Peter DeFazio takes on OWS

Peter DeFazio, the congressman from Oregon's 4th district and one of a very few politicians I respect, gets real.

Yeah Fozzy, you tell 'em!

Elizabeth Warren = My Hero

‎"I hear all this, 'well, this is class warfare, this is whatever'. No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear:

You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did.

Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific? Or a great idea? God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."

- Elizabeth Warren

<3 <3 <3

Jeb Corliss - Grinding the Crack (Soundtrack by AWOLNATION)

This is extreme. Who has a wingsuit I can borrow? I need to go find a cliff to jump off of.

Also--AWOLNATION is my new favorite band. Just downloaded the album this song is on and have been compulsively listening to it on repeat.

The Weight

Been stuck in my head for days.

Fundracing to Save Lives

I'm training to participate in the Lavaman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's ("LLS") Team In Training.

As many of you know, my mother passed away when I was 10 years old, after a prolongued battle with cancer. Her fight to stay alive inspires me to this day--she never gave up, and never admited defeat. I'm doing this race in her honor, and for all of those who have suffered from, or been affected by cancer.

LLS is an amazing organization--it is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research. In addition to research, LLS engages in improving the quality of life of patients, and educating the public and health professionals. Since 1954, it has awarded over $680 million in research funding.

Please make a donation to support my participatation in Team in Training and help advance LLS's mission. If you'd like to make a donation in honor of someone, I'll be writing the names of any individuals my donors select on my jersey for the day of the race--just let me know. We need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure.

Please check out my personal Team in Training page to stay up to date!