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The Chicago Tribune published an article by Jon Yates regarding charitable donations in the event of an emergency, like we are seeing in Haiti. It was a warning about the people trying to cash in on the generosity of those trying to help. “Look… Continue Reading “Donating to Aid in a Disaster”
USA Today reported today: “Visitor counts at the Smithsonian Institution’s museums have rebounded to more than 30 million visits in 2009 for the first time since a slump following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” The Smithsonian doesn’t charge admittance fees, so the economy… Continue Reading “The Good News”
Two years ago, I gave my grandfather a gift certificate to Kiva, the organization that hooks up people in need of microloans with lenders. A year ago, my friend Holly gave one to me. I lent the money to a lady in Paraguay that… Continue Reading “Kiva Update”
I am back from a mini road trip to Tennessee. I have stories and various “reviews” to post. But for now, I thought it might interest you to know that Kiwi and Billy are sharing the java tree. It is an uneasy truce, but… Continue Reading “Back Home”
I missed the Holiday Sale altogether. I missed the set up. The wonderful pulling of every last box out of donations from the closet and being the first person to see them. I missed sorting them out and making a pile of what I… Continue Reading “Meanwhile, Back at the Library”
MSN had an article that involves News to No One – that charitable donations are down again this year. It confirmed something that I had suspected – that the Salvation Army had the bell ringers out early to try to snag a few weeks… Continue Reading “Charitable Donations”
Kiwi was perched on the refrigerator. It is her favorite lookout point. I went in to the next room, the bird room to see Billy. I had left the door to his cage open, but he hadn’t come out. Me: (reaching out a hand)… Continue Reading “I Can’t Make this Stuff Up, Folks”
Yesterday was my regular day at the Rescue. My office closed early, so I figured I would take care of one room by myself and leave the others for the rest of the team, which would arrive between 4 and 5pm. I asked the… Continue Reading “Volunteers are Cool.”
Billy has some flash-eye here, and apparently Picasa can’t fix that the same way as it can fix red-eye. But I am putting it up here for two reasons: 1. Proof that Billy stepped up for me. Do you think I could get a… Continue Reading “Awesome.”
Since I had a dangerously high tower of unread books piled on the speaker next to my to-be-read bookcase, and since the Library’s Used Book Sale is in a couple of weeks, I decided to cull. As in Donating Books I Haven’t Even Read… Continue Reading “The Bookshelves”
The Next Dark Age 