Walking tour of Boston

My Mom and I recently spent two beautiful whirlwind days in Boston. This was her first time visiting the New England capital. We stayed at The Harborside Inn on State Street conveniently located next to the Aquarium T stop and steps away from Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. We walked the Freedom Trail, which is a wonderful trek through Boston's streets, museums, and significant sites honoring the history of America’s Revolution. We saw the cyclists participating in the Mayor’s Cup Bike Race and we visited the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. It was a great vacation.

The kick-off rally at Trinity Park - Copley Square for Paul Pierce’s Truth on Health Campaign Launch!

The Bates Hall Reading Room at the Boston Public Library

Walking across the Charles Bridge

Guided tours of the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" are conducted by active-duty United States Sailors

The Boston Cycling Celebration included the Mayor's Cup Bike Race

Full Text and Audio Recording of Kennedy's Inaugural Address can be found at the Presidential Library & Museum web site.

Status Update: Following

I'm currently following Mashable's Summer of Social Good. On Friday, Mashable held its first ever Social Good Conference themed “Social Media for Social Good”. Speakers from various organizations discussed how they have used social media to spread their message and carry out their efforts.

The presentations included some amazing videos that summarized their cause. This video on Earth Hour will blow you away.



The event included the following speakers and organizations:
Summer Rayne Oakes, Model-Activist (@sroakes)
Kari Dunn Saratovsky, The Case Foundation (@socialcitizen)
Andy Ridley, Earth Hour (@earthhour)
Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog (@kanter)
Geoff Livingston, CRT/tanaka (@geoffliving)
Scott Henderson, MediaSauce (@scottyhendo)
Drew Olanoff, #BlameDrewsCancer (@drew)
Jonathan Greenblatt, All for Good (@jonathan_g)

YouTube video by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.

The following websites were just a fraction of the ones mentioned throughout the day. Enjoy!
Oxfam America
The Humane Society
World Wildlife Fund
LiveSTRONG
KaBOOM! - Build a playground!
Better The World
charity: water
Living Homes
Free Rice
Zip Car
Pledge To End Hunger

Status Update: Listening

I'm currently listening to Weathervanes by The Freelance Whales (@freelancewhales). Their album release party at Pianos (@pianosnyc) was a huge success *sold.out* and the entire album is awesome *freakin.freakin.wicked*. If you are in NYC go to their next show to buy Weathervanes and if you live outside NY buy it on iTunes (coming soon).

It will inspire you.

Track Two: Hannah

Status Update: Reading

I'm currently reading And We Sold The Rain: Contemporary Fiction from Central America edited by Rosario Santos. This collection of short stories written by 20 different authors will open your eyes to the culture, history, and courage of the Central American people.

Thank You Jon Stewart

Yet another reason why I named Jon Stewart my hero back in 2005. He just doesn't hold back. Here's a clip with Stewart's analysis of CNN and FOX News' coverage of the two journalists brought home from North Korea this week. This is classic Jon Stewart.

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