Well, it’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I started blogging. I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve written 178 posts in 12 months, which I feel is a healthy but manageable pace. Most important, it has not felt like work. My family reads my blog regularly, and they’re the reason why I started blogging
Authenticity Can Come from Saying ‘No’
Another busy day today. One of my morning meetings was with an entrepreneur I know. I read his materials before he arrived and sent him an email saying we were unlikely to be a funding source, as we don’t know that space (selling hardware through waste management companies to hospitals). But, I said I was
Help 7 yr.-old Zane Get Healthy
A 7 yr.-old shouldn’t have to wonder if he will die. A friend told me about Zane (see left), a little boy in Missoula, MT, who is suffering from brain seizures. She knows folks who know the family. A tough situation: a very sick child, limited health insurance, and little income. Here is a note
Movie: ‘Camp 14–Total Control Zone’
I watched a riveting movie this weekend about a North Korean political prisoner named Shin Dong-Huyk. Born at a slave labor camp, the film chronicles his life. What he has gone through is almost surreal, and it’s hard to believe that people are sent to life sentences involving harsh labor, torture and near-starvation for minor
What’s Your ‘Sunday Routine’?
One of my favorite parts of the Sunday New York Times is the “Sunday Routine” articles, wherein New Yorkers are interviewed about their weekend rituals. Today’s column features a pro-basketball player, New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler. Here’s what I do on Sundays: SLEEP IN, BUT RARELY I’m usually up at 6 a.m. on weekends.
My Trip Back to Indonesia in 2nd Grade
I just read an interesting piece in today’s New York Times. Here’s an excerpt: In America, all men are believed to be created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. But Nigerians are brought up to believe that our society consists of higher and lesser beings. Some are born to own and