Tammy and I had a great time last night at the Butterball! Through the generosity of my friend Dan Grigsby, Tammy and I as well as the Tangen’s got on our best Black & White and headed out for a night of fun. The evening was packed. The Butterball sold out and raised a nice …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Butterball!Technology has the promise of being the great equalizer, or a great divider. I don’t think enough is being done to make sure that the benefits that the “technological have’s” enjoy are available to all. I think this is going to be a big problem in the US particularly. In …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: One Laptop Per Child, and MeLast night Tammy and I joined some friends and attended the launch party for MinnPost.com. MinnPost is an interesting new non-profit trying to bring the public radio model online to produce quality journalism (more). It is founded by Joel Kramer and has a cadre of writers signed …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Launch of MinnPost.comBecoming an MPR Sustaining Member.
Tammy and I decided that we wanted to make sure to raise Mazie understanding the value of charitable giving and in general “doing good” in the world. One of the things we are doing to that end is making a donation to a charity of her choice (or our choice on her behalf until she …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: PAXI really don’t think the impact of the earthquake and tsunami have or will hit me. It’s hard to fathom that kind of disaster and it’s so far away. You hear the death tolls and the numbers just seem unreal. If you are looking for a way to help out in whatever way you can Amazon …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Amazon Raising Funds for Red CrossTammy and I volunteered at the Circus Juventas Boo Ball last night. I think it’s a fairly common thing that volunteering for small to medium sized events is generally a somewhat chaotic and unorganized event. We were initially given the task of “walk around and just help out with …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Circus Juventas Boo BallIf you are curious it is a Live Strong wristband. This is part of the Wear Yellow fundraising campaign from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to raise money for cancer research. As many of you know I’m a fan of professional cycling, and as almost any US fan of american cycling I’m also a fan of Lance Armstrong.
