According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.8 million children under 18 in the United States live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy life. That is approximately 5% of the total population. Why post about one actress and her speech on childhood poverty. […]
Category Archives: Life
October
09
Watch Viola Davis’ Emotional Speech About Childhood Poverty
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
October
08
Words to Live By
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The words you say will teach, if you practice what you preach. “Live for the story—not the conclusion.” Never give up. Great things take time.
October
01
Omagh’s ‘Shawshank Husband’ Dug Tunnel From Bedroom To Pub Over 15 Years
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Omagh’s ‘Shawshank Husband’ Dug Tunnel From Bedroom To Pub Over 15 Years. An Omagh plumber tunnelled a hole from under his bed to the local pub 800 feet from his house over the course of 15 years, a court heard today. Patsy Kerr had been summonsed to Omagh County Court after it emerged he had […]
September
30
Origins of AIDS Traced Back to Central African City of Kinshasa
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Every year I ride in AIDS Lifecycle. ALC is a 545 mile ride from SF to LA raising resources and awareness to fight HIV /AIDS. I have had too many friends who are living with the disease and many of them contracted it before the age of 30. This article caught my eye about the […]
September
28
Winning with Honor
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
For many in sports, winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing. This quote is attributed to UCLA Bruins Football Coach Henry Russell Sanders. This weekend, I saw this belief played out at my other alma mater – University of Michigan. Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke kept quarterback – Shane Morris – in the game after […]
September
23
Required Reading: “7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose”
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
This morning on the Caltrain down the peninsula, I came across an awesome blog post about life guidance and how to think about your own priorities. The piece “7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose” is definitely required reading for anyone trying to figure stuff out and hasn’t been able to figure […]
August
31
San Francisco, the NEMA Building, and the Paris Salons of the 19th Century
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The NEMA Building. Is San Francisco the new Paris of the 19th century? The new Versailles? If you hangout at the NEMA Building it would seem so. NEMA, also known as Tenth and Market, is a 754-unit residential apartment complex in the Mid-Market neighborhood of San Francisco. Tech-savvy and design-driven, NEMA is a next generation luxury […]
August
27
The 30s – The Lost Decade
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Being in your 30s is an interesting time. I see articles that position your 20s as full of opportunity and your 30s as time slipping past or opportunity lost. For anyone who doubts the viability or vivacity of those in their 30s I say two words: Channing Tatum. The man has more talent and […]
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Dancing It Out, The True Gift of Friendship
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
This morning opened up with a great Op-Ed in The New York Times “Startling Adult Friendships – There Are Social and Political Benefits to Having Friends.” To summarize, the piece hits upon how fewer adults feel connected and the importance of having those connections. It is those connections that make us real, vulnerable, wonderful. I got […]