Beautiful Silk Scarf from World Vision @WorldVisionUSA
I review a lot of charitable gift sites on this blog but invariably every year when this time comes around I always look to World Vision for some of the most …
Perfect Gift for a Photography with a High-End Camera – The FotoStrap Camera Strap
A few months ago I was talking to my niece about photography. I told her stories about how people didn’t used to take pictures on digital cameras. Back then, I …
The Nazarene Fund for Expatriation of Persecuted Christians in the Middle East
The image you see to your left is the Arabic character ن, or “Nūn”. Normally it’d be a beautiful character in a beautiful alphabet, but its meaning has been perhaps …
Help Small Businesses Devastated by Hurricane Sandy
As most of you who read this blog know, I live in the New York City area. I was one of the fortunate ones to whom Hurricane Sandy meant a …
The best charities to donate to for Hurricane Sandy relief
One of the sad realities of any disaster is that criminals and charlatans will invariably come and try to profit off of them by trying to pass themselves off as …
Building Up From the Ashes–Literally. A Unique Art Auction Featuring Ash from the Colorado Wildfires
This past summer was one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in Colorado history. It cost six lives and destroyed over 600 homes. It also took over 5,000 firefighters to …
Filipino T-Shirt to Help Flooding in Manila and the Phillipines
While most of us in the United States were focused on Hurricane Isaac here on the Western Hemisphere, there was a deadly typhoon, Typhoon Haikui, that was pummeling Asia. While …
In memory of September 11, 2001
I used to work at Merrill Lynch in downtown Manhattan between 1999 and 2001 at 222 Broadway, a block from the World Trade Center. I’d have a little ritual every …
Gwen Stefani eBay Auction
Disclosure: We participate in the eBay Partner Network (EPN) meaning we may earn a commission when users click on links to eBay and make purchases. From April 11 to April 25, …