A large part of my time growing up was spent inside cars. American cars. My dad has owned an AMC Eagle Wagon, a 1979 Chevy K1500 Blazer, and a ’92 Ford F150. My mom has driven an ’83 Ford Escort Wagon, an ’87 Plymouth Voyager, and 90-something Escort sedan.
Have you noticed? I have. Walking down the street, there’s a lightness in people’s steps. They’re smiling more than they were a week ago. America’s high. High on hope. High on change. On that note, I’d like to share something. My friend and coworker Danielle sent me photos from a rally for Barack Obama that [...]
Last night, history happened. America, in an overwhelming gesture of support, voted in Barack Obama as our next President. One of the things that struck me as most amazing about his victory was to the degree to which it proved to be our victory. It’s been a long time since a candidate united people the [...]
I have way too many thoughts flowing through my head right now. All I can say is, Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect.
Remember playing telephone as a kid? Social media can be kind of like that. Thomas Keown started One Home Many Hopes, a nonprofit organization that is working to improve the lives of girls in Kenya. “One Home Many Hopes” is a loving home for orphaned girls in Mtwapa, Kenya. It provides former street children with [...]
It’s the late 90s. I was working at Verizon (then Bell Atlantic) in a 700-person customer service center. One day, as with the thousands of calls I took in the two years I spent there, I answer a call with the standard greeting that I can recall to this day: “Thank you for calling the [...]
