Thanks to Joanna for the heads up: Bitch Magazine is in danger of folding. Oh, HELLS No.
But yes, the folks who run it need massive help. Bitch is a not-for-profit, and their donations are often small ones from a slew of folks. So if you’re interested, head on over to make a donation, and watch their wiener (dog) grow. We, by which I mean the LLC, are donating, and I’m going to give away 10 subscriptions for 10 lucky commenters here in this thread. It doesn’t matter if you donate or not. I’ll pick 10 winners (Wieners!) - but please be prepared for a delay in the winner announcements, since I’ll be subject to intermittent internet access the next few days. Hey, more time for you to leave comments! Bring it on, and save the Bitch. And their wiener.
I found this amazing and inspiring article on the Yahoo!News Book/Publishing News page, which lately is about as full of good news as the Dow Jones industrial average. A young man in Albuquerque raised over $6000.00 to help build a library in Ethiopia as part of a nonprofit charity’s efforts to improve literacy in that country. Ethiopia Reads has built 30 libraries and aims for 100 by 2010.
Tobyn Pulice raised the money by selling “Shout Outs” for .25c during morning announcements at school, which brought in $1800, and then helped organize a community golf tournament.
Ethiopia Reads was founded by Yohannes Gebregeorgis, who grew up with a complete lack of books to the point that “he can remember each one he read until he was 19 years old.”
Pretty awesome, right? Ok, now for the fun section. This is the part that nearly knocked me out with the giggles:
A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight. No bullshit. No gushing--unless the author really deserves it.
Ya’ll are going to think this sounds disgusting, but everyone I’ve ever made it for has really enjoyed it. I call it Crazy Spaghetti Sauce and it was one of those throw together meals you end up with when there…
For JoAnna:
Also I am obsessed with Hate Mail as well. It is particularly good on VHEMT. Or anything where atheists and christians go at it.
RE: why they all called at the same time.
If you’re at all into new-agey stuff, in numerology, you go through cycles based on your name and birthdate. It could be that you just went through a cycle…
Bullshit!
How can you mis-remember your child’s school play - that you never attended?
Unless he’s on drugs, which explains everything
I’ll have to go with a recipe for Chipotle Buffalo Chili that I learned to make from a cooking class I took a couple of years ago in San Francisco. Mmmmmm.
