I was testing out the video camera on my phone; not great resolution, but Porter and Gus fighting for position was kinda fun.

I, for one, am the "owner" of (probably) my last house.  I've discovered that I don't care for the limitations to my flexiblity far more than is offset by the "pride of ownership" (which currently isn't much).  Your mileage may vary, of course, but I'd sell my house tomorrow if I could find anyone to buy it. :)

 

 

These guys with "looking for contraband", the NSA with its wiretapping... I'm so irritated.  As a person who used to work at the NSA and who got all the FISA briefings all the time about protecting Americans privacy, I'm just frustrated.  Why in the world do we let them get away with this?  And what can we really do about it?  I hate feeling powerless...

 

I have never seen or heard of such a thing before.  Who in the world spends six months of their life, working 72 hours a week, with no guarantee that their efforts will be recognized?  How in the world can you put up with what these two guys had to put up with?  You do what you do because you LOVE it.  The best rewards are intrinsic.

 

I normally wouldn't link to an article from Fox News, as I find their ridiculous level of Republican partisanship off-putting (even more so than CNN with Democratic partisanship, honestly).  However, my man Ron Paul is more of a Libertarian than a Republican, so I'll link this up.  Transparency in government is something we all should demand, and I don't have any idea as to why something like this hasn't happened before.  Well, I do have ideas, but they're pretty cynical towards government and politicians, so I'll just not state them.

Glad to see this is happening, and I certainly hope they succeed...

 

This is a companion video that I shot for the blog post I wrote today, entitled "Collaborative Storytelling". Interested in feedback as to whether you enjoy the video format or not, as well as general comments on the content!