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...
-
-
Miscellany
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:...
-
A Food-Themed Post
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,...
-
Wow.
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...
-
Falling Down on the Job
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 Should Be Working Out
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,...
-
The Spirit of Giving
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...
-
Tsunamis, Real and Adapted
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...
-
Katrina Anniversary
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...
-
Doing Good in L.A.
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...