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Free eCards that save rainforest
Post the following link on your blog or homepage to let people know about Care2 holiday ecards:
Free Christmas CardsEvery card sent will generate a free donation to save 1 square foot of rainforest ( Read more... ) -
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Today I am thankful that I don't live in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq, New Orleans - or North Korea ( Read more... ) -
Moonies form new lobby group; Moondoggle promoted by Discovery Channel;
In the 1960s, a drive across the Bering Strait was the theme of a Jack Lemmon slapstick comedy called "The Great Race ( Read more... ) -
Choice Valentine Sites
C-YA - Catholic Youth Abstaining ( Read more... ) -
In honour of Valentine's Day
In honour of Valentine's day, I am uploading a new user icon: Harry Whittington's purple heart, showing the location of the bird shot ( Read more... ) -
Sponsoring an AIDS orphan - be an informed donor
World Vision is running a TV ad campaign urging people to sponsor an AIDS orphan today, on World AIDS Day. A fine idea, but please do it through Foster Parents Plan or Save the Children instead of through World Vision. World Vision is part of the rightwing Christian evangelical movement that is trying to stop the AIDS epidemic through abstinence ( Read more... ) -
Katrina survivors
A friend in the travel industry tells me that the government will be leasing three Carnival cruise ships for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Haven't seen any public announcements on it yet ( Read more... ) -
Plenty's Hurricane Relief Efforts
Plenty may be the organization that will get the most mileage out of small donations:
In all fairness there is more than enough to go around...
http://www.plenty.org/
From its headquarters in southern Tennessee, Plenty International is sending relief supplies, food, water and medicines, to refugees from the hurricane Katrina battered Delta regions in ( Read more... ) -
Soothing the Solstice-fevered brain
I just discovered a useful brain-gym site: http://www.navaching.com/hawkeen/mjug.html
One thing it recommends for stressed-out people is carrying around a small ball for juggling. Tossing it from hand to hand for a few minutes with the eyes closed will help balance the brain hemispheres.
The Hawkeen Training site also has some other brain ( Read more... )