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• Just saw a news blurb mentioning that Hamas have legalized crucifixion. I guess they want to show their displeasure with the Gaza conflict. #
• @BrotherMagneto The article was from the Jerusalem Post: http://tinyurl.com/7ah9sp and all the related links I can find reference Glick… #
• @BrotherMagneto It also looks like the legislation she is talking about happened before the Gaza conflict. I wish I could find more info. #

• http://tinyurl.com/67tpdf If programming langages were religions… #

• @BrotherMagneto Can you give me any specific examples of times where a monopoly kept people from getting essentials from some other source? #
• @BrotherMagneto The juxtaposition you presented was between business and government; not company and community. #
• @BrotherMagneto …but regardless the difference is immense. The difference between slavery and employment is force. #
• Wal-Mart cannot “force” me to do anything. “Corporate control” is marketing for those who want to see businesses as intrinsically evil. #
• @BrotherMagneto The reason most cities have only one power comp is because of government regulations limiting the number of power companies. #
• @BrotherMagneto There are many towns in the US were you can choose from several power companies. For example Houston TX. #
• @BrotherMagneto Any institution that is populated by humans will exploit others if left unchecked. #
• @BrotherMagneto But just because some CAN be used to exploit doesn’t mean it inherently does. Even communities can be used to exploit others #
• @rrockers Government (in all its forms) is the only institution whose sole purpose is to restrict freedom and liberty. #

• @BrotherMagneto I reject your hypothesis (concerning Libertarianism) but, for the sake of discussion, why isn’t corp control better the gov? #
• @BrotherMagneto Because companies cannot force you to purchase/use their products but government (by definition) IS force. #

• Why are so many facebook users SO clueless to the fact that SOME PEOPLE DON’T REMEMBER NAMES!!! A picture of your dog doesn’t help! #
• The spiritually easy argument has always been, “Does God exist?” It’s more difficult to debate, “He has made his desires known!” #
• It’s Christopher Hitchens distinction between the existence of God and the existence of an intervening God. #
• I am typing this from a Redfly keyboard/monitor connected via bluetooth to my Samsung Blackjack II. This is VERY VERY cool! #

• Ran a 9 minute mile this morning. Wish I could say it was b/c I was motivated, but the reality is I was just THAT cold! #
• What is the difference between Bush’s and Obama’s economic rescue policies? I suppose, we are all Keynesians now. #

• @BrotherMagneto Newt Gingrich isn’t a Neocon but even if he was, that doesn’t automatically make him anti-gay marriage. #
• @BrotherMagneto Neocons are interventionists on foreign policy by their domestic policy stances can vary greatly. #
• @BrotherMagneto Yes, I have seen sourcewatch’s Neocon list, but classifying the Hover Institute and the American Enterprise Institute as… #
• @BrotherMagneto Neocon think tanks is patently ridiculous. There are a number of fellows from both institutes that are isolationists and… #
• the Council on Foreign Relations includes such “Neocon” members as Warren Buffet and Colin Powell. #
• @BrotherMagneto Neoconservatism’s founders are hawkish liberals who fell out with the Dem party b/c of Vietnam. http://tinyurl.com/67jtff #
• @BrotherMagneto Oh, I definitely think that Repub foreign policy has dramatically moved because of Neoconservative influence through Bush. #
• @BrotherMagneto It was Neocon’s via Dick Cheney that said “deficits don’t matter.” As far as I know the PNAC never cared about fiscal debt. #
• @BrotherMagneto The only Neocon supported policy in the Contract w/ America was a law banning US troops from fighting under a UN flag… #
• @BrotherMagneto and cutting UN funding. Not exactly issues narrowly supported by an isolated sub group of Americans. #
• @BrotherMagneto That is ultimately the greatest tragedy of the Bush years. The fall of Rep party to the hands of Evangelicals and Neocons. #

• @lizgriffin 365 days through and too what crazy journey? #
• Foxmarks (the most important Firefox plugin EVER) now supports passwords. Life is good. #
• I found my 22 week running schedule. The calender is printed. Holy crap, I am actually going to do this… #
• @BrotherMagneto Holy crap J… are you OK? You weren’t the victim, right? #

• I HATE car shopping! #

• @BrotherMagneto I remember the pet monkey, but when did you start carrying a harpoon? #
• I have a HUGE scope-of-work to write by 9-10 tomorrow, three deadlines, two reports, and 12 purchase orders to complete. Damn Twitter… #

• The half-marathon went really well, but my knee has been giving me problems for most of the day… #
• http://running.about.com/od/trainingprograms/a/marathon22.htm I will be needing this link. #
• Voting for AITP officers for next year. OKC has one of the top chapters in the country. #

• The half-marathon went really well, but my knee has been giving me problems for most of the day… #
• http://running.about.com/od/trainingprograms/a/marathon22.htm I will be needing this link. #
• Voting for AITP officers for next year. OKC has one of the top chapters in the country. #

“The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday I ran the Tulsa Route 66 Half Marathon.  This particular distance is a huge milestone for me as it is tied for the longest distance I have ever run.  My Junior year of college I took a marathon training class where our final was the Derby Days Half Marathon.  It’s like everything before this was getting me back to “where I was” and everything after this Sunday is new.

Here was my training schedule for the half marathon:

The Tulsa Route 66 Half Marathon was a wonderful event with the exception of the food tent and the beer shortage.  Instead of putting out dozens of church tables with post-run fruits, sweets, and carbs; they funneled all the zombified runners into a food tent that was basically designed to accommodate a  church picnic and NOT 3000 energy starved sweat factories.  The tent had two lines (unmarked of course), one for post-run food and one for pizza & hamburgers.  For those who don’t know pizza after 13.1 miles sounds about as good as eating your own sock.  It took me over 45 minutes to get into the tent and , by that time, I was more than happy to eat my own sock.  Finally, after getting out of the tent, we were informed that there was no beer left for the runners.

If you want my run information you can check out my stats page, look at the overall half marathon finishers stats page, or see a picture of me on the website.

The race felt pretty good.  It was cold at the beginning but by mile three I was warmed up.  The last mile I started cramping because I hadn’t use the bathroom in a couple hours (hydration is good, over-hydration… not so much.)  There were only a few hills and they were at the very end of the race.

My workout distances were well space and I really didn’t suffer from any injuries.  A new pair of shoes helped significantly with my bruised tendon but I am glad I got them a month ago because it took my calves a couple weeks to get used to the new shoes.  I have realized that I need to do some kind of race every couple months because I had a noticeable motivation problem after about 7-8 weeks.  I expect my next “goal‘ to be 21-22 weeks out, so it will be really important to stay motivated.

• Innotech OKC http://tinyurl.com/6n6apk #
• Watching the Twitter presentation at Innotech. #

• @BrotherMagneto I remember Rush Limbaugh noting the same thing (only the dems were booing) about liberals after the 2000 election #
• @BrotherMagneto I would take it with a little more than just a grain! #

• @BrotherMagneto I am so proud of you! Finally you have taken the red pill. Welcome to the the REAL world. #

• @MatthewWarner Wonderful post Matt. #
• I am looking at a conference demo, the topic is “Twitter – Waste of Time or Great Business Tool?” hmmm… I wonder??!? #

• Finally, a decent flash blocker for firefox. http://tinyurl.com/25myj3 #

Here is my superficial philosophy cross-connect for the week.  I found this on Susan Stepney’s website.  She is a a Professor of Computer Science at the University of York in the UK.

Now I am going to explain this entirely wrong (go ahead Roger, take my head off) but the Greeks had an idea that everything that existed, did so for a specific purpose.  And that the highest virtue in nature was to pursue that calling unto its utter perfection.  Doing so was, quite literally, “Good.”  Doing something counter to ones natural purpose was “Bad.”

It is amazing how subtle the difference between good and bad are.

• @BrotherMagneto As opposed to Twittering about how you Twitter too much? #
• Went camping this weekend w/ friends and family. Got a photo of my wife and daughter shooting an AR-15 for the first time. #