Open letter to Oprah
The following is a letter I sent to Oprah Winfrey, after reading of her recent interview of Bono on her show. I figure, what the hell.
Best case scenario: I make my windbreaker goal. Worst case scenario: I've made her obnoxious-fan list.
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"Dear Oprah:
Chutzpah: noun.
Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew huspAh: supreme self-confidence: NERVE, GALL
I am a 35-year old mother of 3, and I have recently embarked upon what I hope will be one of the greatest journeys of my lifetime. The short story: Curing AIDS.
The long story: When I first heard about the disease back in the 80s, I was more concerned about bang-height than the AIDS crisis. The 90s were all about securing gainful employment. When I woke up at some point in the new millennium, it was to learn that the disease was not only still around, but flourishing.
I'm not a chemist. I know nothing of medicine. I cannot solve this problem with my brain. HOWEVER, on my “List of Cans”-- I can yap like there's no tomorrow; I can build Web pages; and I can ride a bike.
So that's what I'm doing. And that's why I'm writing. I am taking part in the 2005 AIDS/LifeCycle ride. As part of the process, I need to raise $2,500. I'm asking for your help.
See, I was reading that you are a known advocate of AIDS research. In fact, I read on your site that you and Bono had a little tête-à-tête about this very thing. (If you have his e-mail address, I'd greatly appreciate you forwarding this. I'm sure he's dying to hear from me.) The way I see it, we all want to make the world a better place, and we are all doing it the best way we know how. Yours: dedicating your time and a television program to address the issue. Mine: taking my hard-earned vacation time, spending it not with my family but on the road, on a bike, raising $2,500.00 and riding 585 miles from San Francisco to LA.
Blatant pandering: please go to http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1656 to donate to the cause, or simply visit my blog, at http://swimrunride.blogspot.com for more info on my training and this ride. I'm only $200 away from my windbreaker goal! Thanks much, O. Happy holidays."
Best case scenario: I make my windbreaker goal. Worst case scenario: I've made her obnoxious-fan list.
_______
"Dear Oprah:
Chutzpah: noun.
Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew huspAh: supreme self-confidence: NERVE, GALL
I am a 35-year old mother of 3, and I have recently embarked upon what I hope will be one of the greatest journeys of my lifetime. The short story: Curing AIDS.
The long story: When I first heard about the disease back in the 80s, I was more concerned about bang-height than the AIDS crisis. The 90s were all about securing gainful employment. When I woke up at some point in the new millennium, it was to learn that the disease was not only still around, but flourishing.
I'm not a chemist. I know nothing of medicine. I cannot solve this problem with my brain. HOWEVER, on my “List of Cans”-- I can yap like there's no tomorrow; I can build Web pages; and I can ride a bike.
So that's what I'm doing. And that's why I'm writing. I am taking part in the 2005 AIDS/LifeCycle ride. As part of the process, I need to raise $2,500. I'm asking for your help.
See, I was reading that you are a known advocate of AIDS research. In fact, I read on your site that you and Bono had a little tête-à-tête about this very thing. (If you have his e-mail address, I'd greatly appreciate you forwarding this. I'm sure he's dying to hear from me.) The way I see it, we all want to make the world a better place, and we are all doing it the best way we know how. Yours: dedicating your time and a television program to address the issue. Mine: taking my hard-earned vacation time, spending it not with my family but on the road, on a bike, raising $2,500.00 and riding 585 miles from San Francisco to LA.
Blatant pandering: please go to http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1656 to donate to the cause, or simply visit my blog, at http://swimrunride.blogspot.com for more info on my training and this ride. I'm only $200 away from my windbreaker goal! Thanks much, O. Happy holidays."
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