UMCOR (the United Methodist Committee on Relief) puts together health/care kits that are distributed to people in times of need. They have distributed these kits in Liberia, New Orleans and many places in between. They are currently sending huge numbers of kits out to Haiti as well as other areas experiencing war and natural disaster and so they ( Read more... )

Children's Cancer Research is a cause that is near and dear to our hearts so I am trying to get the word out about a fundraiser that Glory Days Grill is currently running ( Read more... )

but in the process, will lose her eyesight. She has Retinoblastoma - the cancer with which we are so familiar here at our house. Think a good thought or pray for K. and her family and the medical team tomorrow at 1:45 Eastern time...

Hey sci fi fans - has anyone read tuf voyaging? A friend emailed me to ask if I was familiar with it. I am not. Her 6th grade daughter is reading it in school and it seems a little over the head - content wise. Anyone know anything about it?

Thanks!

If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”

We are big fans of Mister Rogers at our house. So, I was more than a little upset about the news that Mister Rogers is being pulled from the weekly lineup and being relegated to early morning weekend. If you currently watch Mister Rogers with a child that you love, or have fond memories of watching Mister Rogers years ago - please take a minute ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to YOU! Happy Birthday Renaissance GEEEEEEKKKKK!!! Happy Birthday to you!

The world became a better place forty years ago today! :-)

Or at least an interesting way to waste time on the internet...

sporcle.com - lots and lots of lists to fill in. Beware - we have found it addicting!

I keep seeing articles in parenting magazines about how to keep one's child from whining. I never see articles in magazines about how to keep adults from whining.

When you are married to a sportswriter, the phrase nothing but nets conjures up images of basketball. However, this nothing but nets is related to a malaria net campaign. The campaign is distributing bed nets throughout Africa in an effort to protect people from the mosquitoes that cause malaria. Each net costs 10 dollars. The website is a good ( Read more... )