Last night was a late night trying to get the bike video put together and uploaded. Today I found an internet cafe downtown that seems to be working a little better for me. Yesterday they had elections here in Colombia. No candidate got more than 50% of the votes, so there will be a run-off [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Day 161 – Julia and Ken B
Posted in Something for others, tagged $10, Canada, Colombia, DC, Dupont Circle, elections, Manitoba, politics, travel, washington, wedding, Winnipeg on May 31, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Day 160 – Joseph H.
Posted in Food & Beverage, tagged $10, Bike DC, cycling, DC, monuments, washington on May 31, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Ok, so now I am really behind….I am a week behind on posting my blogs. I have really struggled here with technical issues. My internet connection is extremely slow and video, etc just does not upload and usually crashes my system. I will continue to try to get a better work-around in place. Anyway, last [...]
Day 159 – Angela O.
Posted in Donation, Refusals, tagged $10, DC, georgetown, TV, washington on May 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two quick updates. I finally got video up for Anthony’s post yesterday and Victor from Day 139 posted an update from him on his page. Manizales continues to be a wonderful and inspiring place for me to be. I am trying to catch up on my blog writing so that I can start to share the [...]
Day 158 – Anthony R.
Posted in Something for themself, tagged $10, baseball, DC, Manizales, navy yard, washington on May 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Manizales has been great…despite the almost constant drizzle and heavy fog. This morning I visited one of the schools that the group I am consulting for is working with. The kids were amazing. It was sad, when I left they all gave me a massive group hug. I am actually going to see them tomorrow [...]
Day 157 – Sharon L.
Posted in Transportation, tagged $10, baseball, Colombia, DC, Manizales, news, travel, washington on May 26, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I have arrived safely here in Manizales, Colombia. I am a little behind with my posting but that is somewhat acceptable if you consider what my internet set-up might be in such a beautiful location like this. By the way, I have been thinking that it would be a good idea to document the giving [...]
Day 156 – Eileen C.
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, hooping, hula hoop, talent, washington on May 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
As I pack my bags to leave for Colombia tomorrow, I started to think that I should publish the blogs in Spanish while I am there. That way if the person I give to doesn’t read English they can at least read their own blog entry! Any volunteers to translate the blogs for those days [...]
Day 155 – Tommy B.
Posted in Bills, tagged $10, addiction, DC, homeless, hope, strategy, washington on May 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Good morning! There is nothing I like more than waking up early on a Monday morning and getting a head start on things I need to get done! A lot of people complain about Monday’s… I love’em! So I’m considering putting together somewhat of an advisory board for my Year of Giving. I believe that [...]
Day 154 – Joan S.
Posted in Donation, Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, banks, DC, government, lobbyists, money, oil, politics, protests, washington on May 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Remember Mike from Day 146? You may recall that he works as a Physical Therapist at a Rockville, MD PT clinic. He shared my story with his boss Bill. They graciously offered for me to come in to their clinic at no cost for some PT sessions on my neck and back to see if [...]
Day 153 – Alfonso C.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Arlington, Dallas, fathers, ice-cream, jobs, kids, TX, VA on May 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I had to run over to Home Depot to get some things and as I was driving home I saw Alfonso pushing his ice-cream cart up the slight incline of Patrick Henry Drive to where it intersects with Arlington Blvd. I past him and then double backed, parked the car, and waited for him to [...]
Day 152 – Trish W.
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, Arlington, climbing, giving, nursing, VA, worldwide day of giving on May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Before telling you about the amazing woman I met last Saturday, I wanted to remind you to tell your friends and family about the Worldwide Day of Giving on June 15th! If they are on Facebook, they can sign up for the event here, you can also use this link: http://tiny.cc/WWDoG. We have about 500 [...]
Day 151 – Cecilia and Emilia
Posted in Donation, tagged $10, chile, culture, DC, Dupont Circle, espanol, kids, Spanish, washington on May 19, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Last week I found out that Woman’s World Magazine is doing a story on the Year of Giving. The article will be in the July 19th issue which hits newsstands the week of July 8th. I will post something here when we get closer to the date. The reason I mention this is because last [...]
Day 150 – Kylie S.
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, giving, helping others, love, school, tattoos, washington, writing on May 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Have you ever wondered how your life would have turned out if you had dropped out of school your freshman year of high school? Well today’s recipient Kylie knows the answer to that question first-hand. She did it. Kylie, who turned 21 on Friday, decided half way through her freshman year of high school that [...]
Day 149 – Jeffery W.
Posted in Food & Beverage on May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you have ever went into the CVS at Dupont Circle, there is a good chance that Jeffery held the door open for you. I have gone to this CVS several times and most times there was someone holding the door. I am not sure if it has always been Jeffery, because I sadly have [...]
Day 148 – David B.
Posted in Food & Beverage on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past week we had some late “April showers.” I actually like to walk the city when it is raining. There are less people out and you can focus on the city. You see things that you normally don’t see due to having fewer distractions from those around you. I walked over to Dupont Circle. [...]
Day 147 – Cynthia W.
Posted in Refusals, Something for others, tagged $10, DC, drinks, Dupont Circle, Eastern Europe, food, friends, travel, washington on May 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last Monday I spent the morning doing some phone calls and interviews. I got outside a little to walk Ruben, the dog that I have been taking care of, but other than that I was pretty much inside. That evening I had plans to have dinner with some former colleagues of mine from my last [...]
Day 146 – Mike E.
Posted in Donation, tagged $10, back pain, helping others, India, MD, physical therapy, Rockville, sex trade on May 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Last Sunday I went to a party for my friend Dan who was celebrating surviving three years of law school. There was some really good food there too. Somebody made some shawarma that was fantastic. I met a guy there named Mike and decided to give him my $10 for the day. Mike is [...]
Day 145 – Peter A.
Posted in Alcohol, Food & Beverage, tagged $10, acting, DC, Dupont Circle, giving, media, NYC, theatre, washington on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who have not seen the CNN report, check it out. Reporter David Banks put together a really nice piece. Last Saturday I met up with a journalism student from the University of Maryland who was doing a story on the Year of Giving. Ruben and I met her near the Dupont [...]
Day 144 – Meghan & Chief
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, DC, dogs, Dupont Circle, jobs, Philadelphia, public health, students, washington on May 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last Friday I went for a walk around DC with Ruben, the dog that I have been taking care of while my friends Chris and Karrin are traveling. I thought I would let Ruben help me pick the recipient of the day. We walked around for a while and made our way over to Dupont [...]
Day 143 – Will J.
Posted in Food & Beverage, Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, activities, art, boredom, DC, washington, youth on May 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Thanks to all of those who have become Facebook Fans and especially those who have signed up to give on June 15th, the Worldwide Day of Giving. So far there are only a little over 300 people who have committed to giving in their own community on June 15th…so pass the word along. My goal [...]
Day 142 – Angie M.
Posted in Food & Beverage, Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, DC, family, genocide, georgetown, grocery stores, helping others, moms, mothers, Rwanda, washington on May 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This blog entry was supposed to be posted yesterday. It was Mother’s Day and I was just not motivated to do much. Sorry. Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I have been dog-sitting for a few days, so I got up yesterday around 7am and took my new best friend Ruben [...]
Day 141 – Robert S.
Posted in Food & Beverage, Transportation, tagged $10, art, DC, prison, street vendor, washington on May 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I got another package for Anthony (Day 67) last week. This time it was from Jamie in Alabama! Take a look! Later that day I came across Robert. Robert shared with me that he had a serious drug and alcohol addiction in the past; PCP, crack, heroin, you name it. But after getting high one time and [...]
Day 140 – Pieter A.
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, tagged $10, actors, art, celebrities, coffee, computers, DC, Dupont Circle, painting, sailing, washington on May 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
On Monday morning I was enjoying a chat with my friend David on the sun-drenched patio of Kramerbooks. David was in town from New York City, where people are apparently accustomed to seeing famous people all the time. We hadn’t been seated for more than a few minutes and David said, “The guy who plays McNulty [...]
Day 139 – Victor R.
Posted in Something for themself, tagged $10, entrepreneurship, family, fishing, genealogy, parents, parks on May 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
On Sunday I visited my good friends Tom and Tressa and their almost five-month-old daughter Tegan. We went to Fountainhead Regional Park and did some hiking around the Occoquan River Reservoir, which serves as a border between Fairfax and Prince William counties. We stumbled across a group of people fishing. A young guy who had [...]
Day 138 – Georgia Mae L.
Posted in Something for others, tagged $10, actress, film, movies, Springfield, teenagers, VA on May 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Last Friday night we wrapped up our planning session for the DC 48 Hour Film Project pretty late and I got back to my home in DC around midnight. While I searched my house for clothes and props that I would need the next day, one of our team members, Matt, spent all night writing [...]
Day 137 – Sarah H.
Posted in Something for themself, tagged $10, arts, cinema, creativity, film, movies, reality tv, Springfield, VA on May 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A few weeks ago I got an email from my friend Betsy saying that some friends of hers were entering in the DC 48 Hour Film Project. She recommended that I go and be a part of a team called SwimFast, LiveSlow. The 48 Hour Film Project describes itself as “a wild and sleepless weekend [...]
Day 136 – Warren S.
Posted in Food & Beverage, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, employment, jobs, washington on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last Thursday I was still pretty sick from the stomach virus I came down with on Wednesday. I finally got myself out of bed around 8pm and walked up to Dupont Circle and found Warren, a two-year veteran of the Street Sense sales force, resting on a chained fence hawking newspapers. I have never met [...]
Day 135 – Duke Ellington School of the Arts 9th Graders
Posted in Something for themself, tagged $10, DC, georgetown, giving, school, teenagers, washington, youth on May 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Last Wednesday I met up with Danny Harris, the creative mind behind The People’s District blog who I met on Day 64. If you haven’t checked out Danny’s website, please do. I love it. Anyway, we just met up to have a coffee and share some conversation. At some point, Danny looked at me and asked, [...]
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