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Because of various plans and in-laws and other conflicts, my family gathers for The Gift Exchange each year at my house on Boxing Day. We order pizza. Some highlights: My niece, Ainslie, aged two, received a small etch-a-sketch thingy in her stocking. She started… Continue Reading “The Boxing Day Haul”
This afternoon, I wrote about that MSN article on microphilanthropy. There was a guy featured named Carlo Garcia, who donates his Starbucks money every day to something. What I hadn’t realized, until I saw the MSN headline again, is that he is blogging about… Continue Reading “Living Philanthropic”
MSN had an interesting article talking about “microphilanthropists” – people that make small donations to charitable causes on a regular basis. Acknowledging that most causes still rely primarily on the Bill Gateses of the world, we are seeing more people giving a bit of… Continue Reading “Microphilanthropy”
I was at my local salon and saw they have a “Giving Tree”. Once of those that have paper ornaments with a child’s name and a few things one might buy him or her for the holidays. I was told that it was in… Continue Reading “New Favorite Causes”
So this is my schedule this week: Monday morning: Fly to WashingtonMonday afternoon: Work in WashingtonTuesday: Meetings in WashingtonWednesday morning: Work in WashingtonWednesday afternoon: Fly homeThursday morning: Meetings at the officeThursday afternoon: Fly to OhioFriday morning: Meetings in OhioFriday morning: Fly home I will be eating at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels… Continue Reading “Checking In”
Weekend Assignment # 346: Holiday Shopper Ack! The holiday shopping season is upon us! What is your shopping strategy for this time of year? Do you spread out your shopping over weeks and months, or try to get it all done at once? Do… Continue Reading “A Final Word on Black Friday”
It seems that the town Deerfield, Illinois is considering some new rules for pet owners. One involves required muzzling of “aggressive” dogs. The other is limiting the number of pets in a home to five: “The board decided a limit of five would be… Continue Reading “Over the Limit”
Open Enrollment. Three trips in three weeks. Peppermint hot chocolate. Spending too much money. And taking off every Friday (that I am not on the road) so that I don’t “lose” my vacation time. I also start power-reading because I may or may not… Continue Reading “That Time of Year”
Once upon a time, I was at a conference attending a session on managing diversity. The hour began with a talk about privilege. The speaker asked us a bunch of questions that proved what a bunch of lily-white-collared folks we all were. A few… Continue Reading “The Privilege of Books”
The Next Dark Age 