Day 125: Too Much Bad News in the News

Mummified Babies Found in Basement Building; Father Keeps Dead Daughter in Ice Chest; Social Service Agency Fails to Protect Child Who Dies in Custody of Abusive Parent; Mother Drowns Two Sons After Suffocating Them; Murder Suspect Continues to Receive City Pension; Abducted Child Still Missing; Remains Discovered in Mountains Confirmed to be Latrice Richardson; Woman Sexually Assaulted in Apartment; Jogging Teenager Raped & Murdered; Teenager Overdoses at Rave Party at LA Coliseum

These headlines are just a sample of the stories that bombard us daily. It's almost too much some days for me to absorb and process. As much as I want to be an informed citizen, and I do, some days I'm sickened while reading the newspaper or listening to news reports. I literally get a nauseous feeling in my stomach trying to imagine how these despicable and unimaginable crimes can be committed. All this pain these crimes inflict on innocent people ...

I don't know about you but keeping up with the world's daily events is enough to make you sick. From death and destruction to grotesque crimes to unbelievable pain. Some days it's just too much to absorb. To really let the story soak in. I mean a father kills his daughter then stuffs her in an ice chest where she remained for years because he couldn't bare to part with her? What!?!

How have people gotten so sick, I mean really just unthinkable sickness. There are the Mother Nature disasters such as the floods in Pakistan and of course the heartbreaking earthquake in Haiti, all the way to man made disasters such as the BP oil spill causing almost irreparable damage to our beautiful Gulf Coast communities.

But then there are the human acts against other humans that give me tremendous pause. I just can't wrap my arms around how cruel, sick, and crazy people act toward others, especially our children. How could anyone harm a baby? A child? A mother suffocates her two sons, then drowns them in a car because she just couldn't handle being a Mother anymore! What!?

How did the human spirit get so damaged? I don't know the answer to this rhetorical question, but this morning as I caught up on the week's news, I was just overwhelmed by grief reading one horrific story after another. Such horrible acts of violence. I'm feeling really sad thinking about all the victims.

Day 36: Robin Rocks

I attended the annual Los Angeles Business Journal Women Making a Difference Luncheon today. I have been nominated for this fun award in the past and it's always a honor to be in the company of such accomplished women. Pictured here with me are Robin Sax in the center, and our colleague and gal pal Rebecca Simon.

Today I attended to support my friend & business companion Robin Sax. She was one of the finalists for the Rising Star award. If you don't know who Robin Sax is, then you should, as the work she performs daily contributes to making our communities safer from predators & creeps.

As a former prosecutor with the Los Angeles District Attorney's office for more then a decade, Robin is now a media commentator and legal analyst for NBC News as well as a frequent guest on such programs as Nancy Grace, Larry King, and Headline News. Robin is an author of six books that draw upon her vast experience as a sex-crimes prosecutor, legal commentator, child advocate and parenting expert. She speaks throughout the country to law enforcement, parents, attorneys, and engaged people who want a more effective way of keeping predators away from our children and off the streets. Visit www.RobinSax.com to learn more.

She is witty, sassy, & smart. She is well deserving of all accolades given to her for being a champion for children and safer cities. In addition to her smarty pants legal work, she is also a dressing diva & deal seeker. She authors a weekly e-newsletter titled The Sax Facts which profiles trends & tips for the sophisticated woman. You must visit her site and become a subscriber so you can stay in the know of what's hot www.SaxFacts.com

Robin was one of the shining stars of my political campaign. She sought me out after reading my campaign literature and from the moment we met, we connected. She supported me wholeheartedly with no agenda. Those are the kind of supporters you want when campaigning. I will always hold her and her husband Andy in my heart for opening their hearts & wallets to support me.

And as if that was not enough, she is also a wife, mom, daughter, sister and a damn good friend. I'm proud to be part of Sax Enterprises as a colleague, but more importantly as someone who can say "I knew her when", because Robin Sax is on fire and there's no stopping this woman! From one Robyn to another ... Rock it Robin baby!