Archive for February 2009

Chill’s Blog: Dedicating our Actions

Last summer I took a series of Warrior Yoga classes from a sensei up at UCSC. I’m not exactly the yoga type…not very flexible and when I work out, I want to sweat, not chant (that shows you my yoga ignorance). Those classes kicked my butt! And they were also great for pushing on some [...]

NEWS: Random Act of Kindness Day!

February 17th is the day that Boom Boom! was meant for…yes, it’s the day that is officially sanctioned as the appropriate time to do nice things for others and for no reason at all!
Now, as Revolutionists and Official Operatives of Altruism, you know that the appropriate time to do nice things for others is, of [...]

News: Boom Boom! is Everywhere!

Check out this awesome act of kindness from Arkansas…the Revolution is spreading!
Laid-off, single mom receives random act of kindness
Story By: Bea Karnes
Source: NBC
Published Thu Feb 12, 2009, 04:11 PM MST
Updated Thu Feb 12, 2009, 04:11 PM MST
Mary Wadley moved to Arkansas hoping to change her luck. The single mom was laid off from her job [...]

News: Share your Boom Booms with friends!

Have you noticed this icon at the bottom of posts?

This allows you to easily share, post or email that particular story you’ve just finished writing or one that you’ve read. Perhaps you want to share it with your friends on Facebook, or you find one that is inspiring and you want to announce via Twitter, [...]

Chill’s Blog: Game Plan

I played point guard in high school (that’s basketball for you non sports folks). No surprise if you’ve seen my legs and definitely no surprise if you’ve seen how slow I am. I had to make up for the short legs and lack of quickness by being smart on the court. My coach used [...]

MB’s Blog: What kind of world do you want?

I have always had dreams of being a pop star. I am convinced that, given another chance at this life, I could be a household first name, you know, like Madonna or Cher. This assumes, though, that my mother would’ve been out of her “Little House on the Prairie” phase when naming me because “Mary [...]

THIS JUST IN: Our new look is here!

THANK YOU!!!

You may have noticed we look a bit different and that is a direct result of no one else but our favorite people…YOU!
In the very short time we have been around, we have gotten amazing feeback on the site and, after sifting through it all, we have learned two things:
1) you Revolutionaries are passionate [...]

News: 500+ decks out in the world!

Three months ago, when a bunch of us sat around a kitchen table one weekend and hand assembled 1500 Boom Boom! kits, we had no idea what would happen. Would people like them? Were we wasting our time? Would the Revolution catch on? The concept, the product, all of it, has been a leap of [...]

News: Press Release (February 2nd, 2009)

The Boom Boom! Revolution Starts with Debut of Playing Cards and Online Game
Social innovation combines real life and virtual social network with the goal of transforming the world, one intentional act of kindness at a time
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., February 2, 2009 – The Boom Boom! Revolution launched its Boom Boom! Cards and companion web site [...]