Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Julio Garcia's Widow and Children Meet the 7 Recipients of Her Late Husband's Organs
Donating Lives- New York Times Video This Morning
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Watchful Mothers and Their Young: Gavin deBecker is Correct
Several months ago, I heard a story about a young girl who went out with her mother for ice cream. As they emerged from the car, the child darted into the store ahead of her mom, while remaining within the mother's clear line of sight. The mother entered the store 20-30 seconds behind her daughter, walked up to the counter where her daughter and the cashier stood, gave her order and paid for the ice creams. The two of them sat down and waited for their names to be called when their items were ready to pick up. The mother noticed that the normally chatty child was quiet and asked her "What's wrong? You are being very quiet." The child said "That man was talking to me and he made me feel very uncomfortable inside." "What man?" asked the mother. "The man who just picked up his order and left as soon as we sat down" said the child.
Slowly, the mother recalled seeing someone in the corner of her eye as she entered the shop, but she had no idea what he looked like. "What did the man say to you?" asked the mother. "He said hi and I didn't want to say hi back so I said it very softly and didn't look at him. Then he asked me if I like this ice cream store. I didn't want to answer him so I just said yes very softly. Then he asked me what I was going to order and then the cashier called to me and asked me if she could help me. You came into the shop right then." The mother asked the child if the cashier saw the man. "Oh yes, Mom. And I could tell she was uncomfortable, too. She looked worried."
In fact, when the mother and child later discussed this with the cashier, she confirmed to them that she was worried and couldn't explain why. The cashier merely said "I felt very uncomfortable with the way that man was looking at you." That was enough to spur her into action.
Good jobs well done, all around. Paying attention to that little voice inside, what Gavin deBecker calls the "wild brain" is our best safety device and teaching our children to use it is one of the finest gifts we can give to them.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Saferproducts.gov Goes Live! Great Site to Research/Report Safety of Products for Consumers
After dodging last minute attempts to prevent it from doing so, "Saferproducts.gov" went live into the land of internet and please spread the word and take advantage of this new consumer treasure! I have watched a few of its videos and played a bit with its search bar and user friendly tab layout and it looks very promising!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Children Full of Life: Documentary About a Wise Teacher & His Fourth Grade Class
"This movie is not about Japan, Japanese schools, nor a remarkable Japanese teacher. The location/language is not the point. What makes this film so compelling is its innate human-ness. Listening. Sharing. Empathizing. Bonding. This is a movie about a wise elder human encouraging younger humans to be Great, to listen to their hearts, to listen to others, to reflect and be honest, to make a community for the benefit of all. Start from our heart. Goal is happiness. For everyone. 人間の心は一
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Fwd: [WGBackfence] FWD: Tsunami Vigil / fundraiser tonight 3/17, 6PM
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Valerie Houghton
Begin forwarded message:
From: LAmes@aol.com
Date: March 17, 2011 5:15:43 AM HST
To: elist@wgbackfence.net, SJ-D6NL@yahoogroups.com
Cc: sam.liccardo@sanjoseca.gov, fred.buzo@sanjoseca.gov
Subject: [WGBackfence] FWD: Tsunami Vigil / fundraiser tonight 3/17, 6PM
FYI, from office of Councilmember Liccardo.[for more info, contact Fred Buzo, cc'd above]~Larry*************************Hello all,
The tragedy in Japan is going to require a lot of help and support over a long period of time. There has been a lot of interest to help in some way. Various groups in Japantown are trying to organize donation drives or fund raisers. In order to help launch some of these events, the JCCsj is going to help host a virgil on this Thursday evening and will be requesting donations to help with what is going on in Japan . If you can help in any way to spread the word about this event, please do so as quickly as possible.
This Thursday evening, the Japantown Community Congress of San Jose will host a vigil and fund drive for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan .
Vigil for Victims of the Tsunami in Japan
March 17th 6pm to 6:30pm
In front of the San Jose Buddhist Temple
640 North 5th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Donations will be collected at the event.
Checks should be made to JCCsj with "Tsunami Earthquake Relief" in the memo.
100% of donations will go directly to relief efforts.
We hope you can attend and also help in distributing this information.
Kathy Sakamoto
Executive Director
Japantown Business Association
565 N. Sixth Street , Suite G
San Jose , CA 95112
408.298.4303 ph
408.286.4413 fx
www.japantownsanjose.org
Facebook: Japantown Business Association
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