Archive for June, 2010

We are the World (Cup)

Posted: June 27, 2010 in Africa, Canada, Inspiration, Media, Music, News, News and Views, Random Thoughts, Sports, Television, Travel, United States of America
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Sad to see the United States go down to Ghana in the 2010 FIFA World Cup but also glad to see Africa still in the game. The energy in the streets of Kampala was amazing while we were there. People would crowd outside of bars and stare through the windows of stores to watch the [...]

Animal Suicide: The Video

Posted: June 25, 2010 in Animals, Books & Authors, Endangered Species, Inspiration, Media, Movies, News, News and Views, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, Women
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Can animals commit suicide?  Richard O’Barry, who starred in the Oscar award winning documentary “The Cove,” says they can and a dolphin named Cathy that he captured and trained for the TV show “Flipper” did just that.  Outrageous? Jennifer London traveled with him to Key West, Florida to look into this controversial subject for HDNet’s [...]

Toy Story 3: A Mom Reflects

Posted: June 22, 2010 in Aging, Children, Colorado, Education, Facebook, Inspiration, Media, Midlife, Movies, News, News and Views, Parenting, Random Thoughts, Sports, Women
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I guess it was inevitable. Andy in “Toy Story” would grow up just like little Jackie Paper in “Puff, The Magic Dragon.” To this day I cry when I hear Peter, Paul and Mary sing the song so I wasn’t surprised that I got sentimental when I saw “Toy Story 3″ last night. What I [...]

Out of Africa

Posted: June 21, 2010 in Africa, Animals, Children, Endangered Species, Environment, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, Violence, Women
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Just returned from a three week trip to Uganda where we did more video production for BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org.)  The highlight was seeing women who were dying of poverty just three years ago celebrate paying off homes they saved for and built themselves.  In a joyous ceremony BeadforLife presented 22 women with the titles to the land they sit [...]