WE DID IT! We did our first AIDS charity bikeride and raised over $20,000 as part of the $11.6 million raised by the 2,500 riders plus 500 "roadies" for this weeklong event. It was 7 days of biking (every day) to go from San Fran to LA in 545 miles (averaging 78 miles/day). We biked *every mile* and had a fantastic time. This feed links to over 100 great photos from the week.

After about 45 days of training for the big 7-day bikeride in June, I got a new bike to help me get through the long repetitive days in the saddle. The training has been going well, and the last week with my first 100 miles with this new bike were even better! I am a believer that a good carbon bike makes a world of difference. Best of all, my bike is now on only about 1/4 pound heavier than Hunter's (so watch out, boyfriend!)

You can donate! My ALC page.

Hunter and I got to hear Naomi Wolf speak about her new book, along with Daniel Ellsberg (pictured left), the leaker of the "Pentagon Papers" (which helped end the Vietnam War). The event was sponsored by KPFA and featured a moderator and another journalist.

All parties agreed we need to impeach Cheney impeach Cheney ASAP! Torture is illegal under domestic and international laws, and the Geneva Convention. Warantless wiretapping is illegal. For these two reasons alone (but many more), Cheney should be impeached and tried for high crimes and misdemeanors!

Take action now!

From The End of America - Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot:
Ten Steps to dictatorship -- happening now in America:

1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy.
2. Create secret prisons where torture takes place.
3. Develop a thug caste or paramilitary force not answerable to citizens.
4. Set up an internal surveillance system.
5. Harass citizens' groups.
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release.
7. Target key individuals.
8. Control the press.
9. Declare all dissent to be treason.
10. Suspend the rule of law.

... on a twelve foot diagonal screen, muhahaahaaaa!
Russ found a government auction site that disposes of lots of surplus and other equipment. I picked up two *geenormous* BARCO LCD rear projectors for only $75 plus my own shipping and handling by showing up to a "high alert" and checkpointed military base just outside of Sacramento.

It tooks us many months to finally get around to mounting it, seeing if it even would work for us, and converging it.

But when we did -- wow! The one we use displays HD signals (we bought 3 professional-grade BNC cables and connectors for the receiver-to-projector connection for under $50). Both our TV box and DVD player line double a progressive signal. I think we may have the best looking home theater that I've seen -- not bad for 10 year old equipment, eh? 8-)

I'm progressive.
and i vote.
and i volunteer.
and i'm helping to take down the Bush Crime Family.