In my first annual award for best videos I've seen on the 'net go to the following three:
being the owner of a six month old girl, I think The Girl Effect is my number one choice this year - Girlz Rulez.
My second pick, being an Internet guy, must go to "Did you know we live in exponential times. This is a wonderful video about the rapid growth of information technology in our society.
Finally, just for fun because isn't that why we keep using the 'net after all? If it weren't fun, why would we spend so much time checking it out... Here is what I call, "W T F, Mate," but otherwise known as "The End of the World":
Look, I understand the concept under which Obama has invited California minister Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Obama's inauguration - that is to have multiple view points represented by different people. I really do, but to throw support behind Rick Warren who recently compared same-sex marriage to pedophilia, incest and polygamy during a video interview posted on Beliefnet.com and widely circulated on YouTube* is just totally unacceptable and disappointing. Jeez, at least Obama said Warren's views on same sex marriage (Warren was a force that helped Proposition 8 to be passed in California**) and abortion were contrary to his own***, Still, I'm very disappointed that this particular person has been picked to get such a role in the inauguration. I'm very sorry to my best friend who is gay and to all my gay friends. This selection is just wrong. I've signed the online petition to Say No To Rick Warren.
Say No To Rick Warren Petition Link
*San Francisco Chronicle
** San Francisco Chronicle
*** Anderson Cooper/CNN
Apparently an F18 Hornet that was flying from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln crashed today in a University residential area killing three people on the ground including an elderly woman and two children. Does anyone besides me get nervous each year when the Blue Angels come to town and spend Friday practicing over the extremely densely populated city of San Francisco. "They practice over the Bay and Ocean." I've heard that, but it is so not true. They do their practice and show directly over San Francisco. If one of those were to crash... and actually it would be more likely that two of the hit each other in the air so it would be two places coming down out of the sky... wow, I can't even begin to imagine the damage and catastrophe that would be. I have to also admit, I do love seeing those air-rending turns which seem to rip the fabric of air itself, but deep down I am a little nervous when they come to town.
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