I've been pretty busy recently and this blog has suffered as a result. Things are a little slower today, so let me take a few moments to highlight various things.

I got an email pointing me to the relaunch of Global Voices Online. I encourage everyone to take a brief moment and check out that site.

I also spent some time organizing my pictures on Flickr, some of which make it over to this blog through their blogger API.

When I get a free moment, I'm kicking around various audio blogging, SIP, Skype, podcast, etc. toys. I hope to make comments on that later.

Finally, an email from a friend saying:
Happy birthday to Julius Cesear, born in Rome around 100 BC, who said, "Beware the leader who bangs the drum of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fever. For, patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood just as it narrows the mind." (from Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac, July 12, 2005)