why i run with an iphone, or "why did the turkeys cross the road"

i went on a run this afternoon and used my iphone as my ipod. while it's not really suited for running, i always do...why? well, besides the obvious (to deal with emergencies), what happened today in my 1 hour run certainly explains it:

• i was able to listen to radiohead AND switch to wunderadio (an iphone app) to listen to the cal vs. wa bball game. very very cool. and, go bears!
  

• 15 min into my run, our sick neighbor called to see if we could watch her son. being able to take the call and then call my wife enabled us to help her. btw, love the music fade in/out before and after the call.
  

• i took a different route today and was trying to find a way thru some paths in north oakland...and so naturally i used google maps to find my way.

• google voice search came to my rescue when i wanted to know how late a store was open so that i could decide whether to keep running or go home early to pick up dinner.
  

• while running, i often have great inspirations or just think of stupid things i need to do...typically, i then spend the rest of the run repeating them over and over and over again...well, quickvoice (another iphone app) solved that problem :)
  

• and finally, i like to have a camera on me at all times...why? so that i can capture pics of wild turkeys in berkeley of course :)
  

i'm sure that my new G1 (thanks google!) can do all of these things, especially now that the iTunes library is DRM-free. btw, the g1 camera needs to take pictures "faster."

but, in general, i hope most of my runs require fewer digital services:)

hitting the collective reset button...

it's been quite a year...truly one full of great highs and lows. but, the last two weeks have been nice as it seems as though everyone took a breather (everyone but those in gaza of course).

i'm hoping that the break from work, the media, wars, and economy, etc. will help us as we get set to welcome our new president. he needs us to come together, be hopeful, and above all, be passionate...oh if only we could just bottle the energy from the campaign (on both sides). :)

ps - just as i wrote this, arianna huffington posted something similar.

pps - if anyone wants a hotel room in fairfax for the inauguration, i have a room from sat - wed at less than $200 a night. let me know asap as i'm cancelling the reservation this week. my email is don at donloeb.com.

we are the ones we have been waiting for...

since obama didn't give june credit, a friend of mine decided to take matters into her own hands. she's selling t-shirts with the line from her 1978 poem, "for south african women." the proceeds are going towards t-shirts for the students of the June Jordan School for Equity and to her (and my wife's) documentary film on june...

buy the t-shirt here...