Amazing tidbits
Posted by Andy on August 5, 2008
Dear friends who are in the mood for some inspiration,
I found two excellent articles that are worth a read:
Frank Schaeffer: The Case For The Obama Presidency – Mr. Schaeffer in his Huffington Post blog talks about his new book How Free People Move Mountains, co-authored by Kathy Roth Douquet, and how it offers ideas on how people from all different walks of life and conflicting viewpoints can come together for a higher purpose.
Kathy and I have written a book making the case for the Obama presidency. Our book lays out the case for everything Obama stands for. We never mention him by name because we are talking about root ideas, not one man. But it happens that one man — Obama — embodies our ideas.
The subtitle of the book indicates how the ideas are being put to work even with the authoring of the book: A Male Christian Conservative and A Female Jewish Liberal On A Quest For Common Purpose and Meaning.
‘Major discovery’ from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution – In my best attempt to summarize an article filled with scientific language in layman’s terms (being a layman myself), this article describes how MIT researchers have found a way to store solar energy and make use of it even when the sun isn’t shining. Now that we seemed to have overcome the extreme obstacle of “night-time,” with further research and tinkering we are on our way to making solar energy a “mainstream energy source” according to the article.
I’m extremely excited by that prospect. This could turn into my generation’s “man on the moon” scientific accomplishment. Three cheers for innovation!
Enjoy the articles, folks. I may return you to your regularly scheduled ranting soon, but I figured I’d take the time out to focus on the positives in life. That’s what we all need to do now more than ever.
Best regards,
Andy
