A consultant team today, the Loevys, came to my organization to ask our development department about what we do-- to see if our job descriptions should be changed or our strengths could be better used somewhere else. Mr. Loevy talked about a major gifts campaign so eloquently that I had to share it ( Read more... )

i realize i have posted enough for today, but i just got these emails from Shorebank and i think they're quite amusing:

Email #1:

Dear Mr. Stetson:

Thank you for contacting ShoreBank.  We have received your change-of-address request and are processing it accordingly.

Please feel free to contact us if we may be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

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So, I'm now on vacation (woo!). Here has been my schedule (it's been so intense ( Read more... )

Last night I was driving home at about 9pm and a rabbit ran out right in front of my car so that i ran over it!!! oh no oh no!!! I hardly had time to realize it was there until it was under my car. And then there was a hopping frog like 10 feet in front of the rabbit. Luckily i didn't kill the frog either ( Read more... )

it was mentioned this weekend that a blog about the farm would be appreciated. this will not happen with any regularity, but perhaps sporadically, as is about to happen right now ( Read more... )

Researching tax particularities for Hfriend's crazy government sketchiness, and found this just too funny; had to post it on LJ:

Lines from the IRS (yes, the real IRS. .gov and all) Publication 525:

Page 31:
"Illegal income. Illegal income, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule ( Read more... )

The Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) at Colorado State University has frickin awesome job postings. I found out about them on the job board of Texas A & M, a top-notch site for temporary ecology/outdoorsy jobs ( Read more... )

I have known or known about many people in my life thus far who have had my same birthday. A short recap ( Read more... )

Some possibly pertinent words of wisdom or possibly just words from songs that I like a lot. Mostly about relationships, and embellished slightly :)

You know just before our love got lost you said, "I am as constant as the northern star." and I said, "constantly in the darkness?? Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar."

You're in my ( Read more... )

well, Chan called me last night, from a different number than I have for her, so I'm glad I even picked it up. Her voice sounded higher than I remember it being. I wonder if that's because I remember it incorrectly, or because she was in nice, customer service voice mode. Though I guess when I talked to my friend Michelle Black for the first time ( Read more... )