We are tidying up some of the piles of books and corralling them back into the bookshelves. In the jockying for space, some books have been given the heave-ho. If anyone is interested in adopting a book or two or three, you have a week to announce your intentions and make it worth my time to get the book(s) to you. ( Here's the list, behind the cut! )

Long ago, Vvalkyri pointed me in the direction of Kiva, a group out of San Francisco that helps fund microfinancing around the world. I like their partnership model, and I like their layout. No one can put all of their monetary eggs in one basket loan, so the risk (and joy of success) is shared among lenders ( Read more... )

This isn't news to me, but some of you out there might like to know that hair - human or animal - is a great sponge for sopping up oil. (Here's a short discussion about it.) Due to the recent BP issue, there is another push for donations. I didn't get Jared's hair processed this year because I consider it too course. I believe it is destined ( Read more... )

We have a pile of items which are in need of new homes. I'm trying to send pieces off to be useful elsewhere without "regifting" anything and causing obligations. Before I send them out to Freecycle, I thought I would offer them to the people who at least know me by my journal. The catch is that you have to be local. I'm not going to try to ( Read more... )