Jul 29, 2009 3:45 PM September 11th. Hurricane Katrina. Two monumental events that had a huge impact on our country’s conscious. We all watched or were impacted in some way or another. The two events, as tragic as they are, were the catalyst for a young man to do great things for this planet of ours. His name is Dave Girgenti. A talkative, but unassuming figure who is casting a huge shadow on planet Earth. The two cataclysmic events touched Dave so deeply he felt he had to do something. But he doesn’t have millions to house, rebuild, or repair. But he knows how the technology we use everyday can help people connect. “I realized it wasn’t just about finding people, I mean, they didn’t have food, water, shelter, clothing and I remember thinking, if you could just wish for anything and have this mechanism that would help grant wishes, so that’s what this became…”
What Dave is talking about is Wish Upon a Hero, a website he created, that allows people to connect and ask simply, for wishes. I met Dave about two weeks ago, and he proves the point, you don’t have to be a millionaire or have incredible skills to make a difference in the world. “We have chapters in Australia and Canada, we grant wishes all around the country every single day. We will be the largest charity in 5 years, that how fast this thing is growing. I mean, we have chapters in 24 different states, we hold events and festivals across the country.”
You need baby clothes, new tires, a wheelchair, a dryer, Dave and Wish Upon a Hero can make it happen. The neat thing about his website, it allows YOU to be the hero. We all have items we no longer need, or maybe have a skill or money that we can give to help others. Check out Dave’s site. Be the Hero you were meant to be.
www.wishuponahero.com
Jun 15, 2009 5:34 PM You know, what’s up with Calvin Klein. You would think after 20 years of his antics, he would stop. He is already a household name; he already has a solid brand. But no, he keeps pushing the envelope and doing the provocative to get attention. 20 years ago, it was Brooke Shields and the “nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s” ad, now it’s straight up threesomes in Manhattan. Is this still necessary to sell blue jeans and t-shirts to the public? Come on Calvin, grow up. We did. Jun 2, 2009 3:21 PM I'm trying to make my web connections more interactive, so hit me up at Twitter. And join the fan page on facebook. Here are the links:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1527265401&v=feed&story_fbid=86100673934#/davehuddleston?ref=ts
twitter.com/davehuddleston
check them out!
Dave
Jun 2, 2009 3:09 PM Is it me or have we forgotten something. Didn’t Justice Clarence Thomas spend a lot of time in his confirmation hearing talking about being a poor black child in the south, how he pulled himself up by his bootstraps to make something of him?
Didn’t Justice Samuel Alito talk about his Italian heritage, coming from immigrants who came to this country to make a better life for their offspring?
So why is it that if nominee Sonia Sotomayor even mentions her life story, it’s irrelevant and has nothing to do with anything? I’m just saying… May 28, 2009 5:30 PM Every now and then you meet people you find just fascinating. I recently did a Brotherly Love Report on Taqiy Abdullah, a 23 year old man who became the first African American man to win the All Around competition in the NCAA. He was born with dyslexia and many people didn’t expect much from him. Except his mom and dad. Fatimah and Amin Abdullah have 4 children and they demanded they all do their best, no the circumstances, and yes, you will go to college, even though Taqiy had a learning disability. “It’s just what people do; they send their children to college.” Amin told me.
They were not these overbearing pushy type of parents we’ve all seen, even now that their children are young adults, you could feel the love in this family. They care and encourage each other, and work together. Now that Taqiy is done with school and proved that he was a leader and could finish college, he is now giving back to his community. At the Sayre Morris Recreation Center in west Philly, every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Taqiy, his parents, his brother and other volunteers teach young men gymnastics. 200 have signed up, the night we were there about 50 were in the class. Young men learning a new sport, and keeping them off the street. “Giving back and helping others is just something we do, it’s something my parents have talked about all my life,” Taqiy says, “you give back you help others.” Meeting the Abdullahs was really a treat, they reminded me, you don’t have to have a lot in order to make the world a better place. Love, encouragement and perseverance can go a long way. A good reminder for all of us. May 5, 2009 5:54 PM I'm sure you've heard wonderful things about the Pacific Northwest. I know the area well, it's where I grew up. Mt. Rainier, the Cascade Mountains, the Puget Sound. It it beautiful. When you can SEE it! The weather we are currently slogging through, the constant drizzle of rain and fog, this is what the northwest is REALLY like. But not for 3 to 4 days. Oh no. Try October to May! So now you see why coffee, Grunge music and a genious who came up with an indoor device like the computer, all hail from the Northwest. So, who's ready for the shore! Apr 29, 2009 5:56 PM I’m not sure what I think about this Swine Flu. I know it’s serious and a reminder to us all about how we’re all connected, but I’m not that nervous. It seems as if you take precautions, wash your hands cover your mouth, use common sense, things should work out. Even if you get it, get lots of rest, plenty of fluids and all of that, you should be okay. Am I missing something? Yes, it’s really an issue for the very young and the very old, but… Apr 28, 2009 11:20 AM I know it's hot. It's almost unbearable. But you know what, I love it, I'm not going to complain. Even though my family is becasue I refuse to turn on the air conditioning. Yes, I know it's hard to sleep when it's 87 degrees in the bedroom, but it's April! I can't possibly do that right now. But I tell you, it's a losing battle when you're working nights. So, I refuse to turn the air on during the day, sweating and panting like our dog Ginger, and when of course I leave for work the women of the house, that would be my wife, the two girls AND the cat, turn on the air. They sit in the house soaking up all the cooled air, and before I come home,they turnit off. The house is a coomfortble, 70 degrees. I tell my wife, hey it feels good in here see no need for the air. She smiles at me with that look only a wife could give. "Silly man. Silly, silly man." Apr 22, 2009 11:41 AM I'm trying to figure out how to manage my time better with Tweeting, FB, the news and blogging. But one cool thing about FB the people who get ahold of you from years gone by. When I was first starting out in television I did a children's science show for Public Television called Newton's Apple. One of the producers sent me a copy of this story we did in Thahiti of all places. Check out this video when I was much younger and braver: http://tinyurl.com/dko74v Apr 1, 2009 11:30 AM So we now, Twitter, Facebook, write stories, Blog, we’re on TV; CBS3 and CW. I have two cell phones one wife, two daughters; write for the web and a dog and a cat. There’s a phone on my desk that I hardly ever use. There are messages on there that I haven’t heard in days. I’m not ignoring you; it’s just an afterthought to me. ‘Oh yeah the land line, gotta check that. Maybe tomorrow.”
I’m not complaining, I just now feel like I am part of the Matrix. We’re all totally plugged in to the mainframe. How long could you go before you have to check your email or tweet? I go on vacation in a couple of days, will I hop on the web or blog? How many times will I update Facebook? Or do I have the strength to unplug, maybe follow the White Rabbit*? The sad reality, we’ll be sitting around and one by one we’ll all get up and check email, my kids will start texting and then I’m tweeting about some hotel or restaurant we went to. Oh well. There’s always those unanswered voicemail messages to greet me when I come back. Come rescue us Neo.
*Reference to a scene in The Matrix Movie
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