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ZZ Top ain’t got nuttin’ on me

November 10th, 2008 · Comments

It is this easy to give $1.00 to Kiva.org. I’m happy to be participating in Atto’s initiative to beard the world in the name of micro-lending.
Why not upload a bearded photo of yourself and earn a buck for Kiva.org right now?
Head on over to build your beard right now.
In other charity/facial hair related news. Why [...]

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Tags: fun · microphilanthropy · philanthropy

Blog Action Day 08 - POVERTY

October 15th, 2008 · Comments

Today is Blog Action Day, this year’s theme is Poverty. Unfortunately I only learned of this this morning, but I think it’s an important issue we need to address. Having thousands of bloggers blogging about poverty today is a great way of reminding our readers that poverty is still a terrible issue that effects the [...]

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Tags: Nashville · Toronto · blog action day · homeless · kiva · poverty

How 3 Twitter t-shirts earned over $100 for the needy

September 6th, 2008 · Comments

A couple of months ago my Twitter account was wrongly suspended. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while or follow me on Twitter you probably know the story by now. After the situation was cleared up one of Twitter’s customer service peeps, Crystal, was kind enough to send me three t-shirts as a [...]

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$100 goes a long way

July 28th, 2008 · Comments

During my MacBook Mission, you will recall that Keith Burtis offered to help me. Keith is a truly gifted, professional woodturner and cabinetmaker. He was kind enough to hold an auction for a beautiful wooden bowl and some wine bottle tops to help me meet my goal.
As you know by now, I was lucky enough [...]

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My Macbook Mission money is going to Kiva

July 24th, 2008 · Comments

Look above and you’ll see a picture of one of the most energetic, outgoing and down to earth people you’ll ever meet. Not to mention he’s a brilliant social media guy who truly understands our space. Did I also mention that he’s a good friend?
C.C. Chapman was kind enough to purchase my Magic 8,000 Tweet [...]

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Tags: Ramble