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The National Museum of American History is about my favorite museum on the planet. When I was on my 8th grade trip to Washington, we visited. Later that day, we were told that we had an hour to spare. We had two choices on… Continue Reading “My Museum”
I can’t figure out how to post an audio file, but I can at least give you the video. This artist is making a donation to Best Friends Animal Society for each person that downloads her new song and posts it on a blog.… Continue Reading “Download for a Good Cause”
I am very done Christmas shopping. I do not buy gifts for that many people, so it isn’t a terribly big feat. I did a lot online. In fact, I am wondering if it is time to sign up for the rewards program at… Continue Reading “The Christmas Shopping”
The last couple of years, my grandfather and I having been doing donation gifts for each other at Christmas time. One year I gave him a donation to The Elephant Santuary, along with a print of a painting one of the elephants did. Seriously,… Continue Reading “Save the Rainforest for Christmas”
I had been looking at the link for about a week..about the Obama family and the dog they will be bringing home soon. But I hadn’t read it. As part of the Movement or whatever (I should copyright that), I very much hope that… Continue Reading “Leave It”
I went to Famous Footwear to buy new gym shoes last night. Again, they had the Buy One Get One Half Off sale, so I went to find some new gym shoes for my nephew. This is how I deal with my urge to… Continue Reading “Last Night at the Shoe Store”
This past weekend, two area libraries were doing Book Sales. I love Book Sales anyway, and I had the Research excuse. Forgive me, but I am using my blog for recording my check of the “competition”: On Saturday, the Glencoe Library sale started at… Continue Reading “Checking Out the Competition”
The Animal Rescue Site works with Petfinder.com. They have a “click this box” to donate food to homeless animals – you know, paid by the advertisers. You can go here once a day to do it. The Animal Rescue Site is also doing a… Continue Reading “Another Click and Donate”
Whenever there is an animal movie, the rescue movement worries that people will run out and buy that breed. Because they do. Dalmatians. St. Bernards. You know. So Best Friends is getting ahead of it by using the Premiere as a teaching moment. Here… Continue Reading “That Chihuahua Movie”
September 20 is “Puppy Mill Awareness Day”, so to do my part, following is the text of a flyer that Best Friends Animal Society produced for the occassion: How can I be sure my next puppy isn’t from a puppy mill?Puppy mills sell millions… Continue Reading “Puppy Mill Awareness Day”