Monthly Archive: February 2009

Feb 24

Shopping with a conscience

These days, it seems like that’s pretty hard. I don’t want to support companies that exploit humans or animals. So I try to avoid businesses that sell or use animal products such as dairy, eggs, honey, leather or silk. I read labels to make sure I’m not consuming products that have been animal tested. I …

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Feb 15

Chocolaty Cupcakes topped with Chocolate dipped Strawberries or Chocolate dipped Candied Ginger

I realize this is a little late, but we made these on Valentine’s day.  They came out so well that I couldn’t resist showing them off and sharing them with you!  I adapted the Chocolate Wacky Cake recipe for cupcakes.  The batter seemed a little too thick, so I ended up adding slightly more oil …

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Feb 09

Charitable Giving Ideas for the Financially Strapped

Do you or someone you know have a birthday coming up? Christmas or other holiday giving thinning your checkbook? Can’t afford to give as much to charity as much as you’d like? Why not plant two seeds in the same pot, and make your purchases through an online charity? It can work two ways. If …

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Feb 02

Please watch this one minute video.

There are tons of articles and books about Modern Human Slavery.  I written a couple blog posts about it, but this minute long video speaks volumnes. What Traffickers Don’t Say http://humantrafficking.change.org/videos/view/what_traffickers_dont_say Please be the voice of the voiceless.  Speak out. ***I came across this PSA at the End Human Trafficking site at Change.org.  I checked …

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