“The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime. Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard. Like the printing press before it (which states also tried to regulate, for centuries), it democratizes information, and thus it democratizes power. If we allow Congress to pass these draconian laws, we'll be joining nations like China and Iran in filtering what we allow people to see, do, and say on the Web. And we're better than that.”
—Adam Savage
One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon
Good news: I did PR.
Bad news: I didn’t hit my goal
Good news: My garmin told me I hit my goal of 1:35 and change so I was really exicted.
Bad news: I forgot “Autopause” was on and it stopped timing for about 10 seconds while I died drank some Gatorade.
Good news: It’s over and I don’t start training again until July 1st. Hopefully, I can fall in love with running all over again by not being on a schedule for a little while.
Bad news: Ouch
Good news: Pacers play in less than four hours.
Bad news: Ouch, again. :-)
That might be hard to read. Official time: 1:36:10.
Help Free Someone: Israeli mistreatment of Palestinian Political Prisoners
change.orgHe was arrested when he was barely out of his teens, 19, just a kid. “
Before he got arrested, Majd enjoyed playing basketball at Ramallah’s First Club in al-Tira. With the outbreak of the second intifada however, life became more grim. He lost his best friend who was killed by the Israeli soldiers, and Majd himself was once used as a human shield where he was forced to walk in front of the Israeli tanks. Just before he was due to take his final exams of his senior year
