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The Gulf Coast

June 7th, 2010 — 11:55am
Obama’s campaign is one for the social media and marketing history books. His grassroots experience in Chicago, only added to the momentum that gained him popularity through online and email methods. His efforts included a large mailing list for which I am still subscribed to. Below is an excerpt from his most recent letter, which describes his latest trip to the coast. I only hope that his promise will be fulfilled.
  • These are hard times in Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast, an area that has already seen more than its fair share of troubles. The people of this region have met this terrible catastrophe with seemingly boundless strength and character in defense of their way of life. What we owe them is a commitment by our nation to match the resilience they have shown. That is our mission. And it is one we will fulfill.
    Thank you,
    President Barack Obama

Note: I am proud of my bro for helping put on the New Orleans Oyster Festival this weekend!

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2010/06/new_orleans_oyster_festival_ce.html

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She likes it processed…

May 28th, 2010 — 3:47pm
In my desire to make my diet less processed and more organic, I also looked into options for my cat. Before you call me crazy, let me give you a brief background. I grew up with dogs, but when I lived in New Orleans my heart sank when I found kittens that had been born under my raised apartment. In New Orleans, most houses are stilted because of flooding. Her mother decided that underneath my building would be a great place to have her litter. Almost 9 years later, that same kitten is spoiled and very loved. In my desire to give her the best, I looked into a friend’s suggestion of cat food from Whole Foods. She loved it at first and then went on a hunger strike. She’s now back on her processed food. I guess this movement is not for everyone.
I did learn that you can make returns at Whole Foods…that could be dangerous
She is a bit camera-shy.

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Philanthropic Entrepreneurial Women – Part 2

May 18th, 2010 — 3:22pm
At the Bisnow event on May 14, Lauren Bush from FEEDs Project mentioned a startling statistic “One billion obese; one billion hungry.” She went on to mention that the one billion obese are overweight in part due to processed cheap food. As a firm believer in Michael Pollan and Jamie Oliver’s missions to rid the world of processed food, I can only hope that government regulations will follow these pursuits and that processed food will slowly be phased out from society.

UN Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin, made another comment that stuck in my mind. She said that we need to no longer focus on the project, but the problem when promoting a cause related issue. I hope that in promoting “whole” foods over processed; that the problem of obesity is at the core of these marketing efforts. I can only hope that in my lifetime I see a dramatic shift in how the world eats. For now, I will continue to buy mostly organic, non-processed foods, support local farmers markets, and encourage loved ones to learn more about this movement.

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