Project Daniel - Not Impossible Labs

Saw this very moving story and video on Huff Post today. I'm so impressed by the vision these folks have and how they brought it to life. For me, THIS is what it's about. If you can, please donate.

Today's Laugh

Happy New Year!

and in Portland too.

Latke On!

Funny

Today's Reality Check

"An Afghan boy arranges bricks at the brick factory where his father works on the outskirts of Kabul. Laborers earn $12 dollars a day per 14-hour shift, six days a week."

PHOTO BY RAHMAT GUL/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today's Favorite Bumpersticker

Mississippi Street Fair!

I will be vending this weekend at the Mississippi Street Fair. I'll be mid-block, west side, between Mason and Skidmore. The fair runs from 10am - 9pm. Come down and say hello and pick yourself up a pretty or two!

p.s. I will probably need pepping up sometime around 4 - as I will most likely be exhausted by then - so you singing and dancing for me would be good too!...

Sun Flower Necklace

Another new item in my Etsy shop! A swirly, curly sterling Sun Flower Necklace. This largish pendant is super eye-catching. A little bit spirally, a little bit asymmetrical, it lets you carry a bit of summer with you all year round.

7/7 update: sold!

Big Ass Raspberries from the Backyard

Today's Laugh?

Today is World Day Against Child Labor

"No life for a kid: Eight-year-old rag picker Barud sleeps on the doorstop of a building in Siliguri, India, after a day of collecting recyclables. June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor, which highlights the plight of children engaged in work that deprives them of adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms."

PHOTO BY DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES