Author’s Note: Ganns Deen welcomes invitations from Filipinos seeking national office to sit down to discuss issues on environment, education, and family issues, including health care. All political features on GannsDeen.com are meant to inform the public about these public servants’ stands on this blogger’s personal advocacies. In no way are these features intended to be endorsements for any public servant. Earlier today, I...

Today, I received a message through my YouTube account from a DJ in Italy. Apparently, he viewed the “Amazing Grace” a capella video and decided to contact me to ask if I would be interested in collaborating with him on a house track. So I didn’t enter “Amazing Grace” from Victory’s Got Talent, but instead, I got a potential international collaboration. Wow. I love how You work things out, Lord! Update: He...

As of July 11, 2009, these are my ten favorite songs. 1. Give Me the Meltdown (1) Rob Thomas 2. When Love Takes Over (2) David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland 3. Falling For You (8) Colbie Caillat 4. Battlefield (5) Jordin Sparks 5. Never (6) Ayiesha Woods 6. The Lost Get Found (7) Britt Nicole 7. No Surprise (4) Daughtry 8. No Boundaries (9) Kris Allen 9. Giving Myself (10) Jennifer Hudson 10. I Do Not Hook Up (3) Kelly...

I read about Carrotmob in an issue of Time Magazine, and I was instantly hooked. Such a simple concept, with such large repercussions for the environment! What is Carrotmob? In a nutshell, it’s a network of consumers who band together towards creating bidding competitions among retailers. The deal? Said network of consumers converges in on the winning retailer on a given day at a given time, and then buys goods and/or services from said...

Wow, this week was rough. Cathy’s taking her comprehensive exams, and that means I had to step up to be a good dad. :) I’m pretty proud of myself. I missed Leadership Group this week. I won’t miss Training for Victory, though! I binge-ate yesterday and today. I feel like a walrus. Luckily, I don’t look like one. Not yet anyway. Give it a few more weeks. I’ve decided to do the manly thing… I’m joining...