Dana, that's marvellous.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2005 12:26:09 pm PDT #4984 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 06, 2005 12:27:44 pm PDT #4985 of 10002
What is even happening?
Dana, I'm so glad you've had some good news. Are you parents heading to your place to stay for a while, now?
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Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth. If someone calculated what I'm worth (house, etc.) my donation would look more like shit than it does already, too.
bon bon - Sep 06, 2005 12:31:03 pm PDT #4986 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That 90 billion is their collective 38% ownership in Walmart. Of all things to concentrate on...really. That could very well be the largest individual donation so far.
aurelia - Sep 06, 2005 12:31:43 pm PDT #4987 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That is good news, Dana!
Excellent!
Hee. I wish I could remember what magazine I saw that in (a few years ago). Gotta love Google image search, though.
Trudy Booth - Sep 06, 2005 12:33:25 pm PDT #4988 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dana, that's fantastic.
Connie Neil - Sep 06, 2005 12:34:20 pm PDT #4989 of 10002
brillig
Wolfram - Sep 06, 2005 12:35:14 pm PDT #4990 of 10002
Visilurking
Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth.
Exactly what I was thinking. Nobody in New Orleans is scoffing at an 8 million dollar donation, I can promise you that. And with all due respect to thinkprogress.org, criticizing sizable donations isn't progress, it's petty.
dw - Sep 06, 2005 12:39:04 pm PDT #4991 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
I don't have any problem with acknowledging the Walton's $23M in contributions. They gave generously when they didn't have to give at all.
My problem with Wal-Mart is that they've given all their displaced workers three days' pay and no extension of health benefits, while other large corporations gave their employees as much as three months pay and continuing health care coverage. Again, they don't have to give anything, but that's so stingy that Mr. Krabs would say they're too cheap.
But oh, they're going to find their associates spots with other Wal-Marts in the region. Whatever. It's more like "We'll give you a $7/hour job in west Texas, take it or leave it."
Kathy A - Sep 06, 2005 12:43:32 pm PDT #4992 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Something good to cry over.
It's heartbreaking to think that this is only one of so many similar stories happening in NOLA and the shelters that the survivors are being sent to. Also, it's very impressive that the 6-y.o. knew his address and phone number in addition to his school.
msbelle - Sep 06, 2005 12:43:56 pm PDT #4993 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yay Dana.