Entry 14:

Kara,

I have been following some of the energy and politics stories today; there's one on ABC News.com. I wish that we could get more money into alternative energy research to get ourselves out of this constant bind. It's not a total solution, but it would help. As you know, in 1987, a bunch of friends of mine and I raced a solar car across the continent of Australia in the "World Solar Challenge." Once you have been part of driving a solar car across a continent in about 80 hours (we came in nineth; the leader, GM, took about 48 hours), you know that our lagging behind in solar energy technologies is more about politics than about research limits!

I will finally catch up with you in NYC on Sunday. Yes, we are destined for a lot of flights this fall. I look forward to learning what people are saying around the United States about the Internet, as we get very isolated from many of those perspectives, I think, in San Francisco/SiValley.

I was just looking at MSNBC.com and am looking forward to the Olympic track and field events. I know the Olympics are so commercial now and overhyped, but I really love them. I'm looking forward to seeing if the "Three Ms" can meet their goals.

Miss you,
Megan