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The Animal Rescue Site is running its Vote for Your Favorite Shelter thing again. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary always wins, but the top prizes aren’t awarded to the same shelter more than once a year, so we might have a shot at a state… Continue Reading “Animal Rescue Site Contest”
I spent the better part of the summer complaining about my house, the mold in my house, and the cost of removing the mold in my house. Then last week, I saw some of the reports coming out of Georgia and thought it was… Continue Reading “Counting Blessings”
Good Morning America had a story this morning about a new therapy dog program: Reading to a dog. The idea is that children learn to read best when practicing aloud. Many are loathe to practice aloud in the classroom out of fear of being… Continue Reading “Reading Education Therapy Dogs”
USA Today has been running a column called “Pet Talk” that I sometimes read and sometimes skip, depending on the subject matter. Yesterday they ran a story about how Petfinder.com is making a push to highlight some “less adoptable” animals. “Adopt a Less Adoptable… Continue Reading “Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Day”
I’ve been paying attention to the Eunice Shriver story over the last couple of days, so I was not surprised to read of her death this morning. It still made me sad. Eunice rocked for several reasons: A woman graduating from college in the… Continue Reading “Mrs. Shriver”
MSN had an article in City Guide about the best used book stores that validated an observation I had regarding the library’s Amazon site: What do used bookstores want to buy? “The past 12 months of bestsellers are usually in high demand, but it… Continue Reading “More About Used Books Stores”
Various libraries have various used used book sales all the time – you can find one almost every weekend. None come close (in suburban Chicago) to the Book Sale Formerly Known as Brandeis. It runs for over a week in a tent, in the… Continue Reading “Little City Book Sale 2009”
Friday, on my way to the Library to help set up the book sale, I passed by a new resale store. I forget the name but it had a big tarp sign that didn’t even cover the outline of the old sign – the… Continue Reading “Another Thrift Shop”
I took a vacation day to go downtown and see my financial advisor. I yelled at him for making me look at my 401(k). To make a long story short, he patted me on my little head, told me I was fine and said… Continue Reading “Anne’s Day Off”
For the second year in a row, a group from my office has participated in St. Baldrick’s Day, a fundraiser to fight cancer in children. Seven of my co-workers had their heads shaved at the event – one was a lady with perfectly lovely… Continue Reading “St. Baldrick’s Day”
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