Even though I stopped blogging for several weeks in March and April, I’ve been saving blogworthy links the whole time. Consequently, I have a pretty good backlog. For your edutainment:
- As a kid I was careful to spit out the watermelon seeds because I didn’t want one growing inside me. You laughed, but I was right!
- News Flash! Americans are still choosing comfort over gas milage! I have nothing against hybrid vehicles. Just put a hybrid engine in my Tacoma and you’ve sold me.
- Shriners Hospitals provide 100% free health care to thousands of children. Unfortunately, the number of members in the fraternity are shrinking and the hospital endowment is dwindling. This is forcing them to consider closing 6 hopitals across the US. If you’ve ever complained about health care for children (remember; I read your blogs too!), put your money where your mouth is. Make a donation to the Shriners Hospitals.
- Speaking of hypocrisy, the Big Hollywood blog has something to say about about Hollywood’s selective support of the First Amendment.
- And just so we end things on a positive note, here’s a field of light sabers. (Okay, they’re actually fluorescent bulbs, but it’s still really cool.)
Thank you for the bit about Shriners Hospitals for Children! We feel it is one of the best hospitals systems for Children. Sometimes we feel we should do more for children but when it come to pay the bills well the funds are just not there. Everyone knows the cost of health care keeps going up. the medicine & materials, the staff, taxes, maintance, transportation, research,etc.
The first hospital opened 87 years ago so some of the hospitals are due to be updated or rebuilt and that also takes money. The systems does not take government or insurance money all services for the children are at no cost to them or their family. but you know that because you have a link to the website.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children have always been supported by the members Shriners of North America fraternity with a few donation from family or friend of children we have helped. Other than a few fund raisers like the East/West football game and the Justin Timberlake Golf Turnament. Last year is the first time we have openly gone to the public asking for help to suport the hospital system.
Thank you as they say every dollar counts!