Nelson Jacobsen

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I'm very pleasantly surprised and happy to see that people responded to the petition asking Rep Neaugebauer to Apologize to that amazing U.S. Park Service Ranger and thankful that the media is picking up my  Change.org Petition which was 1st reported by DCIST     Petition to U.S. Rep: Apologize for Park Ranger Confrontation Over Closed WWII Memorial | NBC4 Washington Just so the record is straight why I did it.  Well,  After watching the footage of   Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) maxing a Horses ass out of himself and the position he has as a member of of Congress this and of course seeing what was being said on Reddit and recently signed a few other's Petitions I figured why not put one up myself. I also like to thank the Change.org community they have been very helpful getting this going and it served as great reminder of the power of community during a meeting on Social Media in Emergency at the Wilson Center today. Here to Serve, ...

The very government that has one main responsibility as far as it's use for me. - To protect and serve, sure I know there's a ton of opinions that there's a more nefarious government role;  However as a volunteer and professional emergency responder going back 3 decades I've know most in Gov to be fair and standup people often risking their lives or placing large chucks of it on hold to help others and today 800,000 of them not only aren't working for us they just not working at all. So how we come to it being acceptable to place the life and property at risk for the political folly of few of these so called Teapartiers and the Republican leadership. It's time for all good and reasonable people to take a stand and demand that your elected officials get back to work since the hazards of life and the role of the Federal government is needed today just as much today as it was yesterday and will be tomorrow. Please feel free to sign to the Change.org Petiti...

The Falling Man - Tom Junod - 9/11 Suicide Photograph - Esquire : 'via Blog this' This picture is one that is frozen  in my mind forever and it compelled me to write the following poem. Dreamed of Flight By Nelson R. Jacobsen I always dreamed of flight not one such as this an end. Envision a bird or plane not a human leaping to escape flames. My last choice was mine and I chose to fly to my end. With the conclusion that awaited why not soar in my last time? I was free in these orbital days for seconds then ever after. Do not shed tears just live your dreams not fears.

The Fatal Human Flaw That Keeps Us From An Economy Based On Happiness | Co.Exist | ideas + impact : 'via Blog this' I have proposed using MarginalUtilityofPublicGood.org as a way to lens what the .Gov, NGO's and Non-Profits are doing in the economy.  Profit subjugates the output since  traditionally in a For -Profit company the benefit is for the few, not the many so output is constricted and expanded for the exact opposite reason we need most things done in pubic policy (i. e.  Public Good).  I also believe we are evolving and like the 14 year old blue phenom Quinn Sullivan sings I believe we're  "Getting There".

Diana Nyad - The Swim : 'via Blog this'  or watch it live Want to know what the human spirit can endure then look no further then Diana Nyad's epic journey in Swimming from Cuba to America. Follow the action   http://www.diananyad.com/blog So ckeck out  #XtremeDream   on SM