Video Vault: An Ode to Bush, by K. Olbermann

If nothing else, we all should be fortunate to live in a land where freedom of speech reigns. In a lot of places, this type of speaking would soon be followed by a mysterious disappearance:



The Conservatives have O'Reilly; the liberals have Olbermann. It's obvious that Keith is passionate about our country--through passion we hope for sound dialog; through discussion we get change and progress. I respect those with an opinion of what it means to unify--even if those opinions are of the extreme variety.

Edwards to Endorse Obama?

Is Edwards finally coming around? If so, I think he waited too long.

Marc Ambinder is reporting a huge endorsement later today...

morning coffee: "Be Unique, Be an Uber-Geek"

Blog Source: Scott Y Young
Post: "Be Unique, Be an Uber-Geek"

I've been swamped since arriving back in the States but I came across an interesting blog post this morning: another solid Scott H. Young post. I have been thinking a lot about this topic lately and this should be a good place to begin developing my own take on the subject:

"...if you can separate yourself by picking your unusual passions and focusing on them, it is easier to be a winner. Unusual passions are the essence of geekyness, so embracing your inner geek is a good strategy.

Diagonal skill building involves taking the same reasoning a step further. If you have a pretty normal combination of skills, you face a lot of competition. However, if you have diagonal skills, or skills that don’t normally go together, you have an opportunity to build strengths other people can’t" (full post)

Brake in the Action

Just wanted everyone to know that I´m traveling through Paris and Spain and will be bloggiing more as soon as I get back. Access to the Internet is not exactly easy in Comillas :)

It looks like Obama had a huge day on Tuesday. While I can barely understand the French, a lot of people seem to be very interested in America´s election. Obama is an inspiring figure over here--an inspiring American: an uncommon sentiment the last 7 plus years.

I think Spain might be one of the my favorite countries: perfect pace, amazing food, ancient landscapes, beautiful everything.

I hope you come back soon...

Video Vault: Tom Hanks' Endorsement

Well delivered (especially the end:)

morning coffee: An Introduction to Axelrod

A great read about one of the major players steering the storyline that will prove to be one of the greatest in American history: pulling an upset over the Clinton near-dynasty and leading a new generation of Americans into an Era of... (yes, it's become clichéd and yes, often times on Friday, I have moments of inspired optimism) ... Hope.

Source: Washington Post
Article: "The Player at Bat"

"David Axelrod first showed signs of chronic fan syndrome in the early 1960s in his native New York City. The initial symptom involved baseball. His dad had recently allowed the New York Mets (born 1962) to occupy the place in his heart long filled by the New York Giants (moved to San Francisco, 1957), and began taking his precocious son to games -- lots of them. "I was a big Mets fan," Axelrod reports. From the age of 8, when his parents separated, he spent weekends with his father, a ballplayer turned psychologist. "Most weekends we'd spend one or both days out at the ballpark," Axelrod remembers. A fan was born..." (Full Article)

daily coop: Treasures, Silence, Berlin 2.0

Sometimes we find 500-year-old sunken ships with treasures...

In the right setting, with a few inspiring monks--I'm in...

Berlin Wall Experience 2.0; I've been there and it's definitely an amazing tour (with or without GPS navigation)...

VodPod: Video Aggregation Tool

I've started using a new video collection/aggregation system: VodPod. Depending on effectiveness and value, check back regularly for updates. I've also added a widget to the sidebar.

Homework: RSS Awareness Day

The greatest achievement, so far, of the Digital Era:



Full post via Scoble's Shared Items...

I have about 150 daily RSS feeds--they are all public so let me know if you want access...

morning coffee: Inspired Endorsement

Source: Politico's Ben Smith
Post: "A Pre-emptive Strike from [Joe] Andrew"

"... I write this letter from my mom's dining room table in Indianapolis, Indiana. Four generations of my family have argued and laughed around this table. But what I humbly believe today is that we, as Democrats and as Americans, face what Dr. King characterized and what Senator Obama reminds us is the fierce urgency of now. As a nation, we are at a critical moment and we need leaders with the character and vision to see us through the challenges at hand and those to come. I can't guess what will happen tomorrow, so I can't tell you what kind of experience our next President will need to have to deal with those challenges. But I can tell you what kind of character and vision they will need to have--and that is what inspires me about Barack Obama"... (full letter)

The letter is quite long, but definitely worth the time. I've never even heard of Joe Andrew; now, I want to ask him to be my Facebook friend.

Nothing like getting inspired on a Thursday morning: I wonder if it's too late for me to get into politics. If more people had the guts to do what Andrew just did, our country would not only morally be what it once was, but undoubtedly better: American Values 2.0