My very first blog post for the Huffington Post went up today and I couldn’t be more honored and excited. We were asked to contribute a regular blog for their Giving Life section on ITo’s mission, campaign and our causes. This first one is a fun read that talks about how Dan and I went from owning a large successful computer company to philanthropy. It’s called “From Computers to Charity…and Beyond!” I particularly love the Buzz Lightyear photo they chose to go with it.
Check it out, comment and become a fan! That’s how we’ll keep spreading the word big time!
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Jenny McCarthy’s new book is called “Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds.” It is a follow on to her first, highly successful book, “Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism.” The first book hit #3 on the New York Times Best Seller List. In the new book, Jenny shares recovery stories from parents all over the country, each fighting for their own “remedy of interventions” to help parents navigate through all the different autism therapies.
I know you never would have guessed, but we are an office full of animal lovers here. So, I was shocked when I realized we hadn’t introduced you to our office cat. Her name is “Melas,” yet she is fondly referred to as “Maalox”…don’t ask. It’s something Dan started calling her and it stuck. Plus, shes just so soothing.
I was reading my 
As I’ve been sitting here watching the inauguration this morning and, of course as I always do at these kinds of things, welling up with tears at the emotion of it, I can’t help but have this tremendous feeling of hope, as I’m sure so many of you do. Yes, our country is kind of a mess right now and our new President has a huge job ahead of him. And, yes, I’m a realist and totally get the fact that change will not come as swiftly as we would all like, but I can’t seem to stop smiling. I hope that all of you are having similar feelings and I’m betting that you are. That, in itself, makes it a great day…so many people all over the country and even the world, all hopeful and feeling great at the same time. Wow, do we need a whole lot more of that!
So, how great is this! Singer Toni Braxton appeared in a recent issue of “US Weekly” magazine with a full page photo that showed her wearing her two “
While most of us think Perez Hilton is nothing more than an online gossip blog of the who’s who in Hollywood, Perez is actually using his popularity to make a difference in the world. On 
Maybe we could/should focus our attention on something much more simple, that every human being can understand and actually do something about? POLLUTION. Does pollution contribute to global warming or climate change? Who cares? I live in Malibu and the fact is I see polluted beaches and our ocean filth everyday. I go to our office in Santa Monica every morning and clean up the litter that’s piled up in front of our building. I go on vacation and travel to places which were once beautiful and where you could drink the water from streams and now they’re decrepit and smell and are certainly not a place where you’d want to take your children. How about our cities where you can’t even breathe the air and people walk around in surgical masks? Can anyone say Beijing?
