The weather may be hampering voter turn-out in Ohio, but things are just lovely here in Vegas. Suckers! Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada is hoping to continue the momentum of the nascent activist group formed last month. The monthly meetings are the first Wednesday of each month (hey – that’s tomorrow) from 6 to 7:30…
I have a genius hair dresser who also just happens to be a wonderful human being. Last week when I got my hair done she had this bottled water from a company called Aquamantra. They sell water with mantras on them like “I am loved,” “I am lucky,” “I am healthy.” The idea is that…
I’m calling this a web flow chart because I’m inserting lots of links and stuff. I’m very high tech in my disdain, you know. By now most of you are aware that the beef industry is experiencing the largest recall in its history. More than 120 million pounds of beef has been recalled, most of…
My sister works at an RV Park on a busy street. The other night, from her office window she sees a pedestrian get hit by a car. She calls 911. She rushes out to the man, who is bleeding profusely from the face (!), and tells him that everything will be all right, an ambulance…
Sick with a heinous cold or something. I love you all but my head hurts. Do me a favor — if you have an upcoming event you want plugged, just stick it in the comments section of this post. Or start a discussion amongst yourselves (might I point out there’s an interesting one going on…
I love a good party, especially a costume party and especially one for a good cause! And for this party you get it all! (And yes, everyone has to wear a red dress – even dudes. They’ll stop you at the door and make you buy a dress for $20 if you don’t have one!)
Taking a break from caucus fever and found some info about fair trade certified goods for Valentine’s Day (and other holidays). According to TransFair: Over 90% of gift flowers in the US are given to women. In addition to fair wages, Fair Trade certification requires the farms provide employee benefits including 12 weeks paid marternity…
LOVE THIS! Triathlete Eric Harr has partnered with CARE to raise money for the organization’s work to, as they say in their own words “tackle the underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient.” They do this through initiatives for clean water, better access to education and HIV/AIDS work, to name a few.…
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