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war is over if you want it

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Today was the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder.

I was not aware of the commitment that he and Yoko Ono had to peace and non-violence.  These things are close to my heart, and I spent some time today watching a video posted on imaginepeace.com. I also printed out a small poster to hang among my Christmas cards of the season.  Their technique of using advertising is fascinating to me.  I encourage you to watch the video.  It’s a bit heart wrenching at the end, but very powerful.


WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) from Yoko Ono on Vimeo.

google reader

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So I wrote off using blog feeds a long time ago because I didn’t like not seeing the post in context of the website.  But then I read a post that suggested using a feature of Google’s reader called “next.”  You place it in your bookmarks, and click on it.  It brings you to each updated post in the actual website.  Then you click on “next” again, and it takes you to the next updated site.  Awesome!

I used it for the first time today, and at the very end, this is the page it took me to.  And this was the text:

The End of the Internet

Congratulations! This is the last page.

Thank you for visiting the End of the Internet. There are no more links.

You must now turn off your computer and go do something productive.

Go read a book, for pete’s sake.

sick of the slander

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I wrote the email below because I am tired of receiving ridiculous emails regarding Obama.  There seems to be quite the dirty smear campaign going on.  I decided to send this email to the offenders in the hopes that they will do a little fact checking instead of clicking the forward button.  Feel free to copy and edit the text for your own use.

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Dear Friends and Family,

 

This is a very exciting election year; I am watching the presidential election closely.

 

As of this moment, I have not decided for whom I will vote.  I have watched most of the Democratic National Convention, and I plan on watching a fair amount of the Republican National Convention.  I want to hear what the candidates have to say.  I want to hear the content of their speeches and the those of their supporters.  I am hardly at all interested in the mostly biased and shallow commentary by the “news” reporters on television.  Most of what we hear on television is actually speculation and opinion.

 

I am certainly not interested in forwarded emails that are formulated of heresy and slander about either candidate.  I do not want to read anything that has to do with smearing the name of your candidate’s opponent. 

 

I would be interested in your own personal emails about why you would like me to consider your choice for presidential office.  Perhaps his character, past work/government experience, or vice presidential choice might be excellent talking points for you.  Might I suggest visiting your candidate’s website for more suggestions?

 

Here are both candidates’ official websites listed in alphabetical order by last name:

 

http://www.johnmccain.com

 

http://www.barackobama.com

 

If you would like to peruse the actual facts regarding recent slander against Obama I recommend visiting:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome

 

(I have included these links because I have received a lot of smear emails against Obama in particular. I find them offensive because they are not accurate, and that makes me want to defend him.)

 

May the best candidate prevail!

Jamie

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