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Ravelry Finds

Sometimes I find things on Ravelry that are so awesome, I just have to share them.   Piper's Journey Because I can't seem to stop making Shawlettes.     Hitch Hiker's Guide Charts   There must be something I can do with these.     Annie Hooded Vest Sometimes I close my eyes and whisper... "I will learn how to set a zipper, I will learn how to set a zipper..."     Wanderlust Cardi I have 1300 yards of this luscious yarn.  I call fate.     I just want to know why it's green and then I never want to discuss it [more]

Open Internet Good. Censorship Bad.

Welcome back internet. I missed you yesterday! I hope a number of folks were able to get up to speed on the SOPA/PIPA legislation that will soon resurrect like a zombie and again start working it's way through the House and Senate. Still not sure what it is? You can find a simple explanation here. I urge you to contact your Senators and Representative to express your concerns over this damaging bill. Signing online petitions is all well and good, but the people whom you have elected need to hear from you directly! Not sure how to do that? This should help get you started. Here is the letter that I sent to my Senators and Representative on SOPA/PIPA. I modified it slightly for each one. This is the Feinstein version. The version I sent to Rep. Howard Berman expressed NO surprise that he might be swayed by Hollywood money. ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Senator, I am a professional that works for an audio/video/technology company. We are in the unique position of creating media that we certainly are interested in protecting from piracy, however we also rely heavily on an open internet to disseminate it. I am extremely concerned about the proposed PIPA and SOPA legislation that is before the house and the senate. I have read them and I see clearly the potential for abuse. The effect such abuse would have on the internet would be real and devastating. Most importantly, I see no concrete structure in the bill for effectively dealing with piracy. I am unhappy that [more]

Are you sure this is where you want to be?

Today I went for a drive. It really doesn't matter where I drove. It happened to be San Diego to ring in the New Year with some of my favorite people. What matters is that I realized making a long drive is a perfect thing to do on New Years Eve. Driving is one of the few times I slow down long enough to just sit with my thoughts. I put on some music and wonder. As one does at the end of the year, I spent some time thinking about the past year. It's been a long one full of challenges and sacrifice. There has been loss and subtle shifts in my life that are both small and huge at the same time. As I look ahead to the new year, my vision is so different than it was 12 months ago. And I continued to drive. The playlist that served as the background music was perfect. Music is important to me There were songs that made me sing as loudly as could. Others that made me smile as I remembered some past event. There was one that made me cry. My thoughts turned to the year ahead. What do I wish for? The answer was so clear. For 2012, I want more of everything I got in 2011. I want the fun times with friends and family...who doesn't? I want to succeed and grow. I want to learn new things While still enjoying [more]