Silver and Sparkles and Pearls. Oh My!

Hey gals. We know you love jewelry. And guys. You know gals love to get jewelry. But, do you know what’s even better than buying jewelry? When part of the […]

One Last Summer Festival!

Summer means a few things to me: awesome concerts (like Portland’s own Musicfest Northwest), outdoor movie nights, fun at the coast and elephant ears. Yep, no summer would be complete […]

Pakistan Floods: The Human Impact

A view from the sky to a view at ground level. Thanks to Reuters for allowing the Red Cross to use their photos to create a video that conveys the […]

Pakistan Flooding, As Seen From Above

From Wired:Above at left is the central Pakistan city of Hyderabad on July 31. At right is the city on August 19, as floodwater swelled the Indus River. In coming […]

Show Off Your Lifesaving Habits…

Here’s some Red Cross math for you: with every unit of donated blood, you can help save up to three lives! This summer, the Red Cross is challenging its donors […]

Ain’t afraid of no ghosts!

While looking at the same site that featured the Crank Water Purifier, I noticed a pretty nifty new invention for firefighting. The HPI 1000 Impulse Gun, which shoots out pressurized […]

Friday Final Fotos?

Alright, that was a lame attempt at alliteration, but there are some new photo albums to check out on Flickr! KGON (92.3 FM classic rock) had an awesome and incredibly […]

Friday Final Cut

Just a short final cut this week…perhaps no news is good news? 40 U.S. Billionaires Pledge Half Of Wealth To Charity — Would you take the pledge? Hands-only CPR, pushy […]

Giving Up For A Good Cause

What would you give up in order to make a difference? For me, it could be those non-fat vanilla lattes. In one week, we’re looking at about $10…and a lot […]