I was particularly moved by Denver Post reporter Karen Auge’s story about the death of one homeless man and the efforts to uncover his backstory. What probably made people notice this death is the photo of a trio of maintenence workers on the 16th Street Mall who were trying to revive him. To the Colorado Coalition for [...]
Archive for July, 2009
A Denver Death Examined
Posted: July 26, 2009 in Aging, Colorado, Community Service, Economy, Health Care, Homelessness, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Photography, Poverty, Random ThoughtsTags: 16th Street Mall, Colorado, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, Denver Post, Homeless, Karen Auge, Richard Allen Johnson, Rick Johnson
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Relaxing in New York City
Posted: July 22, 2009 in Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Random Thoughts, Television, TravelTags: Mike Leonard, NBC, New York City, Times Square, Today Show
If you’re looking to chill in New York City head to Times Square. Times Square? Are you kidding? One of the busiest, most chaotic places on Earth. Trust me. We were just there and everyone was relaxing. Mike Leonard of NBC’s Today Show has the story. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/32082122#32082122 For more information on Vicky Collins visit http://teletrendstv.com.
Yosemite: From Farm to Table
Posted: July 21, 2009 in Business, Economy, Environment, Food, Inspiration, News, Random Thoughts, Travel, WomenTags: Ahwanhee Hotel, Bill Clinton, Brenda Ostrum, California, Delaware North, Farmers, Hornitos, Madera, Mariposa, Mountain Meadows Farm, Open Space Meats, Organic, Percy Whatley, Seth Nietschke, Sustainability, T.D. Willey, Tom and Denness Willey, Yosemite National Park
During the Clinton Administration there was a move to green up the national parks. One of the mandates was to source food locally. Today one of the most successful examples of this is Yosemite National Park. All the concessions are run by Delaware North and it has chosen not to go with commodities but rather [...]
Vacation in Afghanistan
Posted: July 7, 2009 in Africa, China, India, Inspiration, Middle East, Midlife, News, News and Views, Olympics, Random Thoughts, Travel, WomenTags: Afghanistan, Bamiyan, BeadforLife, Beijing, China, Delhi, India, kampala, Olympics, Travel, Uganda, Vacation, Wedding Anniversary
One year ago I was in Beijing, China for a three month gig working at the Olympics. In November 2008 I headed to Kampala, Uganda again to do more television production work for BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org) then immediately after a quick trip to Delhi, India for a wedding. No exotic destinations this summer but I’m hungry for [...]
