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Archives for December 28, 2011

In the Arena, Failure is an Option.

Failure is an option. Anyone who says otherwise is either in a movie, naive, or asking for your vote.

No, I’m not becoming pessimistic in my early middle-age. Rather, I’m beginning to learn that the world is not shifted by those who stand on the sidelines and taunt, but rather by the men and women who risk, who dare to make the effort, who put themselves in the arena at the risk of failure. [cont…]

Because the NSA hates competition, President Obama brings us National Stalking Awareness Month

No one should be able to follow and watch your every move unless, of course, that person works for the federal government and is authorized by the PATRIOT Act, which President Obama reauthorized in part on May 26, 2011 (roving wiretaps, search of business records, and surveillance of “lone wolves” suspected of terrorism). Or, perhaps, the Department of Defense which, after said federal stalking occurs, may detain you indefinitely without any process.

But only if you are suspected of terrorism, of course. [cont…]