Esther Heller tells me she used to be a dancer. She says she won competitions in Paris and Athens and even Kamchatka (although she no longer is certain where that is.) She used to teach dancing in Denver. Waltzes and Polkas and Fox Trots. She did it for free so people could learn to move [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Esther’s Last Dance
Posted: November 27, 2009 in Aging, Arts and Culture, Colorado, Community Service, Education, Health Care, Inspiration, Judaism, Random Thoughts, Religion, Travel, WomenTags: Coliseum, Dementia, Denver, Emily Griffith Opportunity School, Esther Heller, Israel, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Poland, Prague, Rome, Shalom Park, Western Wall
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
Posted: November 22, 2009 in Economy, Homelessness, Inspiration, Media, Midlife, News, News and Views, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Travel, United States of AmericaTags: Daniel Suelo, Denver Post, Moab, Money, Utah
Daniel Suelo believes he has found the key to happiness. Live without possessions or money. His spartan life in Moab, Utah fills his soul and he doesn’t even think of returning to the life most of us lead. “We use all our energy to maintain our possessions and it becomes an ugly cycle,” he says. [...]
Travelling China’s Silk Road
Posted: November 18, 2009 in Business, China, Economy, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Politics, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, United States of America, WomenTags: CBS News, China, Katie Couric, Silk Road, Terry McCarthy
Wonderful story from CBS News about entrepreneurship along the Silk Road in China. Chinese policy towards America may not be changing much but its people embrace our capitalism and long to compete with us. The Silk Road is open for business! http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5701582n For more information on Vicky Collins visit http://teletrendstv.com.
Cons Cashing In
Posted: November 10, 2009 in Business, Community Service, Crime, Economy, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, United States of America, ViolenceTags: Chicago, Dave Dahl, Dave's Killer Bread, Felony Franks, HDNet, Illinois, Jim Andrews, Methamphetamines, Oregon, Portland, Prison, World Report
Dave Dahl sits in the living room playing guitar and singing songs about justice and the lack of it. He was in the slammer off and on for 15 years for dealing meth and assorted other felonies. Now he is working and relishing his second chance. Four years ago, Dave Dahl returned to the family [...]
