putting my money where my mouth is
Just last night, I was lamenting to Robin what a costly summer we've had.
Our rent is up, vet expenses high because of the new kitten and the
resulting illnesses of said kitten and Sophie, travel expenses from 2 trips,
and now one of our computers seems hosed so THAT's going to be expensive.
For a grad student and a lab tech, that's a lot of money.
But every morning, I am awakened by my clock radio set to NPR, and every
morning, the story out of Louisiana gets more and more grim, and I wonder
how I could possibly live in my own little world full of fuzzy cats, World
of Warcraft, and pipettes, while so many people out there have lost
EVERYTHING.
This morning, I made a donation to the Red Cross. I hate feeling like
there's nothing else I can do (short of going to Louisiana and getting my
hands dirty) but at least I can do that.
Our rent is up, vet expenses high because of the new kitten and the
resulting illnesses of said kitten and Sophie, travel expenses from 2 trips,
and now one of our computers seems hosed so THAT's going to be expensive.
For a grad student and a lab tech, that's a lot of money.
But every morning, I am awakened by my clock radio set to NPR, and every
morning, the story out of Louisiana gets more and more grim, and I wonder
how I could possibly live in my own little world full of fuzzy cats, World
of Warcraft, and pipettes, while so many people out there have lost
EVERYTHING.
This morning, I made a donation to the Red Cross. I hate feeling like
there's nothing else I can do (short of going to Louisiana and getting my
hands dirty) but at least I can do that.