Thought For the Week

Notations From the Grid (Special Mid-Week Edition): On the Obama Foundation Summit and the admonitions from @BarackObama

November has officially launched.  As our on-going review continues, we wanted to share this from former President Barack Obama as his first summit has been on its' way.    The opening session is also noted below for reference:

  Please note the following guidance on what is critical for all ordinary faces to embrace as we begin our "mad dash" to the end of the year: 

As long as we've been working to get the Obama Foundation up and running, I've been thinking about what I might say at the Foundation's first big gathering -- what words of wisdom I'd give to a group of people who have devoted their lives to making the world better. In true dad fashion, I came up with a set of rules. There are just a few of them, and I think they're pretty simple. This afternoon, I encouraged our Summit attendees to follow them while they're here together -- and I think they're relevant to our everyday lives, too: It's taken a lot of work to get here, and I've never been more excited about the future of this Foundation. I'm so happy that you're with us. Thank you, Barack P.S. You can tune in for the livestream of the second day of the Obama Foundation Summit beginning tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. CT at Obama.org. If I were you, I'd definitely be watching around 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT...

Notations From the Grid (Special Sunday Edition): On the Freedom Sculpture

We here at #Outsiders were proud supporters of this valiant effort and are privileged on report on this call to action as the folks at the Farhang Foundation have put out a call to action that we hope all consider donating whatever they can: