F1 Driver Michael Schumacher has donated $10 million.
Jesus. You know what? Money isn't going to solve this problem, unless people are actually going to invest in building up viable economies in that region that raises the standard of living. And the politics of the region will prevent that.
There's certainly an immediate need to prevent outbreaks of cholera and dyssentary and get some shelter for these people. But the kind of money being thrown that way is too late. 140,000 people will still be dead. This money is just going to get eaten up by dictators and warlords and won't change things.
It's like a weird overreaction to the mounds of dead bodies. The tsunami is over. Clean up, bring some antibiotics, build some new shacks and on you go. Meanwhile, (to list one example) sub-Sahara Africa is dying of AIDS in a crisis where that money could make a difference.
As soon as the money I recently earned and got paid via PayPal hits my account, I think I'm going to donate to the general fund of some group like Doctors Without Borders that I know does good work around the world, and let them figure out what they need to do with it.
8 minutes into Alias, 2 wigs and 2 sets of underwear.
pant pant pant... I have major Alias jealousy going.
Death and Taxes is such a depressing look at discretionary funding. But also, cool.
am cold. I've been cold all day. When I took my afternoon nap (yes I still take naps, what's it to you?) I wore fleece pants, a turtleneck and a fleece sweater and I was still cold.
And, uh, I don't think that's the DC metro....
And 3 wigs now.
Poor chilly Kat. Go stick your feet in a tub of hot water. And maybe your hands up to your wrists. Looks dopey, but works.
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This money is just going to get eaten up by dictators and warlords and won't change things.
One other thing to consider. In Indonesia in particular a lot of the money won't just be stolen by dictators. It will be used by them to kill people, especially in areas where there is an insurgency. Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders are both good about making sure the mony they collect are not used in this fashion.
And, uh, I don't think that's the DC metro....
I think the deal is that WMATA never lets anyone shoot in the actual subway.
But the cars didn't even LOOK close. I wonder what Metro it was.
I wonder what Metro it was.
This one, I'm guessing?
It's likely, because that super-secret covert entrance that Syd used to go see her mom in jail? Is the park where we walk our dogs. About a mile from our house, and shockingly, across the street from ABC/Disney Studios.
