Tom Steyer

Thomas Fahr Steyer (born June 27, 1957) is an American hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, liberal activist, and fundraiser.^[2] He is a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.^[3]

Steyer is the founder and former co-senior-managing-partner of Farallon Capital and the co-founder of Onecalifornia Bank, which became (through merger) Beneficial State Bank, an Oakland-based community development bank.^[2] Farallon Capital manages $20 billion in capital for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The firm's institutional investors include college endowments and foundations.^[2] Since 1986, Steyer has been a partner and member of the executive committee at Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity firm.

In 2010, Steyer and his wife signed The Giving Pledge to donate half of their fortune to charity during their lifetime. In 2012, he sold his stake in and retired from Farallon Capital. Switching his focus to politics and the environment, he launched NextGen America, a nonprofit organization that supports progressive positions on climate change, immigration, health care, and education.^[4][5]

Steyer served on the board of trustees at Stanford University from 2007 to 2017.

The Georgia Peach - Ty Cobb

Burt Reynolds Feb 11, 1936

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer. He first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).

Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009)

Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009), known professionally as Soupy Sales, was an American comedian, actor, radio/television personality, and jazz aficionado.^[3] He was best known for his local and network children's television show Lunch with Soupy Sales (1953–1966), a series of comedy sketches frequently ending with Sales receiving a pie in the face, which became his trademark. From 1968 to 1975 he was a regular panelist on the syndicated revival of What's My Line? and appeared on several other TV game shows. During the 1980s, Sales hosted his own show on WNBC-AM in New York City.

RIP Jim Lehrer May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020

RIP Jim Lehrer
May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020

Jim Lehrer was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright.

Lehrer was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns.

He authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics

RIP Kobe Bryant 1978 - 2020

Dalai Lama Sketch of the Day... 24-JAN-20

The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. Wikipedia