High-Tech Industry - NYTimes.com
“G.M., like its Detroit rivals Ford and Chrysler, was surprised by the abrupt...”
– G.M. Loses $15.5 Billion in Quarter - NYTimes.com
I wasn’t, and I don’t even work in the auto business.