"A person has not only perceptions but a will to perceive, not only a capacity to observe the world but a capacity to alter his or her observation of it--which, in the end, is the capacity to alter the world, itself. Those people who recognize that imagination is reality's master, we call 'sages,' and those who act upon it, we call 'artists.' Or 'lunatics.'"
It's true, the time has come. My friends are starting to have babies!! Now at first, I was dismayed at the surge of marriages that have been plaguing those mid-twenties free spirits for a while but now babies! Come on, people, what is the world coming to?
Actually, I'm estatic for my dear friend, Mary (Maryanne to many, but not me) who gave birth to a beautiful giantess on Sunday morning. You heard me right, giantess indeed!
Kaitlyn Rose Brankin, born 4:20am Sunday, June 11th, weighing in at 10lbs, 21 inches long, the girl is destined to be a basketball star!
Because of the utter boredom at work today I managed to pick up the latest edition of the Onion Newspaper, a fine reputable news sourse (repution of a unique variety that is) and found an amusing and all too poignant article - Recently Unearthed E-Mail Reveals What Life Was Like In 1995. Having lived through the transition of old-school DOS operating systems to the prolific Microsoft monopoly, and the break up of the AOL monopoly to a plethora of ISPs, I remember well the beginning of the 'new fangled' world wide web and all that came with it. For those of you out there who also remember the "days before" you maybe be horrified to hear of late how there is a movement to limit the freedom and neutrality of the internet.
"Gasp! How can this be?!" You ask. I answer, "It's all too true."
Therefore, I and billions and billions of bloggers (said in Carl Sagan like intonation) have been asked by MoveOn.org to blog about this catastrophe to help raise awareness. So here it goes...
SAVE WILLY! I MEAN THE INTERNET!! (sorry, bad joke, losing all ability to be funny)
Anyways, below you'll find some really awesome links and I hope you take the time to look at them and get involved. Nothing will change unless we decide to change it! Let's be of one voice on this and let the big gurus know, that they may take our lives but they'll never take our world wide web!!! (end of horrendous pop culture humor)
First - Sign MoveOn's petition Then, check out famous bloggers - actress Alyssa Milano blogs on Internet freedom Make friends with MoveOn's coalition MySpace profile – including a video explaining this issue And lastly, find out where your representative stands on the issue
Kaitlyn Rose Brankin, born 4:20am Sunday, June 11th, weighing in at 10lbs, 21 inches long, the girl is destined to be a basketball star!
Mom and Dad lovingly adore their new addition!
