I need to get out of my funk. I spent a whole day in bed. I woke up, brushed my teeth, made coffee, and got right back into bed. I need to shake myself out of this. Today’s good deed: …
Scandalicious!!!!!
I don’t know if you know this or not … but SCANDAL IS BACK!!! Today’s good deed: CLOSE YOUR EARS TO GOSSIP THIS WEEK I love Scandal! What’s not to love?!? Tawdry affairs in the White House. Politicians killing for …
Gym Dandy!
I ate a 1-pound bag of candy corn by myself. In two days. This has got to stop. Today’s good deed: GET SOME EXERCISE I love watching The Biggest Loser while eating horrible food. It’s wrong I know, but I …
Delmy’s Heart
When Delmy García was seven years old, she was told she had a bad heart. “I had to stay at the hospital for a week,” Delmy says. “I was very sad.” She always knew she was different—unable to run outside, …
It’s Time To Play The Music
“My hope still is to leave the place a bit better than when I got here.” – Jim Henson Today’s good deed: LEAVE FLOWERS ON THE STATUE OF SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE When I saw this deed I thought it was …
11 Miles Backward?
Just two days ago at this hour, I was in the midst of an 11-mile journey for John Crawford. Led by young people of color, 85 of us marched through suburban and rural Greene County, Ohio from the Beavercreek Walmart, …
Do You Still Want What You Thought You Wanted?
We go through life envying the certainty that some people seem to have. They know what they want, they declare it and march forward with a confidence that can make us question ourselves, wishing that we could just get a …
This Schoolhouse Rocks!
Help a child to learn? Now that’s a deed for me!! Today’s good deed: SEND A POSTCARD TO AN ELEMENTARY CLASS Kids love to learn in fun, creative ways. My generation had School House Rock. They played in between cartoons on …
I Kid You Not
This is going to be a controversial blog. Today’s good deed: TELL PARENTS WHEN THEIR KIDS SEEM WELL BEHAVED OR SMART OR NICE I’m tired of kids throwing tantrums in grocery stores. You’ve seen them. You’ve heard them. They’re growing …
How to Become an Actor (or Author or Pastor or Filmmaker or …)
I get a lot of emails from people wanting to become something they are not yet. What I mean, is they want to become an author, a screenwriter, an actor, a filmmaker, or even a pastor. These are all things …