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It’s Blog Action Day 2008, and the topic is poverty. Obviously that’s huge, and I don’t have any solutions to the big problem. But I do have a small solution that each of us can try. Go to Nothing But… Read moreBlog Action Day 2008
I gave up on the 29-Day Giving Challenge a while ago, but today I gave a lot of things away. Yesterday I got a premium for subscribing to Everyday Food: two reusable shopping bags. I think this is a great… Read moreMiscellany
To begin with, I should probably mention that the sandwiches in the new blog header were not tragic. They were from a friend’s birthday tea, and were delightful. In fact, this was the tea that introduced me to chicken-cranberry salad… Read moreA Food-Themed Post
I really am not good at this giving thing. Hmm . . . I’m tucking in all of the yarn ends on a baby blanket that I made for our office manager’s new baby seven months ago. Does that count?… Read moreWow.
Not literally. First of all, I didn’t fall down. Second, I was busy all day doing my actual job. But I’m so tired, and was so focused on doing what I needed to at work, that I completely forgot to… Read moreFalling Down on the Job
But I’m not. However, that still is one of my goals for this afternoon, while J is off on a road bike ride in Malibu. It’s been a busy weekend, and it’s barely Sunday afternoon. Yesterday we decided to see… Read moreI Should Be Working Out
In the interests of simplifying my life–and hopefully our home–I’ve joined the 29-Day Giving Challenge. I’ll be giving away something every day for 29 days. So I suppose that means I should find something to give away, and a way… Read moreThe Spirit of Giving
This weekend, I had a dream about escaping a tsunami. So I guess it’s no surprise that we finally decided to watch HBO’s Tsunami: The Aftermath. Once again, HBO has provided an excellent production that reminds us of ongoing recovery… Read moreTsunamis, Real and Adapted
Spike Lee’s new documentary When the Levees Broke is a wonderful, painful look at the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and other areas of the Gulf Coast. People there still need our help; please give to a worthy,… Read moreKatrina Anniversary
We have a friend who hosts charity Bingo nights. This month’s recipient is the Downtown Women’s Center. Reading: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling; Metamorphoses by Ovid (tr. Charles… Read moreDoing Good in L.A.