The Two Way Street
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Saving the World a Click at a Time
As some of you may be aware, we reached my 1,500th hit this morning, after a new release on world hunger in the wee hours of the morning, in which I promised to make a change. Up until last night, every time we reached a hits milestone on the blog, I would celebrate with an expensive coffee or tea drink from Starbucks, even though I make plenty good coffees and teas at home. But, as I was attempting to ram the idea of donating your over-pricedn latte money to the World Food Programme, I realized that I do the very same thing. So, hencefourth, every time I reach a significant number on my hit-tracker, I will donate the price of a Venti Chai Latte with Soy ($5 and some change) to the World Food Programme, or a similar charity. So, every time you visit the blog, click an in-site link, or click "refresh" on your browser, you're helping stop world hunger without parting from a penny of your hard earned frappuccino fund. Do you have a warm, fuzzy feeling inside yet?
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A friend of mine took this while participating in relief work in Haiti this summer.
Between our $4 carmel macchiatos, $100-a-month cell phone plans, and McMansions behind our bourgeois white-picket fences and pristine, kelly green lawns, we occasionally stop our days and look at the 24-hour news cycle that serves as the soundtrack to our lives to see a story about floods in Pakistan, earthquakes in Haiti, wildfires in Russia, and say, "Oh, that's Awful!" or, "How Sad!" and then continue on with our day. Sometimes, we even open our wallet and drop a dollar in the jar, or send... To read the rest, click here.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
I KNEW IT! on Twitpic
I KNEW IT! on Twitpic its been a while since I've been on. I just thought you would find this funny :)
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