Updates

The DC Public Library has come-up with a clever use of Flickr to help rally the DC community in support of its “King Week” celebrations scheduled for early next year. Check-out their event description below and please support the effort by submitting your own photos (they are just starting-out and need as many submissions as […]

I’ve been meaning to write a blog post for a while about the great work that Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer are doing at SocialFish.  And now, with recent release of the their book “Open Community” — it’s definitely time! First, a bit of background on SocialFish… They are unique.  They go into nonprofits and […]

Another election campaign tale from Down Under, this time about the risks of standing near politicians posing for sporting photo ops. In a scene straight out of Funniest Home Video, the State Premier of Victoria accidentally rockets a cricket ball into an unsuspecting school student (about 20 seconds in to the video): http://media.theage.com.au/beware-of-brumbys-ball-2034449.html?from=newsbox Even the […]

I recently won the Democratic primary for a third term as “Shadow” U.S. Representative for the District of Columbia. Unlike my previous two elections, this time I had signs printed and worked with some tireless volunteers to attach them to street poles all across the city. It’s a bit of trip to be driving someplace […]