Monthly Archives: January 2011
LAUNCH: We know WHY. Do you?
Last week, we hosted our West Coast LAUNCHpad Salon with the LAUNCH team to talk lessons learned from two successful events, LAUNCH:Water and LAUNCH:Health; and start planning LAUNCH:Energy. With LAUNCH, we’re in the business of accelerating innovation for a sustainable future. That WHY we do it. Find out WHAT I’m talking about…. Continue reading
Filed under federal government, humanitarian aid, LAUNCH, leadership, NASA, technology
Space Taxi
A 15 minute conversation with a taxi driver reminded me: Life is about dreaming big dreams, having the guts to make them come true, and refusing to accept defeat. And that’s what we do at NASA. We make the impossible possible. Continue reading
Filed under Africa, federal government, NASA
Significance Vs Obedience
I’ve been struggling a great deal since returning from South Africa just one week ago. I’m having trouble readjusting to “normal” — as in my daily routine. Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Bethany House Trust, culture, NASA, poverty
South Africa: Creatures Large and Small
Here are a few of my favorite animal pics from our South Africa trip. Some are amazingly beautiful and others quite ugly — but majestic, intriguing and wonderful in their natural habitat. Take a visual stroll through my virtual zoo. Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Bethany House Trust
Rhino Poaching: A Nasty Business
My friend Mike Boon owns a private game reserve with giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, hippo, impala, eland and rhino. Poachers attacked Mike’s farm and killed two of his six rhinos. Poaching: it’s a nasty business. Arm yourselves with knowledge. Continue reading
Filed under Africa
WordPress blog stats: 2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Continue reading
