A tribute to those who enable others

The wheelchair ladies' doubles final match

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We recently purchased a jogging stroller and this morning I took it and my baby for our first run. As I ran, I felt extremely grateful for the brains who invented our stroller. I could now continue to run and even race as a mother.

I am much grateful for all who invent and have invented devices, ideas, buildings, communities, groups and more for the benefit of the world. Thanks to creative minds, we have wheelchairs for those who can't walk, new medicines and healing techniques for those who are suffering, therapy groups for those who have addictions, schools to educate and liberate. The blind can read thanks to the Braille system; those with severe physical disabilities can participate in athletics and even the Olympics. These minds have helped to enable us.

As I run daily, I will be thinking of those many who contribute good to this world. I wish to send out this thank you to them and encourage bright ideas to continue on.

The first wheelchair was made in 1595 for Phillip II of Spain by an unknown inventor. Wheelchairs

The earliest washing "machine" the scrub board was invented in 1797.  Inventions

Today in History: September 2

• Congress Founds U.S. Treasury, 1789

• Ford introduces the compact, fuel-efficient Falcon, 1959

• First ATM opens for Business, 1969

Car Alarm- text me.

At our last apartment complex, there was one car with an alarm that would go off at the slightest of breezes. Unluckily for us, the alarm had at least five different high pitched tones all of which it would play in succession for a wonderfuly lengthly 60 seconds or so. Nobody EVER stopped the alarm or checked to see if the car had been stolen, sadly.

Unless you have such a unique alarm, however, what are the chances that each of us could recognize the exact tones of our car alarm and know that we, in fact, had some trouble afflicting the car? Not very good. We simply live with a symphony of car alarms and no great alerting is being done. I came up with a great solution, I think.

Wouldn't it be much more effective if the alarm was linked to your phone or internet and would send you a text or email message with an alert such as "Your car has been stolen - get to your car, p.d.q". It would be even more nifty if the car could take a quick panoramic snapshot and send it to your phone as well. This type of alerting would be much more effective, I think.

This futuristic car by www.evbeat.com would be a great candidate for a text and photo alert system.

Supposedly how Bill Gates cruises around town - he can have his driver text him.

Solar-powered racing car by Auburn University - just a cool concept.