The modern world does not reach as far as we may think. Not so long ago even in what we call the First World, a single cow meant the difference between a decent life and poverty, and that's still true in so many places. Just think: A single cow or a flock of chickens can make the difference between malnutrition and good health, between poverty and prosperity.
Families helped by Heifer receive their animal(s) and training in their care. They also make a commitment to pass on offspring from their gift animals to others in their community, so a single animal can eventually impact many families and strengthen the community to which it is given.
That's a far better bargain than any door-buster sale item will ever be.
It's turned green which means I am currently Adventurous & Spirited.
Chose Doctors Without Borders as my donatee. They do amazing work and have a clear plan for what they're doing and providing to deal with this nightmare disaster. Lots of other great organizations out there, too. Beautiful to see so many rising to the occasion when something so mind-numbingly horrible happens.
With an article titled Girl Power Fuels Manga Boom in U.S. (you'll have to register to read it).
If even the grand old lady of print acknowledges the manga invasion, then it must be TRUE. They don't refer to FRUITS BASKET which I believe is the number one shojo manga in the U.S., but HEY, they can't get everything right. Of course, I think they should have made sure to get THAT right as it's my favorite, and it's all about me ;-)
Having a nice vacation week. Quiet and relaxing and nice, clean teeth (forgot I had a dentist's appointment at the crack of dawn this AM until it was far too late to reschedule, so I had to get up early on vacay-day... sad).
I'm trying to finish a book I've been reading for weeks due simply to how busy work's been. It isn't even a long book!
This earthquake/tsunami is so horrible, I can't even get my mind around it so I think I'm overfocusing on silly things. The NYT has a list of agencies helping and I'm sure other non-reg-required sites have lists, too. It includes usual suspects The Red Cross and UNICEF among many others: Disaster aid organizations
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sad - Music:Ramsay's Kitchen Disasters on BBC America
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