Tag Archives: charity

Still a rip-off, the Color Run returns to Ypsi

By Mark | May 9, 2013

In preparation for this weekend’s big Color Run that will be wreaking havoc in Ypsi, I thought that I’d repost what I’d written about the event last year, just as the “charity” event was wrapping up. Let me start out by saying that I like that the Color Run took place in Ypsi this morning. [...]

Posted in Detroit, Other, Rants, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Color Me Rad, Color Run, giving to charity, neon, raves, running, scams, techno | 37 Comments

$500 matching grant announced for contributions made to Ozone House by the end of the day today

By Mark | March 29, 2012

Last night, I mentioned here that a dozen or so friends and I, through the micro-philonthropic organization, A2Awesome, had contributed $1,000 to Ozone House, a local nonprofit that has been serving runaway, homeless and at-risk youth since the 1960s. The response, as you might expect, was overwhelmingly positive. There was, however, one dissenting voice. Our [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A2Awesome, at-risk youth, call to action, EOS, homeless, homophobia, John Coleman, Look in the Attic, make a donation, matching grants, Ozone House, Ozone House Youth and Family Services, philanthropy, runaway, youth programs | 98 Comments

Speaking on behalf of Christ, Santorum warns of Obama’s plans to feast on the blood of euthanized seniors

By Mark | February 20, 2012

I heard a comedian by the name of John Fugelsang do a pretty brilliant bit the other day on the incredible disconnect between the teachings of Jesus and the actions of those who invoke his name in the pursuit of political power. It’s nothing we haven’t discussed here before, but I enjoyed Fugelsang’s perspective, given [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Politics, Religious Extremism | Also tagged abortion, American Heartland Forum, assisted suicide, beastiality, Bible, Christianity, crazy things people think that Obama wants to do, euthanasia bracelets, euthanasia of seniors, fear mongering, Focus on the Family, gay marriage, health care, homeschooling, hypocrisy, Iran, James Dobson, Jesus, John Fugelsang, nuclear weapons, Obama, Obama is the Antichrist, Obamacare, religion, Santorum, tea party, terrifying the elderly, The Netherlands, theocracy, what would Jesus think | 39 Comments

Stewart and Colbert on the debt ceiling “compromise”

By Mark | August 2, 2011

Here, for those of you without basic cable, is what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert had to say about the so-called compromise. The Daily Show – Dealageddon! – A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering CompromiseGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political [...]

Posted in Economics, Media, Politics | Also tagged Christian nation, Christianity, Daily Show, debt ceiling, give to the poor, Jesus, Jon Stewart, national debt, Stephen Colbert, what would Jesus think | 8 Comments

Layoffs and Buying Local

By Mark | March 6, 2009

They refer to January 26, 2009 as Black Monday. On that one day alone, 65,400 layoffs were announced. And that wasn’t the end of it. According to government data released today, another 651,000 jobs were lost in February, bringing our unemployment rate to 8.1% – the highest it’s been in the past 25 years. For [...]