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Spartan Race obstacle course
Spartan Sprints obstacle races are muddy 3+- mile events with 10 or more obstacles. …
From beginner trail racers and mud run participants to hardcore warriors, tough guys and marathon runners, they all come out to test themselves on the insane obstacle races!
99.9% of all people who try this event will finish …
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dawn Port Townsend, Washington
Diana took us out two different mornings.
With Chris …
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With James …
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Fantastic weather for February!
a five-year-old on famous logos
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via Kottke
Matthew Broderick’s Day Off
To celebrate the launch of the all-new 2012 CR-V, Honda brought Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back in a big game commercial. We cast Matthew Broderick as himself, skipping out on a day of acting work and living it up in his all-new CR-V. Relive movie history with Honda’s fresh twist and wonderful homage to this ’80s classic.
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SOPA-like Internet piracy laws could be coming to Canada, expert warns
That’s the headline on the Financial Post this week.
There is a behind-the-scenes campaign underway to bring laws such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the United States northward, warns a noted Canadian digital policy expert. …
The expert is Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. He’s my most trusted source on this issue.
The Conservative government under Harper is tempted by corporate lobbyists — but caves quickly as soon the Canadian public becomes aware of dirty tricks.
Geist is not completely against the latest version — Bill 11 … Here’s a succinct summary of the legislation currently under consideration.
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And here’s a list of organizations opposed to the “digital lock”.
The old music industry is dying. Something new will be taking its place. We want the NEXT music industry to be better, not worse to what we’ve had in the past. 
(via strombo)
Hunger Games – the movie
I’ll see it. Opens March 23rd.
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at the London Olympics venue
Some of the bloggers & photographers at the London Olympic Test meet in January.
see original photo on Facebook
(via my Gymnastics blog)
wine
At the Adlard cellars.
Game Change – a review
Many recommended this book:
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (2010)
… In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton—and the improbable resurrection of Hillary as Obama’s partner and America’s face to the world. The mercurial performance of John McCain and the mesmerizing emergence of Sarah Palin. …
It’s the definitive account of what happened.
You learn that you’d NEVER want to run for President of the USA. It’s ugly. It’s dirty.
Of the lead characters, John Edwards (in prison, I hope) and his wife Elizabeth (1949-2010) come off worst. A horror show.
Bill Clinton won’t be going to Heaven. I wouldn’t share a beer with him.
Michelle Obama comes out of the slime pit cleanest.
Actually, my opinion went UP for John McCain and Hilary. I personally campaigned against McCain in 2008, thinking him spawn of the Devil. He’s not as bad as I thought. I particularly liked how he backed Sarah Palin even after it became obvious that she was an insanely bad choice for VP.
Hilary would have been a great President.
If this stuff bores you to tears, you might want to wait on Game Change – the movie:
… an upcoming (March 2012) Jay Roach film based on the book of the same name by journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. The film will primarily track the actions of the Republican Party during the 2008 Presidential Election.
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Staring Sarah, I assume it’s a comedy.
on magic …
just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there
