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The minute I start thinking about the theme of “altruism” through the social media lens, part of my heart feels full and in the next breath feelings of deep skepticism begin to arise. There is a lot of talk about doing social good through social...
Food For Thought: Founder & CEO of BakeSpace, Babette Pepaj
October 14, 2010 in News & Events, Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
Babette Pepaj - Founder & CEO, Bakespace
The annual BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas has expanded yet again this year – even more tracks and more topics helping people navigate the myriad ways in which they can leverage the social web and new technologies for their...
Tuned in to Music and Tech: An Interview with Brian Zisk of SF Music Tech Summit
August 15, 2010 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (2)
Brian Zisk
In addition to writing (not at often as I’d like) for my own blog, each week I contribute a short post for the new LGBTA community site dot429. The producers of the site asked a small number of their founding members to do these weekly...
Master (Mistress?) Storyteller: Ani DiFranco Weaves Tales and Tunes
July 1, 2010 in News & Events, Personalities & Profiles | Comments (1)
You know that parlor game people play asking: “If you could have dinner with ANYONE who would it be?”
If the parameters were set limiting the number solely to people who are currently alive, there’s no question that Ani DiFranco would sit high on my list.
So...
Sharing a Family Secret: Chicken Soup for Rosh Hashanah
September 17, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
In honor of Rosh Hashana (that’s the Jewish New Year for those who don’t know), I’m sharing some insight to what it is that makes my homemade chicken soup so … damn … good. First off, credit where it’s due: I got this recipe from...
Coming home: Revitalizing my radio roots
September 1, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
Just about six months ago I came home. No, I didn’t move, but I did finally return to doing the very thing that has brought me the most joy … well … ever in my career. Radio. Thanks to the Internet, radio is alive and...
Voices of Courage: Lt. Dan Choi, Cleve Jones & Rick Jacobs
August 18, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
I attended a small Courage Campaign fundraiser in San Francisco on August 17, 2009. I sat down in the living room waiting for Cleve Jones & Rick Jacobs to speak, when I felt someone sit down next to me. I turned. It was Lieutenant Dan Choi. I’ll get...
Speaking to the people: President Barak Obama on The Tonight Show
March 20, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
For the record, I adore my President. Truly. Actually the affection extends to the entire First Family. Okay so perhaps that’s not precisely a news flash if you read my blog with any sort of regularity. But in the wake of a conversation I had...
French Maids + Benny Hill = a novel (and lucrative) business
March 12, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
It was my junior year of high school. The musical the students would perform that year was a little known piece called “The Boyfriend”. I got to play a French Maid. Her name was Hortense. Now I have to say that at the time I certainly...
Recovery.gov – The Obama Administration and its approach
February 7, 2009 in Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)
“We’re going to do this with unprecedented transparency and accountability.” That’s what President Obama said when we spoke of how the Administration must in this video (also embedded below). Of course this isn’t a new refrain, the President spoke of these things throughout his campaign. To that...
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