MORE KIBBLES N' BITS . . .

Charitable giving, especially for health and arts organizations, has declined for the first time in twelve years. COME ON PEOPLE. GIVE IT UP. You can't take it with you when you croak, so GIVE IT UP.

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Bombs exploded in Baghdad ... AGAIN ... this time at the Red Cross Headquarters and four police posts. The RED CROSS. HELLO. They are there to HELP YOU. Stupidity annoys me ...

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This week's New York Times Magazine has an article called "The Opt-Out Revolution." A further discussion of women, motherhood, careers, etc. Always interesting, always ready to be a topic of much kibbutzing ...