Saturday, May 29th, 2010
San Francisco – May 29, 2010
We all know that I’m a sucker for a good cause. And Wednesday night was no different. I paid $150 to cook my own dinner.
I attended a Parties that …
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
California – May 26, 2010
Last week I was driving in the car and reflecting on an interview I just had with an Afghanistan veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
It was an informal interview for a Native American …
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
On my first post about Cairo, I noted the crazy surplus of cars on the Egyptian roadways….Now I know why.
Apparently, the Egyptian government spends almost $11 billion each year …
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
May 19, 2010 — Mid-Air Flight
On my flight last Saturday between Charlotte and SFO, I encountered The Most Unfair Mother in the World. She was there with her screaming infant child, who, as she …
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Washington D.C. – May 15, 2010I’m in our nation’s capital for the week to attend a conference put on by the Coalition of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans. Here’re some disturbing facts about our ongoing wars – which we hear …
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Farhana and I met through Jane actually, when I was working for Ashoka and was asked to “mentor” Farhana for a year. (This post is a bit incestuous in terms of my clientele, but whatever, that’s how I meet people.) …
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
I met Jeanette about a year ago when I was interviewing the residents living at Hope Meadows, an intergenerational community run by my client: Generations of Hope.
At Hope Meadows, families adopt children from the foster care system and …
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
I met Jane about 5 years ago when she hired me to help with Upwardly Global’s national expansion plan. We only worked together a few months, before I took a corporate job and moved back to San …
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
I am HUGE film buff! Correction, my friend Marianna, is the HUGE film fan. In fact, she …
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Washington D.C. – May 12, 2010
OK – I’m tired of working so hard – and a reprieve is just around the corner! Saturday I return from my business trip in D.C. and I’ll be home for a full 2 …