Gore-ific!: So happy to see Al Gore get the Nobel Peace Prize for his crusading against global warming. Among the 1000 people trained to give his “An Inconvenient Truth” talk are a couple of co-workers of mine, and the program has been a tool in teaching us why our sustainable work practices are important to uphold at home. I’ve been a lot more careful since seeing it: recycling more, installing CFL bulbs and using a program called CO2Saver to shut down many functions of my computer after it’s idle for a few minutes. If every person is more mindful, we may have a chance – and it’s thanks to Mr. Gore, a guy who has finally found his calling, that so many more people are doing the small, simple things they can to make a difference.
Testing 1, 2, 3: A few stars of the IndyCars ran a test at the Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama today. Being put to the test was a paddle shifting system and a variable ratio steering rack that would both make the sleek machines a bit easier to handle. Tony Kanaan of AGR ran the fastest laps of the day, with life-long friend and rival Helio Castroneves right behind. Also testing were Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti of AGR, Vitor Meira from Panther, and both TCGR drivers, Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon.
Bash Update: Not much new here – battling a nasty cold at the moment, but mainly it’s work, then rest, then work some more. It’s all good. If I feel up to it tomorrow, I have a manicure/pedicure scheduled at Cinta, but otherwise I’m gonna chill and read and do whatever comes to mind.
Hi, I found your post about Al Gore through technorati.com.
If you support Al Gore’s efforts, you may want to consider becoming a part of draftgore.com ‘s petition to encourage him to join the presidential race.
Now, I’m a am a fairly pragmatic person. I certainly don’t believe in throwing my vote, my money, or my time away. But the movement to draft Al Gore has gained serious attention in just the last few days. Its members recently put a full page ad in the NY Times, encouraging Gore to enter the race. The draftgore movement was also enthusiastically supported on AirAmerica recently, and numerous articles about the article were recently released in major newspapers nationwide. The day *before* Al Gore won the Nobel, draftgore.com’s web traffic statistics were nearly as high as Hillaryclinton.com — see alexa.com for details — and Gore recently beat her in several state’s opinion polls.
This movement is taking off very, very quickly, because it seems to resonate with many, many people who feel that “none of the above” is the best choice. Al Gore can be your next President… but please consider this — the time for showing your loud, vocal, open support for Al Gore to run for President is NOW, while he’s got the world’s attention and while he still has time to enter the race and raise funds. Not tomorrow. Not next week. NOW.
If the public loudly encourages him to run now, while he’s at his peak, he’ll grab the attention of the world’s media… and all that attention and free publicity could help carry Al Gore all the way to the White House. Even if he loses, his cause and the issues he stands for will win, as Hillary Clinton would be forced to make equally strong proposals to combat global warming.
Ultimately, Draftgore is going to get so big as to require Gore to either step up, or politely yet firmly refuse. Either way, it’s going to increase Gore’s ability to bring about positive change in this country, and its a good way to say thanks for all his efforts.
If you’d like to show your support, please visit draftgore.com and sign the petition to add your voice to the over 160,000 people who have already done so. Take the time to post about draftgore.com on your site and let others know. If you have a bit of free time, offer to volunteer. If you can spare a few bucks, please send them a donation. It’s easy and painless… you can even use PayPal.
(Can you tell I’m excited yet?!)
Best -
Mark Kraft
http://insomnia.livejournal.com