Action diary: Charitable ideas needed

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 1:02 PM PST

2008/11/20 · 13:02

First, I apologize for the short diary. Earicicle and I have discussed writing a diary to offer ideas to Kossacks on how to donate to charity on a budget.

The economy crunch as impacted most of, and this year we may need our charitable dollars to stretch a little more. Although our financial crisis is effecting everyone, it is particularly hard on those in desperate need. Just because we can't afford to give a lot, it doesn't mean that they need any less.

So...

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Tuesday August 05, 2008 · 10:12 AM PDT

2008/08/05 · 10:12

Hey, guys, sorry for the short diary, but I just wanted to see if anyone in the east TN, southwest VA, western NC, or southeast KY region would like to take in a beautiful little black stray pootie.

I have a family of stays living outside my home. The mother must have been an abandoned cat. She's quite friendly. Her kittens are about 10-12 weeks old and completely wild.

Miraculously, I managed to catch one of the little ones. (Actually, I caught two. But one of them tried to eat me up. My hand is bleeding. I had to let it go before I got it into my house!)

The one in custody is a black female with short-medium length fur with gray/green eyes. She really didn't protest too much, so I think she will make a great little pet with enough love and patience.

I would love to keep her, but I have older cats who are already less than thrilled to have a little one in the house. Much to the dismay of my little boy, we really can't keep her.

If anybody can take the little gal, please email me at my address in my profile.

See pic below.

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Thursday June 19, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/06/19 · 09:19

A couple of days ago, I would have never dreamed I would be writing this diary. Several years ago, I worked for Duramed Pharmaceuticals, now Barr Pharma. I was a women's health sales representative. I sold, among other things, Plan B, an emergency oral contraceptive used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. It's also known as "the morning after pill."

There was quite a big of publicity and controversy about Plan B around the time of the launch. Some confused Plan B with Mifeprex (or RU-486), the "abortion pill." Others were just conception purists. My company, anticipating problems for its reps, took steps to protect us from any potential danger that may result from the controversy including issuing new business cards without home addresses and personal phone numbers as well as creating promotional material that did not scream Plan B on the front covers. I thought this would be sufficient. I was wrong.

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Sunday May 18, 2008 · 4:37 PM PDT

2008/05/18 · 16:37

I've had Max for 12 years. I met him on November 11, 1995. I was dropping of a semi-annual donation of old blankets, some food, and a little money to my local animal shelter. I didn't go back to visit the dogs. My grandmother had just passed. My heart couldn't bear the sight of them staring at me from behind those fence doors that day. And I couldn't bring another one home.

Their cat room is adjacent to the reception desk where I was to leave the goodies. It has a very large window, like that of a hospital newborn nursery. I couldn't help but peer in. I saw many adult cats and kittens playing happily together in different groups around the room. I also saw him, sitting alone.

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Action diary: Charitable ideas needed

UPDATE: I have TWO stray kittens that need a good home.

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I lost a little friend this evening