Free MP3 downloads from Amazon
I’ve been enjoying the free Amazon selections to build my ever-expanding music collection for ages now, and I thought it might be …
My Holiday Plans
This year is slip-sliding toward the finish line and I’m always amazed that every year dissolves so quickly. I’m equally amazed that …
Ways to Give So it Matters
Today, I’m feeling like counting my blessings, and I’m dragging you, fair reader, along for this trip. I’ve assembled some great-looking opportunities …
Cool Pen Holders: I am On a Mission!
I’ve been searching for the best pen holders to keep my favorite pen within reach on my desktop. I don’t really like …
Now THAT Is How Compelling Marketing Copy Should Be Written!
Not everyone is a bag lady at heart — but (as most of you know) I love “go bags” and boxes and …
My Writer Side: The Pen That Makes Me Salivate
I’ve noticed over the past few years that, despite my tech tendencies, it’s the low tech stuff I buy for myself on …
My Son’s Birthday Surprise – Evanescence, Finger 11, Chevelle Concert in Louisville, Kentucky
Today, I was the coolest Mom alive. Yup, honestly. I picked up my son just after 12 noon from school and surprised …
Charitable Contributions: How Much Actually Helps the Charity?
As we are winding down the old year, I thought I’d share a bit of information that a family member sent me. It’s a link that shows exactly how much of the money raised for a charity is actually reaching the charity, and how much is being sucked up by the fundraising company and the professional solicitor.
For example, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Diabetes Association have 99% of the funds raised going to help the actual cause, and only 1% being used to pay the fundraising engine. That’s a percentage I can get behind!
On the other hand, just the opposite is true for the American Institute for Cancer Research (1% to charity, 99% to solicitor) and the Arthritis Foundation (1% for charitable work, 99% to pay off the fundraisers).
If you want to see the “big” picture on your favorite charities before making those end-of-year contributions, read on!
Jealous of Jodi’s New Sims Pack
Jodi Diehl (SunfrogServices) has bragged on her own blog about getting the new Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack
Wayne and I have decided to get that for Alexzandria for Christmas (Shhhhh! Don’t tell her!) to go with a computer that we are preparing for her holiday surprise… but I’m not sure I’m going to be able to wait on this particular expansion pack myself!
