One of our favorite public figures has been knighted.
Irish rock star and global humanitarian Bono became a knight of the British empire Thursday — and joked that his youngest son thought he was about to join the Jedi order instead.
“You have permission to call me anything you want — except sir, all right? Lord of […]

• 0 Comments

I have to admit that I’m one of those individuals with passion for government, politics, and discussing important issues of the day. But the announcement by Elizabeth Edwards that her cancer had come back and that it was incurable came as a shock to me. Putting politics aside, I was touched, and I […]

• 0 Comments

As you know, this year’s TED didn’t really have a theme per se, but what they did was to invite fifty (50) remarkable people and let them loose…
These speakers shared what they thought was important, what they were passionate about, and to let us see just how interconnected these ideas are. I mean, […]

• 0 Comments

A few days ago we wrote about TED, one of the greatest get togethers of great minds in our present day. Well, the conference is just about wrapping up, and we thought we would give you some great blog links to further read about this year’s conference.

• 0 Comments

I was just watching some “Good Morning America”, and they were interviewing a guy that wanted to propose to his girlfriend during the Superbowl, unfortunately by November of last year, he was only able to raise around $75K by that time, and soon realized that he wasn’t going to meet his goal. However, […]

• 1 Comment

This is just an amazing week for New York. A week full of heroes, heroism, and feel-good stories. I just wrote about Wesley Autrey in our previous post, but here’s another story that also made headlines this week. As two New York City men save a boy from a 40 ft fall […]

• 0 Comments

I just can’t get enough of this amazing feel-good story of Wesley Autrey, the so-called “Subway Superman” that saved a 19 year old student from certain death and in the process risking his own life.
He’s certainly this week’s interview to have, and what would you know, our good old friend David Letterman just happened to […]

• 0 Comments

History was made today as Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of The House. It’s really amazing, long overdue, and a great win in the battle for the women’s movement to gain equal ground. Democrat, Republican, Independent, no matter what party you were on today, you were a proud witness to this […]

• 0 Comments

(AP Photo by Nick Brooks)
While I was sleeping, there’s been news around the place about this “Subway Hero”. About Wesley Autrey and his heroism that saved a young 19-year-old man from certain death. The heroic incident occurred Tuesday at around 12:45 pm.
So, here’s how the scenario played out.
Wesley Autrey is with […]

• 3 Comments

The great University of Michigan Alumni, Gerald Ford, is finally home. The line is long and winding toward the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, around 5000 people per hour have been arriving since last night.
(Associated Press)
Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s 38th president and a former football star at the University of Michigan, […]

• 0 Comments

Often known as the accidental president, rising to vice president, then to President in just a span of a few months, Gerald Ford is being remembered as a healer of a nation.
Tonight, Washington honors the passing of a great leader. In just a short time as President, only two years, Gerald Ford managed to […]

• 0 Comments

(third update)
President Ford, died at the age of 93, his wife Betty Ford informed The Associated Press earlier.
It was expected for some time because of ailing health, former United States President Gerald Ford has passed away. In an inspirational life that would take him from the football field to the battle field, into politics, […]

• 2 Comments

The Godfather of Soul and the “Hardest working man in showbiz”, died on Christmas… An influential musical artist who’s hits spanned, not years, but decades. From the 60’s on up, he was influencing music and musicians all over. From hip hop, soul, jazz, blues, funk, rock and roll… He was inevitably inducted […]

• 0 Comments

I just wanted to take this opportunity to look back at the year and bring out some notable inspiring stories. Here’s one that shows just how honesty is still the best policy.
DETROIT - A homeless man who returned $21,000 worth of saving bonds he found in a trash bin is finding out how much […]

• 1 Comment

Whether or not you agree with the decision, in light of the scandal that the current Miss USA, Tara Conner, has had, a second chance is what we saw the other day. In light of the underage drinking, of the party atmosphere, of the front page gossip headlines, Donald Trump did not utter those […]

• 0 Comments