New SOLD Video
Love the new video that my son created for the organization my daughter oversees. Gotta be proud of my kids…and what an amazing video!
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Suburban Day Laborers
A few months ago Stephen Colbert partnered with the United Farm Workers to promote the Take Our Jobs program. It was a hilarious clip about Colbert working the fields and “taking the job” of a…
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Happy Birthday to Me! Well, sorta …
I freely admit that I am proud of my kids. Last Friday Jedd got home from Thailand where he lived for 7-weeks. During his time there he worked on a film for The SOLD Project,…
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Cleopatra, Monkeys & Fish, and Selected to Live
Three more book reviews … Hovering in the middle of the New York Times Bestsellers List is Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. I was hesitant to read this book because Cleopatra isn’t exactly an…
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UnPoverty, by Mark Lutz
I think it was my friend Robyn who recommended that I read UnPoverty by Mark Lutz. The book dives into the micro-enterprise world, which is a method of providing small loans to the poorest of…
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Thanksgiving Taste Test – Tofanelli and Turley
They say you should never buy a wine by its label. Generally, I agree with that. But how can you ignore a wine that has a young 1920’s vintage woman riding a motorcycle in a…
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Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I thought I’d share something that I recently read … it struck me as unnervingly appropriate given the season that D’Aun and I have had. Truthfully, I’m not even sure…
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An Educated Guess on the way to Tahoe
The drive from home to Tahoe goes through the town of Auburn. Just off the freeway is a store called Ikedas Country Market. Famous for their pies, they also have a great selection of fresh…