Wednesday, November 28, 2007

A Charlie Brown Christmas...

This post is really about celebrating the holiday season (whatever holiday you celebrate) by doing something a little bigger than yourself. I love the holidays and feel they are a celebration of family, life, and the hope of the coming year. I personally love the holidays.
What I do not love is the stores ramming it down my throat right after Halloween. It's too much and always makes me grouchy. My inner Mr. Brown comes out and I yell a cathartic "good grief!" But, this year I decided to really do something for the holidays that mean something.
I donated a laptop from the charity "One Laptop per Child". The goal of this organization is to get every child in developing countries and those underserved in the US a free computer made possible by donations. I saw the founder on 60 Minutes and for the past year have been following this organization. Yesterday I got online and bought their laptop.
If you do it now, you will also get a laptop sent to your residence to give to a child in your life. The computer uses battery power, can be cranked, and is made to withstand desert and rainforest conditions. For $400 I am getting 2 computers, one for a child somewhere else and one for my future child. I also get to tax deduct $200 on my taxes for basically being a decent person.
I know it's easy to get cynical and humbug things like this. But, truly, giving is something we can do. If you can't afford to purchase one you can donate any amount of money to the foundation.
This "Give one/Get one" offer is only happening until Dec. 30th. Just stop by the website and check it out.
http://www.laptopgiving.org
Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwaanzaa, Happy New Year, and Happy Diwali to everyone!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

This Week in WTF?!?!?!?!

So, this week is shaping up to be totally bizarre and funny. Just the way I like it.

First things first...
Jay-Z was on Charlie Rose- the format of the show and the formality of the show made this interview just weird. Jay-Z is a great intervew and Charlie Rose did a good job. But, watching these two talk almost created a space-time rift in my living room.

Now, onto things with links...
Stephon Marbury is blackmailing Isiah Thomas for his starting position. Mr. Sex Truck has even more damaging information on Mr. Thomas than we already knew? Somebody get me some movie theater popcorn and a soda, this should be good.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/11/14/2007-11-14_stephon_marbury_threatens_to_dish_info_a.html

Mariah Carey has created her own perfume called "M". I can't wait to use it while I enjoy time in my tub with clothes on or hanging in my butterfly room reading notes from my adoring fans.
http://www.mariahcareybeauty.com/

Britney Spears kids teeth have offically made me angry. They are really nasty and maybe Britney should have used white strips on them. There are no pictures of the teeth here. But, check out Pink is the New Blog for pics of those chompers.
http://blog.vh1.com/2007-08-28/britneys-kids-have-rotting-teeth/

And finally, Lyndon LaRouche has been a staple of crazy people politics about as long as L. Ron Hubbard has been a staple of crazy people religion. This article is a fascintaing piece about his career and followers. If you haven't heard of this guy this is a nice introduction to him and his followers.
http://www2.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0711.klein.html

Thursday, November 01, 2007

This is Why Home Schooling Scares Me...

Read this profile of home-schooled "Kid Nation" contestant Nathan. I find it hard to believe he came up with these opinions on his own.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/nathan/