Tag Archives: neighborhood

Thank You Operation Survivor Bloggers Encore

While I have already thanked all of the wonderful, generous bloggers who have blogged about Operation Survivor since Labor Day, there has been a countinued outpouring of support. As a result, I have added all of the new posts, banners, Twitters in addition to the initial posts — as of 25 November, this is everyone.

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Thank You Operation Survivor Bloggers!

Veteran’s Day this year is especially poignant since it has been 5 years since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. Thank you to everyone who helped Survivor Corps get the message out about Operation Survivor and all the amazing work that Survivor Corps does for vets, for returning troops, and for their families. Here’s […]

The American Revolution of Overcoming by Jerry White

This is an op-ed written by Jerry White, founder of Survivor Corps and author of I Will Not Be Broken: Five Steps to Overcoming a Life Crisis, on the Fourth of July, 2008:
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.” These are not the words of a […]

I Hope a Whale Beaches Itself On You

My friend Momotaro, the fellow who created the banner for Memes.org, was so amused by the first comment that someone posted onto my blog post, Don’t Save the Whales and Don’t Save the Rainforest Either, that he created the following anthology of really intelligent put-downs, I Hope a Whale Beaches Itself On You — it […]

American Eagle New American Music Union

I am a proud Homefry. CC Chapman is a visionary and a brilliant social media maven. He is also a friend of mine and a fine marketing professional. He actually made me jealous that I was not as SXSW and he makes the nicest Social Media News Releases in the business (none call it jealousy). […]

Let’s Go Check out the Clärchens Ballhaus!

Mark pointed me to this article in the NY Times with this simple comment, “Berlin really is the best city in the world.” Anybody game to checking this place out? I have yet to go out dancing at all in Berlin. For me, it has been 100% dinner parties, lounges, bars, restaurants, and homes. […]

I Grew Up in Salt Lake, Hawaii, as a Little Kid

 

Yes, I have been super-nostalgic recently about my growing up in Hawaii. I have been nostalgic lately but I needed to write a post about SchoolFinder to help a friend and searched for my schools, St. Louis and Aliamanu Elementary schools. Above you’ll see an aerial photo of the neighborhood, Salt Lake, I grew […]

Now this is Personal Pan Pizza

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Now this is Personal Pan Pizza, originally uploaded by Chris Abraham.
Due Forni is a real find. Last night, after house-painting and then going to a club to listen […]

Cafe Life in Berlin is an Everyday

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Cafe Life in Berlin is an Everyday, originally uploaded by Chris Abraham.
I have been spending Sundays out and about on long, traditional, walks around Berlin, with friends. Well, […]

The Actual Berlin-Kreuzberg

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The Actual Berlin-Kreuzberg, originally uploaded by Chris Abraham.
Kreuzberg is one of the coolest neighborhoods in Berlin. Lots of hipsters but also the bourgeoisie, my peeps. Cafes abound and […]