Recent research says (no surprise) that people
tend to give money to causes that emotionally
involve them more than ones that are beneficial.
We should fight that tendency.
No surprise, I think it's human nature to empathise with a cause that supports an issue you're emotionally tied to.
And it turns out so even if the cause is
objectively not good for one.
For sure. The ones I give to usually rank in
the 3* range, because they're not as transparent
as Charity Navigator would like, but I trust them.
And if anyone sends me a solicitation, it's off
the list forever.
Our unsolicited stuff goes into File 13 or "click, hang up".
If I give, along with the check goes a note
saying that they're forbidden from contacting
me, and if they do, they're history. Unicef,
Care, Oxfam, and several others have fallen
afoul of this, and my money such as it is will
never darken their door again.
I'm firmly of the opinion that outside
observers have a hard time assessing what's good
or bad for the actor and shouldn't rush to
judgment (except in egregious circumstances).
Advice can be offered, it's up to the actor to take it or not.
In a lot of cases, though, advice might backfire.
Or, it might be just what was needed for the moment.
It's always a tough call whether or not to
get involved.
Market Basket, the grocery chain which we have
Had one of those in the town about 4 miles from where I went to
school. > It was (at the time) just a small grocery store but served a good sized > area.
You were lucky. The main focus was New England.
Western NY wasn't exactly New England. (G)
No, you're right there.
mentioned here, uses a local Worcester MA-based
certifier with a pretty elaborate insignia. I'm
pretty sure the criteria for all the agencies are
the same or at least compatible, but it's a
peculiar choice, maybe a buy local sort of thing.
I think they're all trying to get us to buy local these days.
Not such an awful idea.
No, your stuff is a whole lot fresher. That's why we like the farmer's market.
And you're helping out an important but
underappreciated segment of society.
It's a normal childhood quirk but can get out of hand, if allowed to
do > so. I don't think most parents encourage it.
I've seen enough adults do it to be able
to speculate that not enough parents
discourage it.
That's poor parenting then.
Of course. Poor adulting as well, and in the
last analysis, there's where the buck stops.
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Title: Big Bob's Shoulder of Venison
Categories: Cyberealm, Meats, Entrees
Yield: 6 servings
1 5 lb. shoulder of venison
1 ts Pepper
1 ts Allspice
1/4 c Butter [softened]
1 lg Onion [chopped]
1 cn (12 oz) beer
1 c Sour cream
1 cn Cream of mushroom soup
1) Season venison with the spices, rubbing in lightly, then
spread the butter on the meat, covering completely. Place the roast
in a 8" x 13" roasting pan and cover with the onions...
2) Combine the beer, sour cream, and soup in a bowl and wisk `til
blended, then pour over the roast...
3) Bake in a 300 oven for 1ÿ hours `til meat is fork tender
(adding small amounts of water if necessary)
* Thicken the pan drippings for gravy if desired... Serve with
noodles, rice or potatoes.
** This recipe makes a tough cut very tender, and leftovers make great
sandwiches...
Source: "Bill Saiff's Rod & Reel Recipes for Hookin' & Cookin'"
Cookbook Typed with permission by Fred Goslin on CYBEREALM BBS, home
of KOOKNET in Watertown NY at (315) 786-1120
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