I received an email a couple of days ago from one of my favorite Mass. politicians, Jim McGovern, with a plea to consider becoming a bone marrow donor, his personal story having to do with the wife of a legislative aide. I'm considering it. Provided I'm approved, donating bone marrow isn't a huge deal. It can be as simple as giving blood, and at it's "worst," they do extract bone marrow, which although painful for a few days, would be totally worth it if it saved someone.
OK, that's the altruistic pondering that I've been doing. Moving on...
I think This American Life--or someone--should take a look at all of the blogs being written by Iraqis from Iraq. My favorite is, of course, Baghdad Burning but there are others. I think it could make a really interesting piece. I would love to hear from the author of Baghdad Burning, but I don't know if that would be possible.
Just a couple of thoughts... on the work front, CEEH has officially declared itself to be HEARTH (Helping Elders At Risk Through Home), which while a good thing, will mean a lot of work in the short term (changing letterhead, business cards, the website, bank account info, etc). So I'm in charge of spear-heading that, or at least compiling the "to do" list. I really do love behind the scenes work (although I do miss the spotlight at times.... ::sigh:: Building houses was such tangible good-will work. Editing newsletter stories doesn't quite have the same caché).
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