hey pat,
sounds like you’ve been busy, but if you have time/interest in the green articles, site review that i mentioned in IM, give a holler. Either way send your paypal or info so i can send something western union, let’s try to help get some cash together for the move.
Now, my comments.
it’s great that people here care enough to help each other out. I think you can’t help but make the world a better place by helping out your friends and neighbors. Better that half the money i give goes to scammers, than let the those who really need it to go without.
I’ve lent money to friends and siblings and have been pretty much let down by them all. The last “loan” i gave my brother, we decided to assume that we would never see that money again…strangely enough, he talks about trying to pay me back a lot and actually paid some last year before his business fell apart. if you’re trying to help someone in financial need, you need to give the money, if down the road they can afford to pay you back great, but better they should pass on that money to the next person in crisis.
Pets – what a horrible thing is going on across america as people lose their homes and have to give up their pets in order to house or feed their children. for those of us with pets, they’re like our kids, even for people like me who have actual children: i’ve got 2 human kids and 2 feline kids, yes my daughters rank a bit higher, but the pets are part of our family.
there is any old quote i recall, will probably get it wrong,
“A man is never taller as when he stoops down to help a child”.
Well here is my version: “nobody stands as tall as when they reach down to help someone stand up and few things can bring as much to the person who is down than a helping hand that helps fight off the crisis and adds hope for the future.”