Newsworthy

  • 9-11

    I hadn’t really planned on writing anything special about today. In fact, the original plan was to go home after work and be with my wife, thereby enjoying all the good things life has to offer. I figured that was probably the most fitting way to remember. But that plan will have to wait as…

  • Sadness

    Saw this morning that Doc Searls’ mother had passed away yesterday. I think Doc’s words about it are a fitting tribute to a woman who lived a full life and left an impact on many lives. I think the words from this post by Sandee about her friend passing away from cancer sum up exactly…

  • Pics telling the stories

    Doc Searls has spent the last few days with his mother in the hospital. While he was back in North Carolina he also went through and found old photographs from his parents place and scanned them into his laptop. You can see the galleries he’s starting to put together that chronicle his mother’s life here….

  • Stamp out Hunger

    Don’t forget, tomorrow is Stamp-out Hunger day here in the US. If you leave out non-perishable food items, the local letter carrier in more than 10,000 cities and towns will collect them for your local food banks. Read the link for more info.

  • Iraqi Humanitarian Aid

    From a mention on OxBlog I found links to humanitarian relief efforts for Iraqis from the Red Cross and UNICEF. We watched them celebrate their new freedom from Saddam’s oppression yesterday, and now these organizations are going to be part of a huge effort to rebuild the country and help it’s people. That’s a pretty…

  • Civilian Support

    Regardless of which side of the going to war fence you are on, I hope you can at least agree that the families of the servicemen and women who are currently deployed in the Middle East deserve our support at this time. In that vein, Natalie is setting up Operation Civilian Support to: – Accept…