Deron and I recently had a good day in New York City. It was a gorgeous January afternoon as we made our way uptown to the ABC Studios on West 67th Street. We had an appointment with ABC News Now to do a live TV interview about Changents on their Money Matters segment. The host, Daljit Dhaliwal, put us through the paces and we had to think on our feet - or, to be more specific, in our seats! You'd think it would be easy to talk about yourself and your passion project but when the lights start to burn, the camera whirs and you hear, "OK guys, 30 seconds…" let's just say you want to be using a high-quality anti-perspirant! Actually, it was good fun and it went by in a flash.

Earlier that day we met with Robert Tolmach, a kindred spirit who founded a site called ChangingThePresent.org. Robert's vision is to re-direct the pervasive behavior of giving superfluous gifts by providing alternative gifting opportunities that are in equal measure meaningful to the recipient and beneficial to the associated non-profits. We'd encourage you to check out CtP.

Finally, on the subway back to Penn Station we ran into Tim Gunn from the reality show Project Runway. Tim was really charming and undaunted when I informed him that while I do not watch his show, I see an hour of it every week because my wife is a big fan. Twice between Times Square and Penn Station Tim earnestly asked me to thank my wife for being a dedicated viewer. This guy knows how to keep his fans happy!

It was a good day.