From [CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/?eref=rss_topstories:)

The revelation of controversial comments made by the longtime pastor of Sen. Barack Obama, and the equally hot aftermath from the general public that led to the junior senator from Illinois delivering a strong speech/sermon on race in America… While many white Americans will look at Memorial or Veterans Day as an opportunity to celebrate our armed forces, African Americans do the same, but also will think historically about black troops hung from trees, still in their uniforms. They will think of black soldiers returning home to America during World War II forced to sit in the back of the train, while German Nazis got to sit up front.

Remember everyone, Context is everything. I do not condone the comments of Reverend Wright, but neither do I condemn them. I find them to be horrific, but at the same time, I’ve never been black in America.

I’ve believed for quite a while that fundamentally, racism was a dead issue in America. Oh sure, I knew there were still racist, a-holes out there, but that they were the fringe and that society as a whole had evolved past that.

Clearly, I was far too optimistic, and clearly wrong. As Dave Winer said, the reality is that we’re all racists. If you dig down inside, you’ll find that you are. If you’re more evolved, that realization will shock and offend you. I know that I hate the thought that I could be something so asinine, but there it is. If, like me, it bothers you, you fight those instincts with everything you’ve got, and you try to make sure that they’re less in the next generation.

G’Obama.

From [Motivational Quotes of the Day](http://www.quotationspage.com/mqotd.html:)

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

From [Sci Fi Wire](http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/:)

David Eick, co-executive producer of NBC’s SF series Bionic Woman, confirmed to SCI FI Wire that the network has indeed canceled the show, though the network has not yet officially said as much.

Well, you had to expect it. The show was intriguing, but ultimately it fell flat. See Terminator: The Sarah Connors Chronicals for a better example of how to do a SciFi series.

From [Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/:)

I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “IBM’s Rob Weir has done a study on how many flaws were addressed by the OOXML Ballot Resolution Meeting. So far, using a random sampling technique, he has yet to find a flaw that was addressed, making the upper bound a paltry 1.5%. Even so, he’s found a number of new flaws, including a security vulnerability: OOXML stores passwords in database connection strings in plain text. At least there were no mistakes on five of the first twenty five random pages he reviewed.

Yet another reason why OOXML must die. Long live OpenDoc!!!!

From [CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/?eref=rss_topstories:)

Like many Americans I watched Sen. Barack Obama deliver his speech titled “A More Perfect Union.” … For days pundits have pondered whether Sen. Obama could weather the controversy over Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s racially polarizing comments. The question at this juncture is not whether the candidate will rise to the occasion, but rather, whether America will.

I know that while I was concerned with Wright’s comments which seemed at best inflammatory, I didn’t (want to?) hold Obama responsible for the statements of someone he associates with. I am not responsible for what my friends say (and sometimes they say some stupid things [[:-)]]), and neither is he.

His response was both poignant and elegant. He still has my vote.

From [Golf News : CBS SportsLine](http://www.sportsline.com/golf:)

Tiger Woods keeps winning. Now the numbers are starting to rival those of his phenomenal 2000-2001 seasons. But Steve Elling and Ross Devonport agree; there is a major difference.

In a point-counterpoint style debate, two golf writers line up on opposite sides… errr…. actually the same side. [[Tiger]] is going to kick ass this year. End of story.

From [Golf News : CBS SportsLine](http://www.sportsline.com/golf:)

Tiger Woods has gone off on these head-shaking streaks before, but Steve Elling says the guy who has been up close for all of them, caddie Steve Williams, hasn’t seen anything like this.

I’m sure the whole tour is collectively shaking its head, and even just plain shaking perhaps. He’s really in a zone that’s more complete than the one he was in in 2000-2001? To think that someone could achieve that once in a career is mind boggling, but twice?… it’s beyond imagination.

From [MacRumors](http://www.macrumors.com:)

According to preliminary data from NPD, Apple reportedly acheived 14 percent of the retail PC market share in February 2008, up from 9% just a year ago. This represents 60 percent unit growth and 67 percent revenue growth year-over-year.

Has Apple finally reached the tipping point? I t would seem so. It looks like “the people” have finally realized that the Mac is just a better computing experience for the majority of people. And for those that it isn’t, they need to look at linux [[:-)]].

From [Motivational Quotes of the Day](http://www.quotationspage.com/mqotd.html:)

“Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.”

You think [[Tiger]] lives by this creed?

From [Golf News : CBS SportsLine](http://www.sportsline.com/golf:)

Tiger Woods made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five and keeping intact a perfect season in golf.

Count yourself lucky. It’s not often that you get to be alive when someone comes along in a sport, ANY sport, and so completely dominates it that at his young age people are calling him the greatest of all time. By the time he’s done, there’ll be no doubt. The grand slam in a single year? Of course. 25 majors? Sure. 100 total victories? Why not.