Earlier this afternoon, I was informed via The Twitter that today is National Spaghetti Day. So of course, in honor of this prestigious holiday, I helped fund a Kiva loan in the name of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster.
May you all be blessed by his noodly appendage.
Showing posts with label Becca Gives Back. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Becca Gives Back. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Stimulate This!
Courtesy of Dalia B. and some intrepid soul on the Interwebz:
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive an "Economic Stimulus" payment. This is a very exciting program and I'll explain why using a Q & A format:
Q: What is an "Economic Stimulus" payment?
A: It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q: Where will the government get this money?
A: From taxpayers.
Q: So the government is giving me back my own money?
A: Only a smidgen of it.
Q: What is the purpose of this payment?
A: To use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q: But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
A: Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to spend your stimulus check wisely and best help the U.S. economy:
* If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, it will go to China or Sri Lanka.
* If you spend it on gasoline, it will go to the Arabs.
* If you spend it on a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan, or China.
* If you spend it on fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.
* If you spend it on an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea.
* If you spend it on useless shit, it will go to Taiwan.
* If you use it to pay off your credit cards or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1) Spending it at yard sales
2) Going to ball games
3) Hiring prostitutes
4) Buying beer
5) Getting tattoos
...as these are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S.
CONCLUSION:
Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day!
No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help....
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive an "Economic Stimulus" payment. This is a very exciting program and I'll explain why using a Q & A format:
Q: What is an "Economic Stimulus" payment?
A: It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q: Where will the government get this money?
A: From taxpayers.
Q: So the government is giving me back my own money?
A: Only a smidgen of it.
Q: What is the purpose of this payment?
A: To use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q: But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
A: Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to spend your stimulus check wisely and best help the U.S. economy:
* If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, it will go to China or Sri Lanka.
* If you spend it on gasoline, it will go to the Arabs.
* If you spend it on a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan, or China.
* If you spend it on fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.
* If you spend it on an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea.
* If you spend it on useless shit, it will go to Taiwan.
* If you use it to pay off your credit cards or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1) Spending it at yard sales
2) Going to ball games
3) Hiring prostitutes
4) Buying beer
5) Getting tattoos
...as these are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S.
CONCLUSION:
Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day!
No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help....
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Give A Little Bit
They say a good way to cheer yourself up is to do something good for others, so in light of my recent rental debacle and in honor of Earth Day, may I suggest you join me in chipping in to another one of my favorite charities, DonorsChoose, to help fund an environmental science project for a classroom in need. And don't forget...
...be nice to Mom.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Natural Disasters Suck
Again, if you want to help and need a suggestion, I support and recommend AmeriCares for their disaster relief emergency response efforts.
Spiritual and political beliefs aside, we are all members of this planet. Let's try to keep it whole and help each other out.
Spiritual and political beliefs aside, we are all members of this planet. Let's try to keep it whole and help each other out.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Do The Right Thing
I was supposed to give blood yesterday at my office blood drive, but after two stabs (pun totally intended) at a preliminary iron count, I came up one tenth of a point too low. I asked the guy if he could just fudge the number a little for me, but he simply smiled and said, "Sorry, you'll have to try again another time." Fail. :(
I used to donate regularly at the Long Island Blood Center when I still lived at home. I gave platelets once a month — they're used to help cancer patients and organ transplant recipients, and they have a shelf life of only 5 days, so they're pretty much in constant demand. I have A+ blood (I like to pronounce it "A plus"), which is the best type for platelet donation, so that kind of made me an apheresis superstar. As the American Red Cross donation website states, "During an apheresis donation, blood is drawn into a machine which separates the platelets from the rest of the blood. The platelets are collected in a donation bag, while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor." Basically: blood out one arm, spin it around and subtract the sticky part, then back in the other. The process took over an hour but it was actually kind of fun — you get a big, comfy reclining chair and your own private TV and headphones, and because both arms are incapacitated by needles and tubing, you can get the medical staff to do almost anything for you: "Excuse me, could I get a blanket, please? And could you possibly change this channel for me? And maybe itch right below my right eye, too? Little lower — perfect! Thanks!"
They also give you cookies afterward.
So yesterday's rejection has motivated me to find a new donation center near my new place and to start giving again. Anyone in the area who'd care to join me can go to the New York Blood Center website for more information.
And while we're on the topic, everyone could use a little help sometimes. Some could use a lot. If you want to help in other ways and would like some suggestions, I support and recommend these following organizations:
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres — particularly for their current relief work in Haiti
Habitat For Humanity — to make a donation or to volunteer
Heifer International — my all-time favorite charity: members of my family get "chickens," "llamas," "bees," and "tree saplings" for Christmas every year
Give what you can, if you can. We're all human beings, and it's good karma.
I used to donate regularly at the Long Island Blood Center when I still lived at home. I gave platelets once a month — they're used to help cancer patients and organ transplant recipients, and they have a shelf life of only 5 days, so they're pretty much in constant demand. I have A+ blood (I like to pronounce it "A plus"), which is the best type for platelet donation, so that kind of made me an apheresis superstar. As the American Red Cross donation website states, "During an apheresis donation, blood is drawn into a machine which separates the platelets from the rest of the blood. The platelets are collected in a donation bag, while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor." Basically: blood out one arm, spin it around and subtract the sticky part, then back in the other. The process took over an hour but it was actually kind of fun — you get a big, comfy reclining chair and your own private TV and headphones, and because both arms are incapacitated by needles and tubing, you can get the medical staff to do almost anything for you: "Excuse me, could I get a blanket, please? And could you possibly change this channel for me? And maybe itch right below my right eye, too? Little lower — perfect! Thanks!"
They also give you cookies afterward.
So yesterday's rejection has motivated me to find a new donation center near my new place and to start giving again. Anyone in the area who'd care to join me can go to the New York Blood Center website for more information.
And while we're on the topic, everyone could use a little help sometimes. Some could use a lot. If you want to help in other ways and would like some suggestions, I support and recommend these following organizations:
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres — particularly for their current relief work in Haiti
Habitat For Humanity — to make a donation or to volunteer
Heifer International — my all-time favorite charity: members of my family get "chickens," "llamas," "bees," and "tree saplings" for Christmas every year
Give what you can, if you can. We're all human beings, and it's good karma.
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