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Pop-Up Foot Trucks are all the rage today, and some are (perhaps stupidly) referring to them as very much like tech startups. (And really for racial reasons: if the folks starting the pop-up food trucks were black, the people comparing them to tech startups would not be talking about them that way: truth.) But that … Read more
Congrats to Livebolt, The TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon winner. The original plan for this blogger didn’t include TechCrunch Disrupt SF because of family obligations after the Democratic National Convention. But all of that took even greater importance after my Mother and Stepfather were robbed at gunpoint last Wednesday Night in Chicago. So, here is where this … Read more
Looking back, The Green Lantern movie is what brought the flick’s stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively together and to the point of getting married, as they reportedly did over the last weekend. Moreover, this blogger wonders if Scarlett Johannsen’s appearance as a speaker at the Democratic National Convention had something to do with an … Read more
When this blogger grew up in Chicago, it seemed as if the teachers were on strike all the time. The last time for this one was 1969. Now, and mainly because of a personality clash between Chicago’s new Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, Chicago’s teachers elected to strike at midnight … Read more
While mourning the death of former Baltimore Ravens’ owner Art Modell, the team held a public viewing where fans had the chance to pay final respects to the man who gave them the greatest gift of all, a Super Bowl winning team. Modell died last week at the age of 87. Thousands of fans showed … Read more
While walking to the area where the California Delegation sat at the Democratic National Convention, this blogger spotted Oakland Mayor Jean Quan sitting next to and talking with Oakland City Council District Five Candidate Mario Juarez. Mr. Juarez and Mayor Quan were kind enough to invite the opportunity to make this video. All of this … Read more
As this blogger was talking to a woman who works for Fox News, she quickly took a photo of a man she thought was Jack Nicholson as he briskly walked by flanked by two female flight attendants. So, the only logical action was to follow “Jack” and ask him if he was “the Jack” – … Read more
The last time Peyton Manning took a snap, it was 651 days ago as the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. Now, and after an emotionally hard offseason that saw Indy Colts Owner Jim Irsay tearfully part ways with the legendary passer, and the Denver Broncos making him an offer to join the Orange and Blue … Read more
The Honorable Norman Mineta is someone who’s name you may have heard of if you live in San Jose because the local airport is named after him. The legendary cabinet member and public servant gave me his view of President Clinton’s Speech, and on the proceedings at the Democratic National Convention, saying that Clinton’s speech … Read more
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, our great California 9th Congressional District Representative, said she felt an “excitement and sense of urgency” in getting out the Democratic Party’s message not just at the Democratic National Convention, but to America between now and the November election. Rep Lee recalled her first time at a DNC convention when she was … Read more
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, this blogger was blessed with the chance to interview the legendary Reverend Jesse Jackson just before the DNC was set to nominate then-Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic Nominee for President Of The United States. It was just after then-Senator Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech to be the … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers went into Lambeau Field and beat the Green Bay Packers in dramatic fashion 30 – 22. The star of the game was Alex Smith, who played against his 2005 NFL Draft rival, Cal’s Aaron Rogers, and got the win. (It was eight years ago that Smith was the 2005 NFL 1st … Read more