You’ve heard about Righteous Cowboy Lightning before either from my ump rant or 30 Rock, or if you’re truly awesome, both. This* is this year’s softball team. We work hard, play hard, and cheer hard. It’s a fun bunch. Matt (one of our front row fans) started to make pretty awesome player cards. He tested… Continue reading
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Weekly #MillennialChat Builds Reach and Success
When I can, I participate in the weekly Millennial Chats held over Twitter. The reach is actually staggering; last week’s special chat about the Millennial Impact Report included 547 tweets that reached an audience of 1,423,994 followers. I was among the tweeters, and even if you weren’t following the conversation, you can check it all… Continue reading Weekly #MillennialChat Builds Reach and Success
We proved that when we said thank you, people volunteered more. Thanked volunteers completed four more projects during the year, on average, than people we left alone. Volunteers in the recognition group volunteered 15 times during the year; unrecognized individuals just 11 times. Sixteen percent of our total 97,000 volunteer opportunities filled just because we… Continue reading
Volunteering Skills with Impact
Any motivation to give back to the community in some way is a good one, and any efforts made are noble and truly wonderful. However, I do think that some volunteer opportunities carry a higher capacity for impact than others. Painting a homeless shelter, for instance, has definite worth for the folks both working at… Continue reading Volunteering Skills with Impact
Comic relief for your case of the Mondays.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
If you think we’re living in a post-gendered world, you’re sorely mistaken. Kunal Modi, friend and former LIFT-er, in his well-authored, spot-on response in the Huffington Post to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s recent op-ed in the Atlantic, Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.
How to Make a Rape Joke
Rarely do I say this, but this article from Jezebel is pretty great and expresses my general opinion far more raunchily colorfully than I can. In case you haven’t been in the loop on the rape + comedy = ok-or-not? conversation, Daniel Tosh made some rape jokes last week at a show, an audience member… Continue reading How to Make a Rape Joke
In a rare personal oddity post, I ask you now: Is it weird that I really, really want these earrings?
2011 was the best year for traffic safety in New York City in more than a hundred years. In fact the 243 traffic fatalities our city endured last year was the lowest number since records started being kept in 1910. And in 1910, most people went by horse-drawn carriages. Good work, Mayor Bloomberg. Please run… Continue reading
Building Community the #NeighborBBQ Way
This is such an awesome and simple toolkit for how to break down walls with neighbors and enjoy in a delightful BBQ together. This (well-shot) video breaks down the concept: The website has more information including a template invitation, delicious recipes, and tips. Even though it looks very suburb-y (read: yard-based), it’s city adaptable, too.… Continue reading Building Community the #NeighborBBQ Way
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