Malibu

So tonight I will be attending a charity event with Malibu Rum and Reef Check to raise awareness for Reef Check’s mission of protecting coral reef’s worldwide. Anna Faris is also behind this somehow and I plan to get to the bottom of this... or at least the bottom of a glass of mojitos.

Post script:

So that was fun. Dr. Hodgson spoke a little bit about Reef Check and the new internship program that is being offered to 10 eligible students to study and monitor coral reef health in Thailand, the Maldives or the Philippines. Anna Faris then thanked everyone for coming and then said, "Let's do shots." Other celebrity notables included Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Scott Krinsky (Chuck) as well as AVP athletes Todd Rogers, Phil Dalhausser, April Ross, Jen Kessy, Sean Scott and John Hyden.

Punchlines

I swear my six year old thinks he's Gilbert Gottfried.

The voice. The annoying attitude. I think you should take him out back and put him out of your misery.

It's not just about the cookies

On Sunday, I attended the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles inaugural Gold Awards ceremony. It's an inaugural event for greater LA because it signifies the first event held after 6 regional councils across southern California were merged. 

Many people are not familiar with the Gold Awards. Like becoming an Eagle Scout, the Gold Awards is the highest individual achievement for a Girl Scout, which is usually two years in the making, comprised of 65 hours of community service. Combined, the 255 girls contributed over 17,000 hours of community service. Here are some examples:

Tied with Love - attempted to bring awareness to the plight of the invisible children of Uganada to the community.

Balancing the Water - discovered specific pollutants in the Dunsmore Canyon Stream, a tributary to the LA River and publicized her findings to increase awareness and effect change in the community.

Help Save a Life - increase awareness and registration for under-represented Asians on the national marrow registry.

Clean Burning Stoves - a project to build and install new stoves and chimneys into homes in Peru. She filmed her documentary as well.

I'm quite proud of the achievement of these Angelinas: 19% of those eligible to earn a Gold Award in Los Angeles received one yesterday, which far exceeds the national average of 4.5%.

It was a terrific celebration of achievement to demonstrate character, courage, and community. Many if not all have developed skills in decision making, leadership, setting priorities, etc. that took me decades to learn. But I suppose I'm a late bloomer. So much more will they achieve in life, which fills me with hope. 

Now, about those cookies. Thin mint, anyone?

Punchlines

Fifty years from now and you look back on your life, don't you want to admit that you...

...partied backstage with Bananarama? No...not really.