Where the hell have I been, you ask? In the last month, I’ve packed up, left Phoenix and made a temporary home in the middle of Kansas. More to come in 2011. Can’t wait.
Halogen
For now, I’ve been freelancing for HalogenTV.com more than I’ve been writing my own blog. It’s the website for the cable channel about social good. It’s great to be writing about people who are “being the change” after spending much of the last year writing pop music stories about Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, and Lindsay Lohan. (Hey, I’m not complaining. It was my former job as an entertainment news writer for Westwood One).
Drum Hike
Check out my first three articles published there. One is about Iraq veteran Troy Yocum, who is walking across America to raise awareness and money for needy military families.
Give the Gift of Voice!
The HollyRod Foundation is giving the gift of voice this holiday season. They always do important work there for kids with autism and their families. I am just fascinated by iPad apps than can help these kids! Check it out.
Jimmy Wayne’s Meet Me Halfway
This has been my favorite story of the year. Country singer Jimmy Wayne walked across the U.S. from Nashville to Phoenix to raise awareness of youth “aging out” of the foster care system. Why can’t every kid have a home? Why turn a foster kid out on his/her own at age 18 with little or no resources so he/she is forced to hit the streets? Why do we allow children to become sad statistics? I don’t know why. But Jimmy is working to change it! Can’t wait to see what he does in 2011….
Cheers to a new year!
I hope in the new year to be able to write about even more fascinating people who are “being the change.” There’s a lot of ‘em out there. I’ve only scratched the surface so far. Check out Halogen on cable if you get it. The network has some pretty cool shows.
