I think I'm going to take the opportunity to run a couple of miles in the middle of this mild snow storm today.

Adam (adam at silverkey.us), my partner in crime, reaches the 27 milestone today.

”During his Inaugural speech, setting the tone for his second term, President Bush shocked even the most seasoned observers by changing US policy. "So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world," he announced.

He didn't say a policy or one policy: no, now supporting democracy is the policy, a radical change from decades, even centuries, of American accommodation of tyranny. “ (Opinion Editorials)

Here's the key word “stability” vs “freedom”.

Now it's freedom. Let's see if this reflects on the real world diplomacy.

(gapingvoid)

I'm a wolf. A lamb in a wolf clothing.

Chicago is choking under the unending assault of snow flakes, painting the night with eerie glow. 1 foot at least, they say. I'm safely tucked in my isolation, watching this whole orchestration of coldness from a 16 floor elevation.

This weekend is going to be another 20 hours of work time. Yikes.

Martin from Belfast will be joining SilverKey later on this month. With that addition, the nationalities within SilverKey family increase 9 nations (India, America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, German, UK, Colombia)

”So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. “ (GWB - 2nd term)

If you don't call this an idealistic vision, you don't understand the meaning of the word. One hell of a speech may I add.

 Read on ESPN on Chicago Bulls 7 streak wins.

”The former top leader became an unusual icon of dissent when he publicly argued against the use of force to crush democracy protesters in Beijing in May 1989. He lost an internal power struggle and was stripped of his titles shortly before the army killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of demonstrators around the capital on June 4 of that year.” (NYTimes)

His life will be remembered at that single moment show of great courage and conviction.